Chris Mbamba

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Chris Mbamba
Personal information
Full name Christopher Tangeni Mbamba [1]
Date of birth (1992-04-30) 30 April 1992 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe [2]
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [3]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Hellas FC
2009–2010 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2018 Oskarshamns AIK 26 (2)
2019 IK Oddevold 6 (1)
2020 Assyriska BK
Total117(12)
International career
Sweden U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Tangeni Mbamba (born 30 April 1992) is a Swedish former professional footballer who plays as a winger.

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Born in Zimbabwe, he represented Sweden at under-17 level. He came through the youth team at IFK Göteborg and was an unused substitute in the 2010 Svenska Supercupen final. He moved on to Qviding FIF the following year, where he spent two seasons. He moved to Norway in 2014 and spent the next three years with Medkila IL, Alta IF and Hamarkameratene. In July 2016, he was signed by English club Port Vale, though he left after the Vale were relegated out of EFL League One. He signed with Oskarshamns AIK in April 2018 before moving on to IK Oddevold in January 2019. He dropped a division to join Assyriska BK in January 2020.

Club career

Sweden

Mbamba was born in Zimbabwe, and spent time with Hellas FC before he moved to Sweden to join the youth team at 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 the Norwegian side Medkila IL in the 2. divisjon, and scored two goals in 14 league games. [10] He signed with Norwegian First Division side Alta IF in August 2014. [11] However, following their relegation, he went to Hamarkameratene ahead of the 2015 season. [12] [13] [14] He damaged his cruciate ligaments in July 2015, and only returned to full fitness midway 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. [19] 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. [20] 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. [21]

Return to Sweden

Mbamba returned to Sweden and on 5 April 2018 signed with Division 1 club Oskarshamns AIK. [22] Oskarshamns finished second in the Södra table in the 2018 season and qualified to the promotion play-offs, but failed to reach the Superettan after losing out to Varbergs BoIS on away goals; Mbamba was a late substitute in both legs. [23] [24] He switched to divisional rivals Oskarshamns AIK in the off-season. [25]

On 28 January 2020, Mbamba signed with Division 2 side Assyriska BK. [26] The club announced in June 2020 that Mbamba had left the club. [27]

International career

Mbamba was born in Zimbabwe to a Namibian father and a Kenyan mother. He moved to Sweden at a young age and represented the Sweden under-17s. In February 2019, Mbamba declared his intention to represent Kenya. [28] He was granted a Kenyan passport the following month. [29]

Style of play

Mbamba is versatile player who can play as a winger with tremendous pace [18] and also as a box-to-box centre midfielder. [30]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IFK Göteborg 2010 Allsvenskan 0000000000
2011 Allsvenskan0000000000
Total0000000000
Qviding FIF 2012 [31] Division 1 Södra 181000000181
2013 [31] Division 1 Södra172100000182
Total353100000363
Medkila IL 2014 [10] [32] 2. divisjon Group 4142100000152
Alta IF 2014 [31] Norwegian First Division 101000000101
Hamarkameratene 2015 [32] 2. divisjon Group 4131200000151
2016 [32] 2. divisjon Group 27200000072
Total203200000223
Port Vale 2016–17 [33] EFL League One 6010103 [lower-alpha 3] 0110
Oskarshamns AIK 2018 [34] [31] Division 1 Södra262100020292
IK Oddevold 2019 [31] Division 1 Södra6110002 [lower-alpha 4] 091
Career total1171270107013212
  1. ↑ Includes the Norwegian Football Cup and Svenska Cupen.
  2. ↑ Includes the EFL Cup.
  3. ↑ Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.
  4. ↑ Appearance/s in the play-offs

Honours

IFK Göteborg

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