Joël Tshibamba

Joël Tshibamba
Personal information
Full name Joël Omari Tshibamba
Date of birth 22 September 1988 (1988-09-22) (age 23)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Center Forward, Second Striker
Club information
Current club Larissa
Number 9
Youth career
sc St. Hubert
Blauw-Wit
Quick 1888
N.E.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 N.E.C. 10 (3)
2009 Oss (loan) 14 (5)
2010 Arka Gdynia 12 (5)
2010–2011 Lech Poznań 11 (1)
2011– Larissa 20 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 4 January 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Joël Omari Tshibamba (born September 22, 1988 in Kinshasa) is a Dutch-Congolese footballer who plays as a forward for Larissa .[1]

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Club career

NEC

Tshibamba played for NEC's youth team before making his senior debut for the club in a 2007–08 Eredivisie playoff-match against FC Groningen. For the 2009–10 season, he was sent on loan at the affiliate club FC Oss.

On 1 December 2009, Tshibamba was sent back to NEC, after it had come clear that he had been struggling with disciplinary problems.[2]

Arka Gdynia

On 5 January 2010, Tshibamba was given a free transfer by NEC, and about a month later he signed with Arka Gdynia of the Polish Ekstraklasa.[3] Tshibamba started his Polish adventure well by scoring two times in the first four matches. He helped Arka to win that season against both Cracovia and Wisła Kraków.

Lech Poznań

On 17 July 2010 Tshibamba signed a contract with the current Polish champions, Lech Poznań. He made his debut for Lech Poznań in the club's 1–0 away loss at Sparta Prague in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.[4] In October 2010, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away loss to Manchester City in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.[5]

Larissa FC

On the 16th of January 2011, he scored his first goal with the Greek side, in a 2-1 home victory against Iraklis.[6] On the 15th of June, after a good season with Larissa, he signed a 4 year contract. Although he had shown signs of disciplinary misconduct, the fans attributed that to him needing time to adapt to his new city. He scored his first goal in the 2011-2012 campaign in an impressive away 3-0 win against Veria F.C.[7] On 18 December 2011, Tshibamba scored a hat-trick against Anagennisi Epanomi in a 5-2 win.[8]He scored 2 more goals against Anagennisi Giannitswn.

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