Christoffer Mafoumbi

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Christoffer Mafoumbi
Personal information
Full name Christoffer Henri Mafoumbi [1]
Date of birth (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Roubaix, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Noah
Number 22
Youth career
Armentières
2005–2010 Lille
2010–2011 Lens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Lens B 28 (0)
2014–2015 Le Pontet 12 (0)
2015–2016 Vereya 3 (0)
2016–2017 Free State Stars 4 (0)
2017–2020 Blackpool 18 (0)
2020 → Morecambe (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2022 Mosta 23 (0)
2022–2023 Differdange 13 (0)
2023– Noah 9 (0)
International career‡
2012– Congo 36 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:53, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Christoffer Henri Mafoumbi (born 3 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Noah in the Armenian Premier League. [3] Born in France, Mafoumbi plays for the Congo national football team.

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Club career

Mafoumbi warming up for Blackpool before a friendly at Barrow on 20 July 2019 Mafoumbi Blackpool.jpg
Mafoumbi warming up for Blackpool before a friendly at Barrow on 20 July 2019

Born in Roubaix, Mafoumbi joined Lille OSC's youth setup in 2005, aged 11. In 2010, he moved to RC Lens, [4] being later assigned to the reserves in Championnat de France amateur the following year.

Mafoumbi made his senior debut on 26 May 2012, starting in a goalless home draw against AC Amiens. On 12 April 2013, he appeared with the main squad in a goalless away draw against SM Caen for the Ligue 2 championship, but remained as an unused substitute. [5]

On 23 July 2014, Mafoumbi joined US Le Pontet, also in CFA. [6]

On 25 November 2015, Mafoumbi signed a contract with Bulgarian side Vereya. [7]

On 20 July 2017, Mafoumbi signed a two-year contract with English League One side Blackpool. [8]

He joined League Two club Morecambe on loan for the second half of the 2019–20 season on 15 January 2020. [9]

Mafoumbi was released by Blackpool in June 2020. [10]

After spending some time in Malta with Mosta, Mafoumbi joined Luxembourg-based side Differdange for the 2022-23 season. In October 2022, he pledged himself on a part-time basis for the newly-formed English Lower League side AFC Crewe. [11]

International career

Mafoumbi made his international debut for Congo on 12 October 2012, playing the entire second half in a 0–3 friendly loss against Egypt. On 8 January 2015, he was included in Claude Le Roy's 23-man squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. [12] Mafoumbi made his debut in the competition on 17 January, starting in a 1–1 draw against Equatorial Guinea. [13]

Mafoumbi started the first two games of Congo's appearance at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lens B 2011–12 CFA 10–––10
2012–13 190–––190
2013–14 80–––80
Total280000000280
Le Pontet 2014–15 CFA 12000––120
Vereya Stara Zagora 2015–16 Bulgarian B Group 3000––30
Free State Stars 2016–17 South African Premier Division 4010–0050
Blackpool 2017–18 [15] League One 4000002 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2018–19 [16] League One 14020002 [lower-alpha 1] 0180
2019–20 [17] League One 0000101 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Blackpool total180201050260
Career total650301050740
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

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  2. ↑ ESPN FC Profile
  3. ↑ Christoffer Mafoumbi at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "Entraînement du mardi" [Tuesday training] (in French). Lens' official website. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "SM Caen – RC Lens". Ligue 1. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mafoumbi rejoint le Pontet et sera titulaire" [Mafoumbi joins Le Pontet and will be the starter] (in French). ADIA Congo. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "ФК Верея привлече националния вратар на Република Конго" (in Bulgarian). fcvereya.bg. 25 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Mafoumbi Pens Blackpool Contract". blackpoolfc.co.uk. 20 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Christoffer Mafoumbi: Congo goalkeeper joins Morecambe on loan from Blackpool". bbc.co.uk/sport. 15 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Club Confirms Retained List" - Blackpool F.C., 11 June, 2020
  11. ↑ "Welcome Chris Mafoumbi" - AFC Crewe, 11 October, 2022
  12. ↑ "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Congo". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ Christoffer Mafoumbi at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ↑ "Games played by Christoffer Mafoumbi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Christoffer Mafoumbi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Christoffer Mafoumbi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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