Ridge Mobulu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ridge Mickael Mobulu | ||
Date of birth | June 29, 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Aigle, Switzerland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder/Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aarau | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996-2003 | FC Aigle | ||
2003-2005 | FC Yvorne | ||
2005-2008 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2008-2010 | Lausanne-Sport | 21 | (5) |
2010 | → Bulle (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | (1) |
– | FC Stade Nyonnais | 8 | (1) |
2012-13 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 15 | (3) |
2013-2014 | FC Le Mont | 32 | (8) |
2014-2015 | FC Luzern | 12 | (2) |
2015- | FC Aarau | ||
National team | |||
2005 | Switzerland U-15 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2, 2010. |
Ridge Mobulu (born June 29, 1991 in Aigle, Switzerland) is a Congolese footballer currently playing for FC Aarau.[1]
Career
Youth
Mobulu grew up in Lausanne, Switzerland, was a student at Ecole Secondaire des Bergières, and joined the youth ranks of local club FC Aigle as a 5-year-old in 1996. He joined nearby FC Yvorne in 2003, before joining Swiss professional club Lausanne-Sport's youth set-up in 2005 aged 14, where he played from the U-15 to the U-18 level until 2008.
Professional
Mobulu made his professional debut with Lausanne-Sport on December 9, 2007, in a game against Winterthur in Switzerland's second division Challenge League. He made 20 appearances for Lausanne in the 2009-10, scoring five goals, and spent six month on loan with Bulle of Switzerland's third-tier 1. Liga between January and June 2010.
Mobulu moved to Canada in the summer of 2010 to joined the Vancouver Whitecaps,[2] initially as a member of the team's PDL affiliate Vancouver Whitecaps Residency. He made his full Whitecaps debut on July 28, coming on as a second-half substitute for Blake Wagner during a 1-0 away win over Montreal Impact,[3] and scored his first Whitecaps goal during a 2-2 home draw versus Austin Aztex on August 29.[4]
International
Mobulu played with the Swiss national U-15 team in 2005, but has since declared his intention to play for the Democratic Republic of the Congo should the opportunity arise. Though born and raised in Switzerland, Mobulu is a citizen of DR Congo through his parents, Ngia Jose Nzobo and Florent Kashama Mobulu.