Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala

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Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Dartford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Jolly Montemurlo 17 (0)
2017 Carpi 0 (0)
2017 → Savona (loan) 26 (3)
2018 Cheltenham Town 7 (0)
2018–2020 Torquay United 63 (12)
2021 Entente Feignies Aulnoye 6 (0)
2021– Dartford 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala (born 16 February 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays for Dartford as a winger.

Career[]

Born in Paris,[1] Kalala played in Italy for Jolly Montemurlo, Carpi and Savona.[2][3][4]

He signed for English club Cheltenham Town in August 2018,[5] making his debut on 4 August 2018.[6] On 5 October 2018, Kalala left Cheltenham after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[7]

On 11 October 2018 Kalala signed for Torquay United of the National League South on a contract until January 2019; Torquay manager Gary Johnson had also been Kalala's manager at Cheltenham.[8] He scored his first Torquay United goal with the opener against Winchester City on 20 October 2018 in a 4–1 FA Cup qualifying match victory.[9] Kalala scored his first league goals for Torquay with a brace in a 3—0 win at Hampton & Richmond on 22 December 2018.[10] In January 2019, Kalala signed an extension to his Torquay contract, believed to be until May 2020.[11][12] He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season, with Torquay announcing that they would be seeking compensation if he signed for another club as he was under 24.[13] In July 2021 he underwent a trial with German club FSV Zwickau.[14] He later returned to France and signed for Entente Feignies Aulnoye.[1]

He returned to England in December to play with Dartford.[15]

Personal life[]

Born in France, Lumombo Kalala is of Congolese descent.[16]

Career statistics[]

As of 15 March 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jolly Montemurlo 2016–17[2] Serie D 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Carpi [2] Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
[2] Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Savona (loan) 2016–17[2] Serie D 10 2 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 12 2
2017–18[2] Serie D 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Total 26 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 3
Cheltenham Town 2018–19[6] League Two 7 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 9 0
Torquay United 2018–19[1] National League South 31 9 2 1 0 0 1[c] 0 33 10
2019–20[2] National League 32 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 3
Total 63 12 3 1 0 0 1 0 67 13
Entente Feignies Aulnoye 2021–22[1] Championnat National 3 Group I 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Dartford 2021–22[1] National League South 12 1 0 0 0 0 3[d][e] 0 15 1
Career total 131 16 4 1 1 0 7 0 143 17
  1. ^ Appearances in the Serie D Play-Off.
  2. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy.
  3. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy.
  4. ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy.
  5. ^ One appearance in the London Senior Cup

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Profile" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Serie D - Lumbombo Kalala dal Jolly al Carpi! E arrivano in tre" (in Italian). Almanacco del Calcio Toscano. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ "In prestito dal Carpi via Jolly Montemurlo arriva il centrocampista francese Lumbombo Kalala Kalvin" (in Italian). La Stampa Savona. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Cheltenham Town sign Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala and Bristol City's Aden Baldwin". BBC Sport. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Moves for Duku and Kalala". Cheltenham Town F.C. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Signing: United Sign Forward Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala". Torquay United F.C. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Emirates FA Cup: Torquay United 4–1 Winchester City". Torquay United F.C. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Report: Hampton & Richmond 0-3 Torquay United 22/12/18". Torquay United F.C. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Hall & Lumbombo-Kalala Sign Contract Extensions". Torquay United F.C. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  12. ^ "New deals to be offered to table-topping Torquay United players". Devon Live. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  13. ^ Thomas, Dave (14 May 2020). "Torquay United prepared for tribunal over Kalala 'compensation'". Torbay Weekly.
  14. ^ "Joker stechen: FSV Zwickau dreht nach der Pause gegen Meuselwitz auf". TAG24.
  15. ^ @dartfordfc (28 December 2021). "