Dioko Kaluyituka
Kaluyituka with TP Mazembe in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alain Kaluyituka | ||
| Date of birth | January 2, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al-Gharafa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | AS Vita | ||
| 2007–2011 | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2011–2015 | Al Ahli | 65 | (52) |
| 2012–2013 | → Al Kharaitiyat (loan) | 17 | (8) |
| 2015– | Al-Gharafa | 15 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Lekhwiya (loan) | 8 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Muaither SC (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | Congo DR | 30 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 1, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 16, 2014 |
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Alain Kaluyituka (born January 2, 1987) is a DR Congo association football player who is currently playing for Al-Gharafa in the Qatar Stars League. He has represented his country Congo DR 30 times, scoring 9 times. He has also represented his former club TP Mazembe in International football in both CAF Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Dioko was born in Kinshasa and in 2004 was signed to Linafoot club AS Vita Club for whom he played for 2 years. He would then transfer to TP Mazembe in 2007, where he would immediately find success. He played for the club in the 2007 CAF Champions League in which they reached the final 16 qualification, before being knocked out by FAR Rabat. During the 2008 CAF Champions League he played for the club, but they were knocked out of Group B, finishing third overall. Their ultimate success came during the 2009 CAF Champions League, which Mazembe won. Dioko received the Golden Boot, having scored 8 goals. This meant that for the first time ever TP Mazembe qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. Dioko was part of the squad that participated in the FIFA Club World Cup, where they found limited success, finishing 6th of 7.
He scored the second goal in the semifinal of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, where TP Mazembe defeated Internacional of Brazil 2-0 to become the first team outside Europe and South America to reach the FIFA Club World Cup final. He was awarded the Silver Ball at the tournament.
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