# Mike Cestor

Mike Botuli Cestor (born 30 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Gloria Buzău. 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.

### 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, 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. 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
### Club

    As of match played 17 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Leyton Orient | 2010–11 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient | 2011–12 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Boreham Wood (loan) | 2010–11 | Conference South | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Woking (loan) | 2011–12 | Conference South | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Woking | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Woking | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Woking | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Woking | Total | Total | 88 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 94 | 2 |
| Épinal | 2016–17 | Championnat National | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Épinal | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 Group B | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 |
| Épinal | Total | Total | 54 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 8 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2018–19 | Liga I | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| CFR Cluj | 2019–20 | Liga I | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| CFR Cluj | 2020–21 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| CFR Cluj | Total | Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| Argeș Pitești | 2022–23 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Radomiak Radom | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Radomiak Radom | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Radomiak Radom | Total | Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Gloria Buzău | 2024–25 | Liga I | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 287 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 325 | 16 |
* ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two appearances in EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearance in EFL Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Conference League

## 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