Randi Goteni (born 5 July 1995) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a

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for R.E. Virton and the Congo national team.

Club career

In the summer of 2017, Goteni joined

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side

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on loan from

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for the 2017–18 season. He joined

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on loan in December 2018. In June 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Dunkerque. On 17 June 2021, Goteni joined Laval. On 24 June 2022, he signed for

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International career

Goteni was born in the Republic of the Congo, but raised in France. He represented the France U16 in a friendly in 2011. Goteni debuted for the Congo U20s for a friendly in 2015. He made his Congo national team debut on 10 October 2019 in a friendly against

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Honours

Laval *

: 2021–22

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* 1995 births Living people Footballers from Brazzaville Men's association football midfielders Republic of the Congo men's footballers Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Republic of the Congo emigrants to France Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Dijon FCO players ES Troyes AC players AS Béziers (2007) players USL Dunkerque players Stade Lavallois players Paris 13 Atletico players R.E. Virton players 21st-century French sportsmen {{RCongo-footy-bio-stub