19 Facts About Jacques Maghoma

Jacques Ilonda Maghoma was born on 23 October 1987 and is a Congolese former professional footballer who made 380 appearances in the Football League between 2009 and 2020 and 25 for the DR Congo national team between 2010 and 2019.

Internationally, Jacques Maghoma was first capped for the DR Congo in 2010.

Jacques Maghoma progressed to the reserve side, making numerous appearances, although he suffered a number of injuries during his time at the club.

Jacques Maghoma went on trial to Leeds United, but was not offered a permanent deal.

Jacques Maghoma was linked with a move to Hamburg in the summer, but the move never happened.

Jacques Maghoma finished the campaign with 4 goals from 38 appearances in all competitions.

Minor knocks did not prevent Jacques Maghoma beginning Burton's season in the matchday squad, albeit on the bench.

Jacques Maghoma was the club's top scorer for the season, with 18 goals from 50 appearances, became the first Burton Albion player to be named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year, placed sixth in the poll of League Two managers to choose the division's player of the year, received the club's Players' Player of the Season award, and was runner-up to Lee Bell as Supporters' Player of the Season.

Jacques Maghoma signed a two-year contract with Championship club Sheffield Wednesday in June 2013.

Jacques Maghoma finished with three goals from 30 appearances in all competitions, and hoped to make a greater impact in the season to come.

Jacques Maghoma linked up again with former manager Gary Rowett at Championship club Birmingham City in June 2015, when he signed a two-year contract with the option of a further year.

Jacques Maghoma became a regular in the team, either as a substitute or, especially after the transfer of Demarai Gray to Leicester City, in the starting eleven, and scored 6 goals from 44 appearances in all competitions.

Jacques Maghoma was a regular starter for the first three months of the season, but played little during the next two because of a knee problem and a sickness virus.

Jacques Maghoma returned with a knee injury, but played rarely even when fit; Zola preferred not to use wingers.

Harry Redknapp replaced Zola with at least six points needed from three matches to avoid relegation; Jacques Maghoma started all three.

Jacques Maghoma signed a one-year contract with Indian Super League club East Bengal on 19 October 2020.

In October 2021, Jacques Maghoma signed for National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town.

Jacques Maghoma was called into the DR Congo squad for some post-season friendlies in May 2010 in Austria and Switzerland.

Jacques Maghoma made his senior debut during the same set of matches, as a second-half substitute, against Saudi Arabia, but did not appear again until March 2015, in a friendly defeat against Iraq.