| Intro | DR Congolese footballer | |||||||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||
| Type | Sports | |||||||||
| Gender | male | |||||||||
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9 June 1970, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Age | 50 years | |||||||||
| Star sign | Gemini | |||||||||
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Yves Kibuey (born 9 June 1970) is a DR Congolese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Kibuey was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo. He played with Red Star 93 of France in the Ligue 2 from 1993 to 1994.
After Red Star he moved to three other clubs in France and then moved to Portuguese club Académica. Académica was in Liga 2 at that time and with 12 goals he helped them progress to the top division of Portuguese football.
He then moved to Saudi Arabian club Al-Shoalah which was in Saudi First Division at the time.
He ended his career with a return to Châtellerault.
International career
Kibuey made his professional debut for The Leopards on 27 January 2000, in the 2000 African Cup of Nations against the Bafana Boys in Group B losing 1–0 from a 44th-minute goal from Shaun Bartlett.