Personal information | |||
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Full name | Igor Mavuba Vetokele | ||
Date of birth | 23 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Ostend, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Sint-Truidense (on loan from Charlton Athletic) |
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Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Oostende | ||
2007–2010 | Gent | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Gent | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Cercle Brugge | 38 | (9) |
2012–2014 | Copenhagen | 44 | (16) |
2014– | Charlton Athletic | 57 | (12) |
2016–2017 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2017– | → Sint-Truidense (loan) | 2 | (1) |
National team | |||
2009 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Belgium U18 | 9 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Belgium U19 | 17 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Belgium U21 | 14 | (4) |
2014– | Angola | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2017. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2017.
Igor Mavuba Vetokele (born 23 March 1992 in Ostend) is a Belgian-born Angolan footballer who plays for Sint-Truidense on loan from Charlton Athletic. Vetokele made his Cercle Brugge debut, coming on as a substitute for Kevin Janssens in the 87th minute, in a 0-0 draw against Lierse on 17 September 2011. and the Angola national team as a forward.
Vetokele started his youth career at Oostende in 2006 and after a year at the youth club he joined Gent. There, manager Bob Peeters saw him play and was impressed with his playing style. Vetokele appeared as an unused substitute in the last game of the season.
On 31 August 2011 Vetokele joined Cercle Brugge on a permanent transfer, where he rejoined Peeters. Vetokele made his Cercle Brugge debut, coming on as a substitute for Kevin Janssens in the 87th minute, in a 0-0 draw against Lierse on 17 September 2011. On 5 October 2011 Vetokele scored his first goal for the club, in a 2-1 win over Mechelen. In his first season at Cercle Brugge Vetokele made thirty-six appearances and scored eight goals in all competitions. In the opening game of the season Vetokele scored his first goal of the season in a 3-3 draw against Genk and went on to make four more appearances before leaving Cercle Brugge for Copenhagen.
On 20 August 2012, Vetokele joined Copenhagen on a four-year contract with a fee of DKK 7,500,000. Prior the move, Danish newspapers reported that the club were linked to Vetoleke after finding a replacement for Dame N'Doye, who left for Lokomotiv Moscow.