Ariza Makukula

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Personal information
Ariza Makukula
Date of birth	March 4, 1981 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Gimnàstic de Tarragona (on loan from Sevilla FC)
Number	11
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2000 2000 2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-present	Vitória Guimarães UD Salamanca CD Leganés UD Salamanca FC Nantes Atlantique Real Valladolid (on loan) Sevilla FC Gimnàstic de Tarragona (on loan)	2 (0) 13 (4) 39 (21) 18 (1) 18 (8) ? (?)
National team
?-2004	Portugal U-21
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Ariza Makukula (born March 4, 1981 in Kinshasa, Zaire) is a Congolese-Portuguese football player, who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona on loan from Sevilla FC of the Spanish La Liga. His most usual positions are Striker and Centre Forward.

[edit] International career

He was Portuese U-21s and played in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

He decided to represent DR Congo, but FIFA new rule in 2000s said that such change in nationality must apply before player's 21 birthday, so Makukula cannot play for national other than Portugal.

Gimnàstic de Tarragona - Current Squad
1 Álvaro \| 2 César Navas \| 3 Mingo \| 4 Calvo \| 5 Llera \| 6 Grahn \| 7 Cuéllar \| 8 Chabaud \| 9 Portillo \| 10 Merino \| 11 Makukula \| 12 Ruz \| 13 Rubén \| 14 David García \| 15 Irurzun \| 16 Matellán \| 17 Morales \| 18 Juan Díaz \| 19 Campano \| 20 Generelo \| 21 Pinilla \| 22 Gil \| 23 Marco \| 24 Castro \| 25 Bizarri \| — O. López \| Coach Paco Flores