Joel Ngandu Kayamba

Joel Ngandu Kayamba (born 17 April 1992) is a Congolese professional football midfielder currently playing for Viktoria Plzen in the Fortuna Liga.

Club Career

Early Czech Republic career

He made his debut in a professional league in Pardubice's Czech National Football League 1–1 draw at Ceske Budejovice on 6 November 2015. He signed for Opava in 2017. In his first season with Opava, he achieved promotion to the top tier of Czech football, Czech First League. He also won a National Football League Player of the Month award in that season. He scored the winning goal in Opava's first Czech First League victory - a 2–0 home win against Jablonec on 1 September 2018.

Viktoria Plzen

In September 2018, Kayamba signed a contract with FC Viktoria Plzen for a speculated transfer fee of €800,000. Opava chairman Marek Hajek revealed that this move constituted a record transfer revenue for the club, breaking the previous record that was the sale of Libor Kozak. Kayamba would also stay at Opava on loan until the end of 2018.