Serge Makofo
Personal information
Full name Serge Makofo
Date of birth (1986-09-03) 3 September 1986
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Striker
Team information
Current team
 Merstham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Milton Keynes Dons 1 (0)
2006–2007 Kettering Town 20 (1)
2007–2008 Maidenhead United 17 (0)
2008 Halesowen Town 2 (0)
2008 Potters Bar Town 4 (1)
2008–2009 Croydon Athletic 14 (2)
2009–2010 Grays Athletic 1 (0)
2009 → Burton Albion (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2011 Kettering Town 23 (2)
2011–2012 Grimsby Town 28 (4)
2012–2013 Farnborough 2 (1)
2013 Concord Rangers 5 (2)
2013 Havant & Waterlooville 0 (0)
2013–2014 PAEEK 11 (0)
2014 Gresley 7 (3)
2014–2015 Whitehawk[1] 19 (0)
2015 → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 5 (2)
2016–2017 Tooting & Mitcham United 7 (2)
2017 Edinburgh City 1 (0)
2019–2020 Caledonian Braves
2021– Merstham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Serge Makofo (born 3 September 1986) is a Congolese professional footballer, who plays for midfielder and a striker for Merstham.

He has previously played for Milton Keynes Dons, Kettering Town, Maidenhead United, Halesowen Town, Potters Bar Town, Croydon Athletic, Grays Athletic, Burton Albion, Grimsby Town, Farnborough, Concord Rangers, Havant & Waterlooville, PAEEK and Gresley.

Career

Milton Keynes Dons

Makofo made his debut for Milton Keynes Dons on 2 November 2004 in 2–1 defeat in the southern section second round of the Football League Trophy against Bristol City,[2][3] he came on as a substitute for Malvin Kamara in the 64th minute and scored two minutes later in the 66th minute.[2][3] He made his first and only appearance in the Football League just four days later on 6 November, against Bristol City again in the 4–1 League One defeat,[4][5] he came on as a substitute in the 66th minute for Alex Tapp.[4][5] Makofo gained something of a cult following during his time with MK Dons thanks to the computer game Championship Manager 4, in which the youngster was one of the 'must sign' players. In the game Makofo could be bought early on for a pittance and would almost always become a world beater, despite the fact that the game had no official position for him which led some to speculate whether the young prodigy was even a real player.[6]

Kettering Town, Maidenhead United and Halesowen Town

Following his release from MK Dons in 2006, Makofo signed for non-League club Kettering Town in March.[7] He was released from Kettering in May 2007 along with six other players.[8] He joined Maidenhead United in August 2007,[9][10] before signing for Halesowen Town on 7 March 2008.[11][12]

Potters Bar Town and Croydon Athletic

Later in March, he had an unsuccessful trial with Dorchester Town.[13] He went on to join Potters Bar Town and then Croydon Athletic in December 2008. During the 2008–09 season with Croydon, Makofo was a runner-up in the London Senior Cup, the score was 2–2 after extra time.[14] Croydon were defeated by Hendon 3–1 on penalties, Makofo was the only player for Croydon to score as Sam Clayton, Shabazz Baidoo and Robbie Ryan all missed.[14]

Grays Athletic

Makofo signed for Grays Athletic on 26 June 2009, along with Marcel McKie, Nick McKoy and Allan McLeod.[15] He was released from Grays on 31 August, with four other players after making just one substitute appearance.[16] In September, Makofo joined Burton Albion on trial and scored a hat-trick in Burton's 6–0 reserves fixture against Macclesfield Town.[17] Burton manager Paul Peschisolido said; "I like what I've seen of Serge and it's hard to ignore someone who can score a hat-trick".[17] Makofo signed a short-term deal with Burton on 25 September.[18] Registration problems meant that he had to sign on loan from previous club, Grays Athletic.[19]

In July 2010 he underwent a trial at League Two club Gillingham. The club's manager Andy Hessenthaler stated he was impressed with Makofo,[20] but ultimately was unable to offer him a contract.

Return to Kettering Town

Makofo then rejoined former club Kettering Town in the Conference National.[21]

Following his performance during Kettering's win over York City in October, player-coach Paul Furlong commented that "Gareth Bale is the same sort of player as Serge. He pushes the ball on and works the full-back. Serge has got a run in the team and that brings confidence."[22]

Grimsby Town

On 18 January 2011, he signed for Grimsby Town on a three-year contract. Manager Neil Woods was dismissed early on into Makofo's Town career, and on 18 April 2011 the player was told he had no future at the club by the new managerial duo of Rob Scott and Paul Hurst.[23] Grimsby chairman John Fenty said on 16 May that the signing of Makofo had been a "disaster",[24] and that he had recently been on trial with Lincoln City after being told he was surplus to requirements.[25]

Makofo was given an opportunity to regain a first team place in the summer of 2011, and his pre-season performances earned him a place back in the squad, but after suffering a foot injury in mid season, Makofo struggled to break back into the team and saw out the 2011–12 season struggling to break on to the substitute bench. On 12 May 2012, and for the second season running Makofo was told by Scott and Hurst that he was not in the management duo's plans, with this Grimsby began to work on a settlement agreement with the player to terminate his contract.[26] On 2 July 2012, Makofo left Grimsby Town by mutual consent.[27]

