Yves Ma-Kalambay

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yves Ma-Kalambay
Occupation	Footballer
Date Of Birth	Jan 31, 1986(1986-01-31)
Age	38
Birthplace	Brussels
Country	Belgium
Horoscope	Capricorn

Yves Ma-Kalambay Biography

Yves Ma-Kalambay is one of the most popular and richest Footballer who was born on January 31, 1986 in Brussels, Belgium. Yves Makabu Ma- Kalambay, a Congolese professional footballer, plays as a goalkeeper. He was born 31 January 1986. Most recently, he played for the English club Wycombe Wanderers. Ma-Kalambay played previously for Chelsea, Watford and Hibernian as well as Swansea City, KV Mechelen, and Swansea City.

Although Makalambay has been criticised for his performance for Hibs, he stated in a December 2008 interview with the Daily Record that he is subject to greater scrutiny than other goalkeepers from the Scottish Premier League. According to the newspaper, this scrutiny could be due to the high-profile errors made by Zibi Malkowski (Hibs goalkeeper) and Simon Brown (Hibs goalkeeper). Makalambay was injured his hamstring and was forced to be replaced at half-time by Grzegorz Zzamotulski. Near the end of the season, Makalambay was back in the first team. He put in impressive performances in draws against Tynecastle and an Edinburgh derby win. However, he conceded a bizarre goal to Aberdeen on the last day of the season.

Having not played in a competitive full international for Belgium, Makalambay was still eligible for selection by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), the birthplace of his father. Makalambay was selected by DR Congo for a friendly against Saudi Arabia in May 2010. He made his international debut as Congo lost 2–0.

In September 2010, Makalambay went on trial with Football League Championship club Swansea City. He signed a contract with the club until the end of the 2010–11 season later that month. He played in all of Swansea’s League Cup and FA Cup games that season, but left the club at the end of his contract in 2011.

Belgium first selected Makalambay in January 2008. In January 2008, Belgium selected Makalambay to be part of their Olympic Games squad. Makalambay was only able to play in one match at the Olympics. He played as a substitute for Logan Bailly in their quarter final victory over Italy, which saw them win 3-2. Belgium finished fourth, Makalambay was unable to win a medal because of the defeats by Nigerian and Brazil in Belgium.

Yves Ma-Kalambay Net Worth

Yves Ma-Kalambay is one of the richest Footballer from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yves Ma-Kalambay 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ma-Kalambay was a youth player who signed for Chelsea. After suffering injuries to Neil Sullivan and Carlo Cudicini, Ma-Kalambay was placed on the bench at Bolton Wanderers for a league match. This was in support of Marco Ambrosio. In February 2006, he was loaned to Watford to replace Ben Foster who had been suspended. Aidy Boothroyd, Watford manager, suggested that Ma- Kalambay might be interested in signing him in some capacity for 2006-07 but this was not the case.

Makalambay joined SPL club Hibernian as a player in June 2007. In his competitive debut with Hibs, Makalambay kept a clean slate in an Edinburgh derby victory at Tynecastle versus Hearts. Makalambay saved a penalty in his next match against Inverness, despite making two errors with Aberdeen.

His parents are from the DR Congo, but Ma-Kalambay grew up in Brussels in the same neighbourhood as fellow footballers Vincent Kompany, Faris Haroun, Anthony Vanden Borre and Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo. Ma-Kalambay represented Belgium in the 2008 Olympic Games and has since played for DR Congo at full international level.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Yves Ma-Kalambay height 6 ft 7 in Yves weight 96 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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He was released by Wycombe at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Facts & Trivia

Yves Ranked on the list of most popular Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Yves Ma-Kalambay celebrates birthday on January 31 of every year.