# Mike Cestor

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{{Short description|Congolese footballer (born 1992)}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Mike Cestor
| image          =
| fullname       = Mike Botuli Cestor
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1992|4|30|df=y}}
| height         = 1.83 m
| birth_place    = [Bagneux](/source/Bagneux%2C_Hauts-de-Seine), France
| currentclub    = [Metaloglobus București](/source/FC_Metaloglobus_Bucure%C8%99ti)
| clubnumber     = 75
| position       = [Centre-back](/source/Defender_(association_football))
| youthyears1    = 2008–2009 | youthclubs1 = [Pisa](/source/A.C._Pisa_1909)
| youthyears2    = 2009–2010 | youthclubs2 = [Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.)
| years1         = 2010–2012 | clubs1 = [Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.)         | caps1 =  3 | goals1 = 0
| years2         = 2011      | clubs2 = → [Boreham Wood](/source/Boreham_Wood_F.C.) (loan)  | caps2 =  9 | goals2 = 1
| years3         = 2011      | clubs3 = → [Woking](/source/Woking_F.C.) (loan)              | caps3 =  7 | goals3 = 0
| years4         = 2012      | clubs4 = → [Woking](/source/Woking_F.C.) (loan)              | caps4 =  9 | goals4 = 0
| years5         = 2012–2015 | clubs5 = [Woking](/source/Woking_F.C.)                       | caps5 = 88 | goals5 = 2
| years6         = 2016–2018 | clubs6 = [Épinal](/source/SAS_%C3%89pinal)                        | caps6 = 54 | goals6 = 7
| years7         = 2018–2019 | clubs7 = [Astra Giurgiu](/source/FC_Astra_Giurgiu)           | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 1
| years8         = 2019–2022 | clubs8 = [CFR Cluj](/source/CFR_Cluj)                                 | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 1
| years9         = 2022–2023 | clubs9 = [Argeș Pitești](/source/FC_Arge%C8%99_Pite%C8%99ti)           | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 0
| years10        = 2023–2024 | clubs10= [Radomiak Radom](/source/Radomiak_Radom)                           | caps10= 28 | goals10= 0
| years11        = 2024–2025 | clubs11= [Gloria Buzău](/source/FC_Gloria_Buz%C4%83u)             | caps11= 19 | goals11= 1
| years12        = 2025      | clubs12= [Politehnica Iași](/source/FC_Politehnica_Ia%C8%99i_(2010))             | caps12= 9 | goals12= 0
| years13        = 2026–     | clubs13= [Metaloglobus București](/source/FC_Metaloglobus_Bucure%C8%99ti)             | caps13= 6 | goals13= 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1  = [DR Congo U20](/source/DR_Congo_national_under-20_football_team)
| nationalcaps1  = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate       = 18 May 2026
| ntupdate       = 
}}
'''Mike Botuli Cestor''' (born 30 April 1992) is a professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [centre-back](/source/Defender_(association_football)) for [Liga I](/source/Liga_I) club [Metaloglobus București](/source/FC_Metaloglobus_Bucure%C8%99ti).<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Cestor w FC Buzău |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/333/news3337636-Mike-Cestor-w-FC-Buzau.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=29 August 2024 |language=pl |date=29 August 2024}}</ref>
Born in France, Cestor has earned [caps](/source/Cap_(sports)) for [DR Congo](/source/DR_Congo_national_football_team) at [under-20 level](/source/DR_Congo_national_under-20_football_team).

==Club career==
===Early career===
Cestor was born in [Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine](/source/Bagneux%2C_Hauts-de-Seine), Paris. Before trialling for [Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.), Cestor had been on the books as a youth player for Italian side [Pisa](/source/A.C._Pisa_1909).<ref>[http://primavera.ilpisasiamonoi.it/squadra/cestor-mike_edited-1/ Cestor's profile at pisasiamonoi.it] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120719144816/http://primavera.ilpisasiamonoi.it/squadra/cestor-mike_edited-1/ |date=19 July 2012 }}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.leytonorient.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10439~50361,00.html |title=Cestor's profile at leytonorient.com |access-date=10 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908072232/http://www.leytonorient.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10439~50361,00.html |archive-date=8 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He signed a new two-year contract on 9 June 2010,<ref>[http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~2067530,00.html Chambers agrees new contract]</ref> and he made his professional debut in a [League Cup](/source/Football_League_Cup) match for Orient, as they won 2–1 at [Swindon Town](/source/Swindon_Town_F.C.) on 10 August 2010.<ref>[http://www.leytonorient.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10439~53941,00.html Swindon Town 1–2 Leyton Orient] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128165945/http://www.leytonorient.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10439~53941%2C00.html |date=28 January 2011 }}</ref> His league debut came three days later in the 3–1 defeat to [Charlton Athletic](/source/Charlton_Athletic_F.C.).<ref>{{cite web |title=Leyton Orient 1–3 Charlton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8897659.stm |publisher=BBC Sport | date=13 August 2010 |accessdate=13 August 2010}}</ref>

