Allan Kimbaloula
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan-Axel Kimbaloula | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tourcoing, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nõmme Kalju | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS Blénod | |||
| Lille OSC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Lille OSC B | 26 | (0) |
| 2013– | Nõmme Kalju | 42 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Congo | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Allan-Axel Kimbaloula (born 1 January 1992) is a Congolese international footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Nõmme Kalju in Estonian Meistriliiga.
Club career
Kimbaloula joined Lille OSC when he was nine, but left the team in summer 2012 without making a first team appearance. In January 2013 he signed a two-year contract with defending Estonian club Nõmme Kalju,[1] having rejected a contract offer from English Premier League side Norwich City.[2]
International career
Born in France to Cameroonian mother and Congolese father, Kimbaloula was eligible to play for any of these three countries, choosing the latter.[3] On 17 February 2014 he made international debut for Congo in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Namibia.[4]
References
- ↑ "Manchester City huviorbiidis olnud talent sõlmis lepingu Nõmme Kaljuga" (in Estonian). Postimees.ee. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Kalju uus ründetäht lükkas tagasi pakkumise Inglismaa kõrgliigast" (in Estonian). Postimees.ee. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Kimbaloula convoqué par le Congo" (in French). FranceFootball.fr. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Kimbaloula debüüdist: mänguelamus oli fantastiline" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
External links
- Allan Kimbaloula at Estonian Football Association (Estonian)
- Allan Kimbaloula at Foot-national.com (French)