| Scott Bitsindou | |
| Fullname: | Romeni Scott Bitsindou |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Brussels, Belgium |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Anderlecht |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | United Zürich |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Javor Ivanjica |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Lommel (loan) |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Lierse |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Livingston |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Arbroath (loan) |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Congo U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Congo |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:09, 19 January 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:03, 13 June 2021 (UTC) |
Romeni Scott Bitsindou (born 11 May 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Livingston. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Republic of the Congo national team.
Born in Brussels,[1] Belgium,[2] Bitsindou joined the youth system of R.S.C. Anderlecht 2011.[3] A defensive midfielder,[4] Bitsindou played for Anderlecht in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League.[2] He left Anderlecht in summer 2016 and had trials at Olympique de Marseille, however Bitsindou was not offered a contract.[1] He reappeared at the end of the year in Switzerland where he played with FC United Zürich in Swiss Promotion League, 3rd level, in seasons 2016–17 and first half of 2017–18.[5] During the winter-break, after trials, he got contract with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica.[6] [1] Bitsindou failed to make an appearance in Serbia,[7] and Javor were relegated to the Serbian First League.
Due to the limit on the number of foreign players in the Serbian First League, Bitsindou accepted a loan back to Belgium to Belgian First Division B side Lommel SK. He made his debut for Lommel on August 3, 2018, in a home game against Union Saint-Gilloise.[2] In the summer of 2020, Bitsindou joined Lierse on a permanent deal.[2]
Bitsindou joined Scottish club Livingston during the summer of 2022.[8] Livingston loaned Bitsindou to Arbroath in September 2022.[9] In the summer of 2023 manager David Martindale announced that Bitsindou was no longer part of his plans and he was to find a new club. [10] This was reiterated even after the transfer window had closed, with Martindale adding that the player had been speaking to clubs in Belgium. [11] On 19 January 2024, Livingston announced the club had mutually parted ways with Bitsindou.[12]
While at youth levels of Anderlecht he represented Belgium at U-15 level, however, due to its origins, in 2015 he accepted a call from Congo national U-20 side to play in the 2015 African U-20 Championship, making 2 appearances.[13] [14] He represented the senior Republic of the Congo national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Niger on 10 June 2021.[15]