On 11 January 2011, Cestor went on a month's loan to [Boreham Wood](/source/Boreham_Wood_F.C.),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~2263988,00.html |title=Walker moves on |date=11 January 2011 |publisher=Leyton Orient F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114214433/http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10439~2263988%2C00.html |archivedate=14 January 2011 }}</ref> making his debut on 15 January in the 2–0 win over [Chelmsford City](/source/Chelmsford_City_F.C.).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webteams.co.uk/MatchReport.aspx?team=borehamwoodfc&mid=match77.xml |title=Boreham Wood 2–0 Chelmsford City |date=15 January 2011 |publisher=Boreham Wood F.C.}}</ref>

===Woking===
On 19 August 2011, he went on a month's loan to [Woking](/source/Woking_F.C.),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/2969/mike-cestor-joins-on-loan/ |title=Mike Cestor joins on loan |date=19 August 2011 |publisher=Woking F.C.}}</ref> and made his debut the following day in the 0–0 draw at home to his old club Boreham Wood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/match/94/#teamsheet |date=20 August 2011 |title=Woking 0–0 Boreham Wood |publisher=Woking F.C.}}</ref> He made seven appearances for Woking before returning to Orient and coming on as a substitute in their 3–2 [League Cup](/source/Football_League_Cup) defeat at [Blackburn Rovers](/source/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C.) on 20 September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14893653.stm |date=20 September 2011 |title=Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Leyton Orient |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He returned to Woking on 12 January 2012 for another month's loan spell,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~2575128,00.html |title=Cestor goes to Woking on loan |date=12 January 2012 |publisher=Leyton Orient F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115075201/http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10439~2575128%2C00.html |archivedate=15 January 2012 }}</ref> which was later extended, and after a brief return to Orient, he began yet another loan period at Woking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/3328/mike-cestor-rejoins-on-loan/ |title=Mike Cestor rejoins on loan |date=22 March 2012 |accessdate=1 April 2012 |publisher=Woking F.C.}}</ref> On 15 May 2012, he was one of three players released by Orient manager [Russell Slade](/source/Russell_Slade).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~2768017,00.html |title=Lobjoit signs Os deal |date=15 May 2012 |publisher=Leyton Orient F.C. }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 19 July 2012, Cestor signed permanently for Woking, who were newly promoted to the [Football Conference](/source/Football_Conference).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wokingnewsandmail.co.uk/?p=1635 |title=Mike Cestor and Lee Sawyer sign for Woking|date=19 July 2012 |publisher=Woking News and Mail}}</ref>

On 20 December 2014, in a 2–1 defeat to [Southport](/source/Southport_F.C.), Cestor suffered a long term knee injury, therefore ruling him out for the remainder of the 2014–15 campaign.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Woking FC suffer double whammy with Southport defeat and Cestor injury |url=http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/woking-fc-suffer-double-whammy-8324308 |publisher=Get Surrey |date=20 December 2014 |accessdate=23 July 2016}}</ref>

