John Tshibumbu

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John Tshibumbu
Personal information
Full name John Lungeny Tshibumbu
Date of birth (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2002–2007 Pari Mutuel Urbain Camerounais
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Cannes 50 (11)
2010–2012 Charleroi 4 (0)
2011Tubize (loan) 11 (3)
2011–2012Tubize (loan) 29 (8)
2013–2017 Gazélec Ajaccio 102 (20)
2017–2018 Tours 30 (3)
2018 Tours II 1 (0)
Total227(45)
International career
2015 DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Lungeny Tshibumbu (born 6 January 1989) is a Congolese [1] former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made one appearance for the DR Congo national team. [1]

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Career

Tshibumbu began his career in Cameroon for Pari Mutuel Urbain Camerounais Buea and signed in January 2008 for AS Cannes. [2] On 16 June 2010, Royal Charleroi signed the forward from Cannes. [3]

On 16 May 2015, he scored twice in a 3–2 win for Gazélec Ajaccio against Niort, earning the Corsican club's first promotion to Ligue 1. [4]

Personal life

The Kinshasa-born Tshibumbu is of Congolese and Gabonese descent. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "John Tshibumbu" (in French). L'Equipe . Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. Info Joeur - John Tshibumbu Lungeny [ dead link ]
  3. "John Tshibumbu quitte Cannes pour Charleroi" [John Tshibumbu leaves Cannes for Charleroi]. Espoirs Du Football (in French). 17 June 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. "Gazelec Ajaccio win historic Ligue 1 promotion". Yahoo!. Agence France-Presse. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. Charleroi trekt twee aanvallers aan