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Ayub Masika
Personal information
Full name Ayub Timbe Masika
Date of birth (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Club information
Current team
 Buriram United
Number 7
Youth career
2004 Ligi Ndogo
2005–2006 JMJ Academy
2006–2008 Anderlecht
2008–2010 Germinal Beerschot
2010–2011 Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Genk 30 (0)
2014–2016 → Lierse (loan) 42 (8)
2016–2017 Lierse 20 (6)
2017–2020 Beijing Renhe 49 (17)
2018 → Heilongjiang Lava Spring (loan) 6 (2)
2020 → Reading (loan) 2 (0)
2021 Vissel Kobe 8 (0)
2021– Buriram United 12 (2)
National team‡
2012– Kenya 24 (4[2])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:28, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:02, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Ayub Timbe Masika (Kenyan English: [ɑˈjub ˈtɪmbe mɑˈsiːkɑː] (listen); born 10 September 1992 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan professional footballer who currently plays as a winger or a forward for Kenya national team.

Club career

Early career

Masika was born on 10 September 1992 in Pumwani, an estate in Nairobi, Kenya.[3]

He moved through several academies in Kenya, including that of Ligi Ndogo, before moving to the Anderlecht Academy from the JMJ Youth Academy in 2006 at the age of 13, where he stayed for two years before moving to the Beerschot AC (then Germinal Beerschot) academy in 2008.[4]

Genk

In May 2010, Masika signed a 2-year deal with Genk from Germinal Beerschot. He played for the club's reserve team until he signed a new 4-year contract with the club in June 2011.[4] He made his debut for the club when he came on in the 82nd minute for Nadson in a 1–1 draw against Zulte Waregem on 15 January 2012.[5][6] He got his first assist for the club on his second appearance during their 5–0 win over Oud-Heverlee Leuven on 29 January 2012 when he delivered the ball to Christian Benteke for the fifth goal of the match.[7] He scored his first goal for Genk in their 2–0 UEFA Europa League play-off round win against Swiss opponents FC Luzern, in the 88th minute, on 30 August 2012 at the Cristal Arena.[8]

Lierse

On 1 September 2014, Masika was loaned Lierse from Genk for 2 seasons, with an option to buy at the end of the loan.[9] He made his debut for the side in a 2–2 draw in the league against Anderlecht on 13 September, coming on in the 68th minute for Wanderson.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 September, opening the score in a 4–0 Belgian Cup win over Sint-Truiden.[11]

In July 2016, Lierse signed Timbe on a permanent three-year deal.[12]

Beijing Renhe

Masika joined China League One side Beijing Renhe in February 2017. He scored eight goals in his first season to help win promotion to the Chinese Super League. The following season, he was loaned back to the second tier to play for Heilongjiang Lava Spring, though he also scored seven goals in 14 games in the top flight for Beijing Renhe. On 31 January 2020 - transfer deadline day in England - Masika joined EFL Championship side Reading on loan until the end of the season.[13]

International career

Masika was meant to play in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary round match against Togo on 29 February 2012, but could not fly back to Kenya as he had club commitments with Genk that day.[14][15] However, he made his international debut for Kenya against South Africa on 16 October 2012, coming on as a substitute for Thika United forward Francis Kahata in the 61st minute. Kenya lost the match 2–1.[16]

Masika was called up to the Kenya national team once again for a friendly against Libya to be played on 6 February 2013, but refused to play, claiming that the Football Kenya Federation owed him money from his last appearance for the team against Tanzania.[17] He made his return to the side on 18 May 2014, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Comoros.[18] Masika scored his first goal for the national team 12 days later in the second leg, scoring a free kick to secure a 2–1 aggregate win for the Harambee Stars and a second round match-up against Lesotho.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 November 2019[1][3]
Club Division Season League[a] Cup[b] Europe[c] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Genk Pro League
2011–12 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2012–13 11 0 1 0 4 1 16 1
2013–14 12 0 4 0 3 0 19 0
2014–15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 30 0 5 0 7 1 42 1
Lierse (loan) Pro League 2014–15 20 1 1 1 – 21 2
Belgian Second Division 2015–16 22 7 1 0 – 23 7
Total 42 8 2 1 0 0 44 9
Lierse Belgian Second Division 2016–17 20 6 1 1 – 21 7
Beijing Renhe China League One 2017 23 8 0 0 – 23 8
Chinese Super League 2018 14 7 0 0 – 14 7
Chinese Super League 2019 12 2 0 0 – 12 2
Total 49 17 0 0 0 0 49 17
Heilongjiang Lava Spring (loan) China League One 2018 6 2 1 0 – 7 2
Reading (loan) EFL Championship 2019–20 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 147 33 9 1 7 1 163 35
  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Belgian Pro League, the Championship play-offs, the Europa League play-offs and the Belgian Second Division play-offs.
  2. ^ Includes appearances in the Belgian Cup and the Belgian Supercup.
  3. ^ Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

International

As of 8 September 2019.[1][3]
National team Season Apps Goals
Kenya 2012 2 0
2013 0 0
2014 3 1
2015 5 1
2016 5 2
2017 1 0
2018 1 0
2019 7 0
Total 24 4

International goals

Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first.[20]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 May 2015 Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros  Comoros 1–0 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 7 October 2015 Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius  Mauritius 2–0 5–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 4 June 2016 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya  Congo 1–1 1–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 4 September 2016 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia  Zambia 1–1 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Genk
Buriram United

References

  1. ^ a b c Ayub Masika – Profile – Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ "Player: Ayub Timbe Masika | FoStats". www.fostats.com.
  3. ^ a b c Ayub Masika – Profile – Soccerway.com.
  4. ^ a b "Ayub Timbe lands four-year Pro deal with RC Genk". Futaa.com. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Kenyan striker debuts as Belgian champs are held". Futaa.com. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Ayub Timbe debuts as Genk hold Zulte-Waregem". MichezoAfrika.com. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Timbe a massive winner with Genk". Futaa.com. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Ayub Masika fires Genk into Europa group stage". MichezoAfrika.com. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Ayub Masika naar Lierse". lierse.com. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  10. ^ Vincent Opiyo (14 September 2014). "Masika debuts for Lierse in four goal thriller". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  11. ^ Mercy Njueh (25 September 2014). "Goal for Timbe as Lierse progress". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  12. ^ Oguda, Zachary. "Kenyan International winger joins Belgium side". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  13. ^ Royals complete loan move for winger Ayub Masika
  14. ^ "Kimanzi names squad to take on Togo". SuperSport. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  15. ^ "Ayub Timbe not coming for Togo match". MichezoAfrika.com. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  16. ^ "Timbe debuts for Kenya". Futaa.com. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  17. ^ "Why Belgium-based midfielder Ayub Timbe snubbed Kenya friendly against Libya". Goal.com. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  18. ^ "Timbe sparkles in debut start for Stars". Futaa.com. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Timbe: I knew I will score from THAT free-kick". Goal.com. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  20. ^ "Masika, Ayub". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

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