Abel Tamata
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Tamata with PSV in July 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Groningen | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2015 | PSV | 28 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → Jong PSV | 30 | (0) |
| 2015– | FC Groningen | 13 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:28, 21 March 2016 (UTC). | |||
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Abel Tamata (born 5 December 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for FC Groningen, as a left back.
Born in the Netherlands, he plays international football for the DR Congo.
Early and personal life
Tamata was born in Bergen op Zoom to a Dutch mother and a Congolese father.[2] His father works as a taxi driver.[2] He has a half-sister on his mother's side, and two half-brothers on his father's side.[2] His manager is rapper Ali B, who is married to Tamata's half-sister.[2] Tamata is a Jehovah's Witness.[2]
Club career
Tamata has played for PSV and Roda JC Kerkrade.[1][3]
In June 2015 he signed for FC Groningen.[4]
International career
In March 2015, Tamata received his first call-up for the DR Congo national team for a training camp in Dubai.[5] He made his international debut later that year.[6]
References
- 1 2 profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Abel Tamata bonkt op de deur bij PSV" (in Dutch). BN/DeStem. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Selectie compleet met aantrekken Abel Tamata en Bryan Linssen" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "Interlandloopbaan bij DR Congo lonkt voor Lukoki en Tamata" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Abel Tamata". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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