Lobi Manzoki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Lobi Manzoki | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bunia, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern District | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | AS Dauphins Noirs | ||
| 2017–2018 | AS Maniema Union | ||
| 2018–2020 | AS Vita Club | ||
| 2020–2022 | Vipers SC | ||
| 2022–2023 | Dalian Pro | 35 | (10) |
| 2024 | Hatta Club | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | Mohammedan | 12 | (1) |
| 2025– | Eastern District | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | DR Congo | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Central African Republic | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2023[3] | |||
César Lobi Manzoki (born 12 October 1996) is a professional footballer who currently plays as striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern District. Born in Zaire, he plays for the Central African Republic national team.[3]
Club career
[edit | edit source]On 28 July 2020, Manzoki joined Vipers SC in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League where he played 46 games and scored 26 goals and provided 13 assists for the club. In 2020/21 season, he won the stanbic Uganda Cup Golden boot scoring 7 goals and he also won the league Golden boot with 18 goals in the following season. He won the Pilsner player of the month 4 times and was indicated in the uganda premier league team of the season in 2021–22. He won 1 Uganda Cup and 1Uganda Premier league with Vipers SC.
On 25 August 2022, Manzoki signed for Dalian Pro before moving to UAE Pro League club Hatta.
In June 2024, Manzoki signed with Indian Super League side Mohammedan Sporting.[4]
On 11 September 2025, Manzoki joined Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern District.[5]
International career
[edit | edit source]Manzoki represented the DR Congo national team in three matches in 2016. He switched to represent the Central African Republic national team in 2022 due to his ancestors being from the country.[6]
References
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Ituri Province
- Democratic Republic of the Congo people of Central African Republic descent
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Central African Republic men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- Central African Republic men's international footballers
- Dual internationalists (men's football)
- Linafoot players
- Uganda Premier League players
- Chinese Super League players
- UAE Pro League players
- Indian Super League players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- AS Dauphins Noirs players
- AS Maniema Union players
- AS Vita Club players
- Vipers SC players
- Dalian Professional F.C. players
- Hatta Club players
- Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
- Eastern District SA players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Central African Republic expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uganda
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Uganda
- Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Uganda
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in China
- Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
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- Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
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- Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen
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