Chris Mbamba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Tangeni Mbamba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hellas FC | |||
| 2009–2010 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | IFK Göteborg | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Qviding FIF | 35 | (3) |
| 2014 | Medkila IL | 14 | (2) |
| 2014 | Alta IF | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | HamKam | 20 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Port Vale | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Sweden U17 | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:06, 23 May 2017 (UTC). | |||
Christopher Tangeni Mbamba (born 30 April 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger; he left Port Vale in May 2017. He represented Sweden at under-17 level, and has played in Sweden, Norway and England for IFK Göteborg, Qviding FIF, Medkila IL, Alta IF, HamKam, and Port Vale.[3]
Club career
Sweden
Mbamba was born in Zimbabwe, and spent time with Hellas FC before he moved to Sweden to join the youth ranks of IFK Göteborg.[4][5] He was vice-captain of the highly-rated IFK Göteborg Under-19 team[6] that won the Junior Allsvenskan Elite Southern Division in 2011[7] and reached the semi-finals of the Swedish Under-19 National Championships play-offs, losing to Kalmar FF 6-4 on penalties.[8] He was also regularly part of the first-team squad and was an unused substitute in the 2010 Svenska Supercupen defeat to AIK at Råsunda Stadium, though did not make an appearance in a competitive match.[9] After the 2011 Allsvenskan season he was released, and subsequently spent two seasons with Qviding FIF of Division 1.
Norway
In 2014, he joined Norwegian side Medkila IL in the 2. Divisjon, and scored two goals in 14 league games.[10] He signed with 1. Divisjon side Alta IF in August 2014.[11] However following their relegation, he went to HamKam ahead of the 2015 season.[12][13][14] He damaged his cruciate ligaments in July 2015, and only returned to full fitness mid-way through the 2016 campaign.[15][16] He recovered well, and in a reserve team match managed to provide an assist for all six goals in a 6–0 win over Kattem on 15 May.[17] Hamkam manager Stein Arne Ingelstad said that Mbamba was a popular player who was "a little frustrating when he has not used his exceptional speed to pass defenders when he had the opportunity".[18]
Port Vale
He signed with EFL League One club Port Vale in July 2016.[3] He made his professional debut on 6 August, after coming on for Anthony de Freitas as a 57th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with Bradford City.[19] He made 11 appearances across the 2016–17 season, and left the club in May 2017 after new manager Michael Brown agreed a settlement on the final 12 months of his contract.[20]
Style of play
Mbamba is a winger with tremendous pace.[18]
Career statistics
- As of 23 May 2017
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| IFK Göteborg | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Qviding FIF | 2012[21] | Division 1 Södra | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2013[21] | Division 1 Södra | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| Medkila IL | 2014[10][22] | 2. Divisjon Group 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Alta IF | 2014[21] | Norwegian First Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| HamKam | 2015[22] | 2. Divisjon Group 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2016[22] | 2. Divisjon Group 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Port Vale | 2016–17[23] | EFL League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 85 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Includes the Norwegian Football Cup and Svenska Cupen.
- ↑ Includes the EFL Cup.
- ↑ Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.
Honours
- IFK Göteborg
- Svenska Supercupen runner-up: 2010[9]
References
- ↑ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Christopher Mbamba". ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Christopher Mbamba: Port Vale make ninth summer signing". BBC Sport. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "IFK - Christopher Mbamba". www.ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "IFK - Christopher Mbamba". www.ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Alltid Blåvitt presenterar IFK Göteborgs U-trupp 2011 - IFK Göteborg - Allsvenskan | SvenskaFans.com". www.svenskafans.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Tabell och resultat - Juniorallsvenskan Elit Södra — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "JSM-slutspel Matchinformation: Kalmar FF mot IFK Göteborg 2011-10-22 (6-4) — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- 1 2 "AIK Fotboll - AIK vann Supercupen". www.aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- 1 2 Steffensen, Karl Eirik (7 August 2014). "Henter ny angriper". Altaposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Mbamba forsterker Alta-angrepet". iFinnmark (in Norwegian). 7 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ Kaarbø, Øyvind Askevold (6 February 2014). "Tidligere IFK Göteborg-spiller har takket ja". Harstad Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 21.
- ↑ Steffensen, Karl Eirik (7 August 2014). "Henter angrepsspiller". Altaposten (in Norwegian). p. 18.
- ↑ Kaarbø, Øyvind Askevold (10 March 2015). "...og der er Mbamba". Harstad Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 17.
- ↑ "Mbamba ute resten av sesongen". www.h-a.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ Kristiansen, Håkon. "Mbamba på vei mot rekordtidlig comeback" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ Jacobsen, Pål. "Seks målgivende av Mbamba". www.h-a.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- 1 2 Baggaley, Mike (16 July 2016). "Norwegian club hopeful Chris Mbamba can thrive in England". The Sentinel. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (6 August 2016). "Bradford 0, Port Vale 0: Battling Valiants claim deserved point". The Sentinel. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (23 May 2017). "Port Vale: Chris Mbamba leaves Valiants". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 Chris Mbamba at Soccerway
- 1 2 3 Fotballforbund, Norges. "Christopher Tangeni Nangolo Mbamba - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Chris Mbamba in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2016.