Mike Cestor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mike Cestor Botuli | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bagneux, France | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SAS Épinal | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Pisa | ||
| 2009 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Leyton Orient | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Woking (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Woking (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Woking (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Woking | 88 | (2) |
| 2016– | SAS Épinal | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | DR Congo U20 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Mike Cestor Botuli (born 30 April 1992) is a French-born Congolese footballer who plays for SAS Épinal as a defender. He was named in the Congolese squad for their 2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification campaign[1] and the 2013 Toulon Tournament.
Club career
Early career
Cestor was born in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris. Before trialling for Leyton Orient, Cestor had been on the books as a youth player for Italian side Pisa.[2]
Leyton Orient
Cestor joined Orient's youth squad early in the 2009–10 season and also featured in the reserve team before being called up to the first-team squad in December 2009, although he made no first-team appearances.[3] He signed a new two-year contract on 9 June 2010,[4] and he made his professional debut in a League Cup match for Orient, as they won 2–1 at Swindon Town on 10 August 2010.[5] His league debut came three days later in the 3–1 defeat to Charlton Athletic.[6]
On 11 January 2011, Cestor went on a month's loan to Boreham Wood,[7] making his debut on 15 January in the 2–0 win over Chelmsford City.[8]
Woking
On 19 August 2011, he went on a month's loan to Woking,[9] and made his debut the following day in the 0–0 draw at home to his old club Boreham Wood.[10] He made seven appearances for Woking before returning to Orient and coming on as a substitute in their 3–2 League Cup defeat at Blackburn Rovers on 20 September.[11] He returned to Woking on 12 January 2012 for another month's loan spell,[12] which was later extended, and after a brief return to Orient, he began yet another loan period at Woking.[13] On 15 May 2012, he was one of three players released by Orient manager Russell Slade.[14] On 19 July 2012, Cestor signed permanently for Woking, who were newly promoted to the Football Conference.[15]
On 20 December 2014, in a 2–1 defeat to Southport, Cestor suffered a long term knee injury, therefore ruling him out for the remainder of the 2014/15 campaign.[16] Ahead of the following campaign, Cestor was released at the end of his contract, due to his slow progress with his injury.
SAS Épinal
On 2 July 2016, Cestor joined French side SAS Épinal after a year without a club.[17]
International career
Prior to the 2013 Toulon Tournament, Cestor received a call-up for the DR Congo U20 team. Cestor went on to start all four of DR Congo's games in the Toulon campaign, initially making his debut in a 1–0 defeat against the France U20 side on 30 May 2013.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 September 2016.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leyton Orient | 2010–11 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Boreham Wood (loan) | 2010–11 | Conference South | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2011–12 | Conference South | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Woking | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 94 | 2 | |||
| SAS Épinal | 2016–17 | Championnat National | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
- ↑ "JO Londres 2012 : les Léopards/espoirs depuis lundi à Casablanca pour affronter les Marocains" (in French). Digital Congo. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ Cestor's profile at pisasiamonoi.it
- ↑ Cestor's profile at leytonorient.com
- ↑ Chambers agrees new contract
- ↑ Swindon Town 1–2 Leyton Orient
- ↑ "Leyton Orient 1–3 Charlton". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ↑ "Walker moves on". Leyton Orient F.C. 11 January 2011.
- ↑ "Boreham Wood 2–0 Chelmsford City". Boreham Wood F.C. 15 January 2011.
- ↑ "Mike Cestor joins on loan". Woking F.C. 19 August 2011.
- ↑ "Woking 0–0 Boreham Wood". Woking F.C. 20 August 2011.
- ↑ "Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "Cestor goes to Woking on loan". Leyton Orient F.C. 12 January 2012.
- ↑ "Mike Cestor rejoins on loan". Woking F.C. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Lobjoit signs Os deal". Leyton Orient F.C. 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "Mike Cestor and Lee Sawyer sign for Woking". Woking News and Mail. 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "Woking FC suffer double whammy with Southport defeat and Cestor injury". Get Surrey. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cinq recrues et un staff modifié pour la reprise" (in French). SAS Épinal. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "France U21 vs. Congo DR U21". Soccerway. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
External links
- Mike Cestor career statistics at Soccerbase (Leyton Orient)
- Mike Cestor career statistics at Soccerbase (Woking)