Makabi Lilepo

Makabi Lilepo
Personal information
Full name Glody Makabi Lilepo
Date of birth (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997
Place of birth Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Number 99
Youth career
–2019 Vita Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 → Mbabane Swallows (loan)
2019–2020 Renaissance
2020–2022 Vita Club
2022–2023 Al-Hilal Club
2023–2025 Valenciennes 36 (2)
2025– Kaizer Chiefs 42 (11)
International career‡
2021– DR Congo 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:15, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Glody Makabi Lilepo, known as Lollipop (born 27 July 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for South African club Kaizer Chiefs and the Democratic Republic of the Congo national team.

Club career

Early career

Lilepo came up from the youth ranks of AS Vita Club but never made it into the first team or saw any Linafoot playing time.[1] In late 2018 he was invited to trials at Zamalek SC of the Egyptian Premier League.[2] In January 2019, after a two-month wait for the paperwork to be finalized, he was loaned to Mbabane Swallows for the 2018–19 Eswatini Premier League season.[3][4] Halfway through the 2019–20 Linafoot season, Lilepo joined FC Renaissance du Congo. He made an immediate impact scoring four goals in his first seven matches with the club.[1] By 2021 Lilepo had returned to AS Vita and appeared for the club in the 2020–21 CAF Champions League.[5]

Kaizer Chiefs

On 27 January 2025, Lilepo joined Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[6] On 7 February, Lilepo scored his first goal for the soweto side in his second match against Stellenbosch.

International career

Lilepo made his senior international debut on 17 January 2021 in a 2020 African Nations Championship match against the Congo. Thirteen days later he scored his first senior international goal against Cameroon in a quarter-final match of the same tournament.[7]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 14 June 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
DR Congo 202171
202220
202320
Total111
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lilepo goal.[8]
List of international goals scored by Makabi Lilepo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 January 2021 Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon  Cameroon 1–0 1–2 2020 African Nations Championship

References

  1. 1 2 Iragi, Elisha. "Renaissance : Lilepo Makabi Glody, la nouvelle coqueluche des Bana Fibo" (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Nzima, Ashmond. "'BIRDS' FIND KOLA'S REPLACEMENT". Times of Swaziland. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Ntiwane, Qondile. "BIRDS FINALLY REGISTER DRC STRIKER LILEPO". Eswatini Observer. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Dlamini, Chris. "EX-BIRDS STRIKER LILEPO SINKS BUFFALOES". Times of Swaziland. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Al Ahly 2 AS Vita Club 2". ESPN. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Chiefs Sign Lilepo from France". Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  8. 1 2 Cite error: The named reference NFT Profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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