Mike Botuli Cestor (born 30 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championnat National 2 club SFC Neuilly. Born in France, Cestor has earned caps for DR Congo at under-20 level.
Club career Early career Cestor was born in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris. Before trialling for Leyton Orient, Cestor had been on the books as a youth player for Italian side Pisa.Cestor's profile at pisasiamonoi.it
Leyton Orient Cestor joined Orient's youth squad early in the 2009–10 season and also featured in the reserve team before being called up to the first-team squad in December 2009, although he made no first-team appearances. He signed a new two-year contract on 9 June 2010,Chambers agrees new contract and he made his professional debut in a League Cup match for Orient, as they won 2–1 at Swindon Town on 10 August 2010.Swindon Town 1–2 Leyton Orient His league debut came three days later in the 3–1 defeat to Charlton Athletic.
On 11 January 2011, Cestor went on a month's loan to Boreham Wood, making his debut on 15 January in the 2–0 win over Chelmsford City.
Woking On 19 August 2011, he went on a month's loan to Woking, and made his debut the following day in the 0–0 draw at home to his old club Boreham Wood. He made seven appearances for Woking before returning to Orient and coming on as a substitute in their 3–2 League Cup defeat at Blackburn Rovers on 20 September. He returned to Woking on 12 January 2012 for another month's loan spell, which was later extended, and after a brief return to Orient, he began yet another loan period at Woking. On 15 May 2012, he was one of three players released by Orient manager Russell Slade. On 19 July 2012, Cestor signed permanently for Woking, who were newly promoted to the Football Conference.
On 20 December 2014, in a 2–1 defeat to Southport, Cestor suffered a long term knee injury, therefore ruling him out for the remainder of the 2014–15 campaign.
Ahead of the following campaign, Cestor was released at the end of his contract, due to his slow progress with his injury.
Épinal On 2 July 2016, Cestor joined French side SAS Épinal after a year without a club.
International career Prior to the 2013 Toulon Tournament, Cestor received a call-up for the DR Congo U20 team. Cestor went on to start all four of DR Congo's games in the Toulon campaign, initially making his debut in a 1–0 defeat against the France U20 side on 30 May 2013.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeyton Orient2010–11League One2000—3One appearance in Football League Trophy, two appearances in EFL Cup0502011–12League One1000—1Appearance in EFL Cup020Total3000—4070Boreham Wood (loan)2010–11Conference South9100—0091Woking (loan)2011–12Conference South160———160Woking2012–13Conference Premier37110—1Appearance(s) in FA Trophy03912013–14Conference Premier300——203202014–15Conference Premier21110—10231Total88220—40942Épinal2016–17Championnat National26111——2722017–18Championnat National 2 Group B28620——306Total54731——578Astra Giurgiu2018–19Liga I26160——321CFR Cluj2019–20Liga I111105One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League0—1712020–21Liga I60001Appearance in UEFA Champions League100712021–22Liga I120109Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Conference League100221Total2912015200463Argeș Pitești2022–23Liga I16010——170Radomiak Radom2022–23Ekstraklasa160———1602023–24Ekstraklasa12010——130Total28010——290Gloria Buzău2024–25Liga I191———191Politehnica Iași2025–26Liga II90———90Metaloglobus București2025–26Liga I6010——70SFC Neuilly2026–27Championnat National 230———30Career total306131611508234516
Honours CFR Cluj Liga I: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Supercupa României: 2020
Individual Liga I Team of the Season: 2018–19 Liga I Team of the Regular Season: 2018–19
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