John Dinkota
Swiss footballer (born 1994)
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John Dinkota (born 11 December 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for French Championnat National 3 club Louhans-Cuiseaux.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Louhans-Cuiseaux | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Montreal Impact U23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | FC Montreal | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | Mont-Royal Outremont | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Oissel | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Jura Sud | 49 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Jura Dolois | 15 | (0) |
| 2023– | Louhans-Cuiseaux | 29 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2024 | |||
Career
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Dinkota and his family moved to Quebec when he was seven years old.[2] He started playing for local clubs before joining the academy of the Montreal Impact. He also played for PDL side Montreal Impact U23.[3] He then joined USL affiliate side FC Montreal.[2] Dinkota made his professional debut for FC Montreal on March 28, 2015 against Toronto FC II. He started and played 78 minutes as FC Montreal lost 2–0.[4]
In May 2016, Dinkota signed with Mont-Royal Outremont in the PLSQ.[5]
Dinkota has played amateur football in France since 2016.[6]
Personal life
Born in Switzerland, Dinkota is of Congolese descent. He moved to Canada at the age of 7.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 9 February 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Montreal | 2015 | USL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Mont-Royal Outremont | 2016 | Première ligue du Québec | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oissel | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Jura Sud | 2017–18 | National 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | National 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | National 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | National 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | National 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||