Dembakwi Yomba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 4, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Reno 1868 | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Orlando City B | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | Reno 1868 | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | United States U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | United States U20 | 4 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 25, 2017. | |||
Dembakwi Yomba (Born September 4, 1996) is an American soccer player who is currently plays for Reno 1868 of the United Soccer League.
Career
Yomba signed with Spanish club Atlético Madrid in 2014,[1] before returning to the United States to join United Soccer League club Orlando City B on January 13, 2016.[2] He failed to make a first-team appearance during his time at Orlando, and was released by the club at the end of the 2016 season.[3]
On March 14, 2017, Yomba signed with United Soccer League club Reno 1868.[4] He scored his first goal for the team against OSA FC on May 17 during the second round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup.[5] Yomba was one of five Reno players called up by the team's Major League Soccer affiliate, the San Jose Earthquakes, for its July 14 friendly against Eintracht Frankfurt, and he substituted in for Chris Wondolowski in the 33rd minute of the 4-1 victory before being substituted out again in the 63rd minute for Vako Qazaishvili.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/american-whizkid-dembakwi-yomba-joins-atletico-madrid-4016281
- ↑ https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2016/01/13/orlando-city-b-deepens-squad-seven-acquisitions
- ↑ http://www.themaneland.com/2016/6/8/11885530/orlando-city-b-parts-ways-with-dembakwi-boxi-yomba
- ↑ http://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2017/03/14/reno-1868-fc-signs-dembakwi-yomba/99182680/
- ↑ "#USOC2017 DREAMERS ONE STEP FROM MLS RECKONING". US Soccer. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ↑ "RECAP: Earthquakes Defeat Bundesliga’s Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 18 July 2017.