Farnborough and Concord Rangers

On 14 July 2012, he joined Ebbsfleet United on trial and came off the bench to score in a 6–1 away win in a friendly fixture with Tonbridge Angels.[28] He also played in Fleet's friendly with Leyton Orient but was released along with fellow trialists Ashley Winn and Kirk Hudson.[29]

On 29 August 2012, Makofo joined Conference South side Farnborough.[30] On 8 March 2013 Makofo signed for Concord Rangers.[31]

Havant & Waterlooville and PAEEK

In July 2013, Makofo joined Havant & Waterlooville. Shortly afterwards he signed a contract for Cypriot Second Division side PAEEK and later moved to Gresley.[32]

Gresley

Makofo made his Gresley debut on 22 March 2014 as a 60th-minute substitute. Makofo went on to start the next six games until the end of the season. He managed to score three goals in the six starts and one substitute appearances he made. Makofo did not sign on for the 2014–15 season.

Whitehawk

On 25 July 2014, Makofo joined Whitehawk,[33] going on to make 24 appearances and scoring once.[34] Towards the end of January 2015 Makofo joined Dulwich Hamlet on loan, with the signing being funded by the Dulwich Hamlet 12th Man scheme.[35] He scored his first goal for the club with the only goal of the game on his debut against Enfield on 28 January 2015, earning praise from manager Gavin Rose[36] in the process. He went on to make five appearances in total, scoring one further goal during his month long loan spell.[37]

Mertsham

In September 2021, Makofo signed for Merstham, scoring on his debut in the FA Cup.[38]

Honours

Croydon Athletic
Grimsby Town

References

  1. ↑ Official match day programme Whitehawk v Basingstoke Town 29 April 2015
  2. 1 2 "Bristol C 2–1 MK Dons". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Bristol City 2–1 Milton Keynes". BBC Sport. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Bristol C 4–1 MK Dons". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Bristol City 4–1 Milton Keynes". BBC Sport. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  6. ↑ "5 Championship Manager Stars Who Really Burned Out". betting.betfair.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Player Profile: Serge Makofo". Non-League Daily. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Poppies release seven". Non-League Daily. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  9. ↑ "Hippolyte adds more to burgeoning squad". Non-League Daily. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  10. ↑ "Player Details: Season 2007–2008: Serge Makofo". SoccerFacts UK. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  11. ↑ "Another overseas signing for Yeltz". Non-League Daily. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  12. ↑ "Player profile: Serge Makofo". Halesowen Town F.C. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  13. ↑ "Magpies confident of avoiding the drop". Non-League Daily. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  14. 1 2 3 "Rams' penalty agony". This is Croydon Today. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  15. ↑ "Player news". Grays Athletic F.C. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  16. ↑ "Players news". Grays Athletic F.C. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  17. 1 2 Page, Rex (24 September 2009). "Striker Serge set for deal". Burton Mail. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  18. ↑ "Ex-MK Dons striker joins Brewers". BBC Sport. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  19. ↑ Page, Rex (4 October 2009). "Brewers' poor run ended". Burton Mail. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  20. ↑ "Andy Hessenthaler keen to sign his five trialists". BBC Sport. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  21. ↑ "Kettering Town re-sign adaptable forward Serge Makofo". BBC Sport. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  22. ↑ "Serge Makofo spearheads attack". BBC Sport. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  23. ↑ "Trio set for exits?". Grimsby Town F.C. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  24. ↑ "Makofo signing a disaster – Fenty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  25. ↑ http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/grimsbytownnews/Signing-Serge-disaster-Town-8211-chairman/article-3559491-detail/article.html
  26. ↑ "Grimsby Town: 'Serge Makofo has no future with Mariners' | This is Grimsby". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  27. ↑ "Grimsby-townfc.co.uk".
  28. ↑ "Tonbridge Angels 1 Fleet 6". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  29. ↑ http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend_messenger/sport/2012/july/25/liam_daish.aspx
  30. ↑ http://www.bluesqfootball.com/story/0,20970,5898_8031443,00.html
  31. ↑ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/concordrangersfootballclub/news/new-signing-announced-887261.html
  32. ↑ "Gresley sign former Burton Albion and Grimsby Town striker Serge Makofo | Derby Telegraph". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  33. ↑ "Whitehawk sign Serge Makofo – Whitehawk FC". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  34. ↑ Official match day programme Whitehawk v Basingstoke Town, 29 April 2015
  35. ↑ "The 12th Man Brings in Two New Signings". pitchero.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  36. ↑ "Gavin Rose praises new Dulwich Hamlet signing Serg Makofo on scoring debut goal in win over Enfield Town | Football Exclusives". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  37. ↑ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/s/the-team-56196.html?player_id=1445358
  38. ↑ "A quick Serge- and it's in the net! – the Pitching in Isthmian Football League".
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