Cedrick Mabwati Gerard (born 8 March 1992), known simply as Cedrick, is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
Club career Born in Kinshasa, Cedrick arrived in Spain in his early teens, moving with his family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and joining Atlético Madrid's youth system at the age of 13. He made his senior debut only three years later, going on to spend two full seasons with the reserves in the Segunda División B.Cedric, el fichaje de un euro que se salió en el Bernabéu (Cedric, the one-euro signing who made a splash at the Bernabéu); Libertad Digital, 20 August 2013 (in Spanish)
On 6 January 2010, not yet aged 18, Cedrick made his first-team debut with Atlético, against Recreativo de Huelva in the round of 16 of Copa del Rey: after committing a penalty in the early minutes of the game, he was replaced shortly after by manager Quique Sánchez Flores in an eventual 3–0 away loss (5–4 aggregate win).El Recre humilló al Atlético (Recre humiliated Atlético); Sport, 6 January 2010 (in Spanish)Enésima vergüenza del Atlético en Huelva (Umpteenth Atlético shame in Huelva); RTVE, 6 January 2010 (in Spanish) In the ensuing summer, he was loaned to Segunda División club CD Numancia in a season-long move.El Numancia ficha al delantero Cedric Mabwati, del Atlético de Madrid (Numancia sign forward Cedric Mabwati, from Atlético de Madrid); Diario AS, 4 August 2010 (in Spanish)
Cedrick was first choice during his three-year spell in Soria, scoring nine goals in his first season.El delantero Álex Geijo acaba en la cuarta plaza de la clasificación de realizadores (Forward Álex Geijo finishes in fourth place in scoring charts); Ideal, 4 June 2011 (in Spanish) On 10 June 2013, he bought out his contract with Numancia for a mere €1,20 and signed with Real Betis.Cedrick paga su cláusula de... ¡1,20 euros! (Cedrick pays his... 1,20 euro clause!); Marca, 10 June 2013 (in Spanish) He made his La Liga debut on 18 August by starting in a 2–1 defeat at Real Madrid,Crónica del Real Madrid – Betis, 2–1 (Real Madrid – Betis match report, 2–1); Europa Press, 18 August 2013 (in Spanish) and totalled 1,129 minutes of action in 12 starts as the Andalusians were relegated.Al Betis sólo le queda fijar la fecha del descenso (4–2) (Betis only need to know time and day of relegation (4–2)); ABC, 24 January 2014 (in Spanish)
On 28 August 2014, Cedrick was loaned to CA Osasuna also in division two.El Betis anuncia la cesión de Cedrick por una temporada a Osasuna (Betis announce one-season loan of Cedrick to Osasuna); Mundo Deportivo, 28 August 2014 (in Spanish) On 30 January of the following year, he signed for Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew, but remained on loan to the Navarrese until the end of the campaign.Crew SC acquires Cedrick Mabwati; Columbus Crew, 30 January 2015Cedrick, traspasado al Columbus, seguirá cedido en Osasuna (Cedrick, transferred to Columbus, will continue in Osasuna on loan); Diario de Navarra, 30 January 2015 (in Spanish)
Cedrick returned to Spain and its second tier on 27 December 2016, after agreeing to a six-month deal with UCAM Murcia CF.Cedrick se incorpora al UCAM Murcia (Cedrick added to UCAM Murcia); UCAM Murcia, 27 December 2016 (in Spanish) He remained in the country the following years after recovering from a serious knee injury, representing in quick succession Internacional de Madrid, CD Tudelano and Real Avilés Industrial CF.El Real Avilés ficha a Cedrick Mabwati (Real Avilés sign Cedrick Mabwati); El Comercio, 23 December 2020 (in Spanish)Cedrick Mabwati, el fichaje de 1,20 euros que busca resucitar en Tercera (Cedrick Mabwati, the 1,20 euro signing looking to come back to life in Tercera); Diario AS, 7 January 2021 (in Spanish)
International career Aged only 17, Cedrick started appearing with the DR Congo under-20s. He made his debut for the full team on 6 September 2014, starting in a 2–0 home loss against Cameroon in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying phase.
Cedrick played all six matches in the final stages in Equatorial Guinea,2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad; BBC Sport, 9 January 2015 helping his country to the third place. In the last, against the hosts, he converted his penalty shoot-out attempt in a 4–2 win.DR Congo spot-on to deny Equatorial Guinea third place in low-key affair; The Guardian, 7 February 2015
Honours Columbus Crew Eastern Conference: 2015Meram, Mabwati lead Crew over Red Bulls in first leg of MLS Eastern finals; Sports Illustrated, 22 November 2015New York Red Bulls 1, Columbus Crew SC 0 MLS Cup Playoffs Recap; Major League Soccer, 29 November 2015
DR Congo Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2015
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