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](/source/SAS_%C3%89pinal) after a year without a club.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cinq recrues et un staff modifié pour la reprise |url=http://www.sasfootball.com/equipes-1-2884.html?PHPSESSID=cfb6ccb58e99d5d89f0ce42c6cd3a64b |language=French |publisher=SAS Épinal |date=2 July 2016 |accessdate=23 July 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
Prior to the [2013 Toulon Tournament](/source/2013_Toulon_Tournament), Cestor received a call-up for the [DR Congo U20](/source/DR_Congo_national_under-20_football_team) 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](/source/France_national_under-20_football_team) side on 30 May 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |title=France U21 vs. Congo DR U21 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/05/30/world/world-youth-festival-toulon/france-under-21/congo-dr-u21/1469771/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=30 May 2013 |accessdate=23 July 2016}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Updated|match played 18 May 2026}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|cestor-mike/111191|accessdate=15 January 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [Coupe de France](/source/Coupe_de_France), [Cupa României](/source/Cupa_Rom%C3%A2niei), [Polish Cup](/source/Polish_Cup)}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.)
|[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Football_League_One)
|[League One](/source/Football_League_One)
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT>One appearance in [Football League Trophy](/source/Football_League_Trophy), two appearances in [EFL Cup](/source/EFL_Cup)</ref>||0||5||0
|-
|[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Football_League_One)
|League One
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=>Appearance in [EFL Cup](/source/EFL_Cup)</ref>||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!3!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0!!7!!0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[Boreham Wood](/source/Boreham_Wood_F.C.) (loan)
|[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Football_Conference)
|[Conference South](/source/Conference_South)
|9||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||9||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[Woking](/source/Woking_F.C.) (loan)
|[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Football_Conference)
|Conference South
|16||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|Woking
|[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Football_Conference)
|[Conference Premier](/source/Conference_Premier)
|37||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FAT>Appearance(s) in [FA Trophy](/source/FA_Trophy)</ref>||0||39||1
|-
|[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Football_Conference)
|Conference Premier
|30||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=FAT/>||0||32||0
|-
|[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Football_Conference)
|Conference Premier
|21||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FAT/>||0||23||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!88!!2!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0!!94!!2
|-
|rowspan="3"|[Épinal](/source/SAS_%C3%89pinal)
|[2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Championnat_National)
|[Championnat National](/source/Championnat_National)
|26||1||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||2
|-
|[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Championnat_National_2)
|[Championnat National 2](/source/Championnat_National_2) Group B
|28||6||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!54!!7!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!57!!8
|-
|rowspan="1"|[Astra Giurgiu](/source/FC_Astra_Giurgiu)
|[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_FC_Astra_Giurgiu_season)
|[Liga I](/source/Liga_I)
|26||1||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[CFR Cluj](/source/CFR_Cluj)
|[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_CFR_Cluj_season)
|Liga I
|11||1||1||0||5<ref group=lower-alpha>One appearance in [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League), four appearances in [UEFA Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League)</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||17||1
|-
|[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_CFR_Cluj_season)
|Liga I
|6||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=UCL>Appearance in UEFA Champions League</ref>||1||0||0||7||1
|-
|[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_CFR_Cluj_season)
|Liga I
|12||0||1||0||9<ref group=lower-alpha name>Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in [UEFA Conference League](/source/UEFA_Conference_League)</ref>||1||0||0||22||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!29!!1!!2!!0!!15!!2!!0!!0!!46!!3
|-
|rowspan="1"|[Argeș Pitești](/source/FC_Arge%C8%99_Pite%C8%99ti)
|[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Liga_I)
|Liga I
|16||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[Radomiak Radom](/source/Radomiak_Radom)
|[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Ekstraklasa)
|[Ekstraklasa](/source/Ekstraklasa)
|16||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
|[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Ekstraklasa)
|Ekstraklasa
|12||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!28!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!29!!0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[Gloria Buzău](/source/FC_Gloria_Buz%C4%83u)
|[2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_FC_Gloria_Buz%C4%83u_season)
|Liga I
|19||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[Politehnica Iași](/source/FC_Politehnica_Ia%C8%99i_(2010))
|[2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Liga_II)
|[Liga II](/source/Liga_II)
|9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[Metaloglobus București](/source/FC_Metaloglobus_Bucure%C8%99ti)
|[2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Liga_I)
|Liga I
|6||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!303!!13!!16!!1!!15!!0!!8!!2!!342!!16
|}

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==Honours==
'''CFR Cluj'''<ref name="SW"/>
*[Liga I](/source/Liga_I): [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Liga_I), [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Liga_I), [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Liga_I)
*[Supercupa României](/source/Supercupa_Rom%C3%A2niei): [2020](/source/2020_Supercupa_Rom%C3%A2niei)

'''Individual'''
*Liga I Team of the Season: [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Liga_I)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lpf.ro/noutati/echipa-sezonului-2018-2019/1105|title=Echipa sezonului 2018/2019|trans-title=Team of the season 2018/2019|publisher=[LPF.ro](/source/Liga_Profesionist%C4%83_de_Fotbal)|language=Romanian|date=24 June 2019|access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref>
*Liga I Team of the Regular Season: [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Liga_I)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lpf.ro/noutati/liga-1-betano-echipa-sezonului-regulat/854|title=Liga 1 Betano: Echipa sezonului regulat|trans-title=Liga I Betano: Team of the regular season|publisher=[LPF.ro](/source/Liga_Profesionist%C4%83_de_Fotbal)|language=Romanian|date=6 March 2019|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{RomanianSoccer|4739/mike-cestor-botuli}}
*{{Soccerbase|66007}}

{{FC Metaloglobus București squad}}

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Category:1992 births
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