Kostja Mushidi
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_by_Sandro_Halank–068.jpg) Mushidi in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 11 – Niners Chemnitz | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Basketball Bundesliga | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 June 1998 Uccle, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2016 | SIG Strasbourg | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Mega Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | →OKK Beograd | ||||||||||||||
| 2019; 2020–2021 | Löwen Braunschweig | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Mitteldeutscher BC | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | BG Göttingen | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Niners Chemnitz | ||||||||||||||
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Kostja Kalonda Didier Mushidi (born 18 June 1998) is a German professional basketball player for Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga.
Born in Belgium to a Belgian-Congolese mother and a Russian father, Mushidi moved to Germany with his family at the age of 2.[1][2] Mushidi stands 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) tall and plays the shooting guard position.[3]
A product of ART Düsseldorf, Mushidi later transferred to the Dragons Rhöndorf, where he played in the youth system and strengthened Team Rhöndorf/Bonn's JBBL (under-16 Bundesliga) side starting with the 2012-13 season. After moving to the organization's under 19 side, Mushidi averaged 20.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game in the 2014-15 season.[4] He had made his first appearances on Rhoendorf's men's team in Germany's third division during the 2013-14 campaign.
Professional career
In August 2015, Mushidi inked a two-year deal with French powerhouse Strasbourg IG.[5] He played a total of six minutes for SIG's men's team in the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season,[6] while mostly representing the club's development squad. He left the club after one year and signed with Serbian club Mega Leks in June 2016.[7]
At the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit, he led the World Select Team with 14 points to go along with three assists, three steals and two rebounds.[8] In February 2019, he left Mega Bemax to join OKK Beograd,[9] where he left for the remainder of the 2018-19 season.
In June 2019, he signed with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[10] On 13 December 2019, he was dismissed for disciplinary reasons, the team announced without disclosing any further details.[11] In eight Bundesliga appearances for the Braunschweig team, Mushidi averaged 11.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest.[12] Mushidi was given a second chance by the Braunschweig outfit, joining the club back in August 2020.[13]
On 1 December 2021, he has signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga.[14] In his first season with the club he was able to average 11.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game across 25 contests.
Mushidi inked a deal with fellow Bundesliga side BG Göttingen in early October 2024.[15]
On 3 June 2025, he signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[16]