Dylan Batubinsika
Squad number 5 · AEL
Their 2026 World Cup
Dylan Batubinsika travelled to the 2026 World Cup with DR Congo, wearing number 5, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by England 2-1.
Defence went to C. Mbemba (4 matches, 360′) and A. Tuanzebe (4 matches, 360′).
Another 4 players in the DR Congo squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the DR Congo team page.
Biography
Buduka Dylan Batubinsika (born 15 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club AEL. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
Club career Batubinska played as a youngster for Paris Saint-Germain Academy. In 2014 he began playing for the club's reserve team, capping 52 times and scoring twice. On 13 July 2017, Batubinsika joined Antwerp from the Belgian First Division A. During his 4-year spell with the club he capped 73 times and scored 3 goals, and won the 2019–20 Belgian Cup. On 23 July 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Portuguese top-tier Primeira Liga club Famalicão. On 31 August 2022, Batubinsika was loaned to Israeli top-tier Ligat Ha'Al club Maccabi Haifa for the rest of the 2022–23 season, with an option to make the signing permanent. On 3 September 2022 he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory over Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 21 July 2023, Ligue 2 side Saint-Étienne announced the signing of Batubinsika on a two-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
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