Junior Luamba

Junior Luamba

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-04-27) 27 April 2003 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth	England [1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Carlisle United
Youth career
	Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Oldham Athletic	28	(2)
2023–2025	Salford City	31	(2)
2025	→ York City (loan)	17	(1)
2025–	Carlisle United	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:03, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Junior Luamba (born 27 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Carlisle United.

Playing career

Luamba made his first-team debut for Oldham Athletic on 29 December 2020, starting in a 0–0 draw at Grimsby Town before he was taken off for Davis Keillor-Dunn on 67 minutes. Manager Harry Kewell said that "it was disappointing that he didn't get his goal but he worked very hard and I think he is a special talent". ^[2] He entered negotiations with the club regarding a new contract at the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[3]

In October 2023, Luamba signed for League Two club Salford City, joining the club's reserve team until the end of the season. ^[4]

On 1 February 2025, Luamba joined National League side York City on loan for the remainder of the season. ^[5]

On 25 June 2025, Luamba signed for National League side Carlisle United on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. ^[6]

Statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oldham Athletic	2020–21 [7]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2021–22 [8]	League Two	15	2	0	0	2	0	2 [a]	0	19	2
	2022–23 [9]	National League	11	0	1	0	—		0	0	12	0
	Total		28	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	33	2
Salford City	2023–24 [10]	League Two	21	1	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	23	1
	2024–25 [11]	League Two	10	1	0	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	14	1
	Total		31	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	37	2
York City (loan)	2024–25 [9]	National League	17	1	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	18	1
Career total			76	5	1	0	3	0	8	0	88	5

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in National Leageu play-offs

References

1. "J. Luamba: Summary". soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
2. Lord, Adam (31 December 2020). "'Special talent': Why Harry Kewell is excited about Oldham prospect Junior Luamba". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
3. "2023 Retained & Released List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
4. "Junior Luamba signs for Salford City B". www.salfordcityfc.co.uk. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
5. "Junior Luamba joins on loan!". yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
6. "LUAMBA MAKES UNITED SWITCH". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
7. "Games played by Junior Luamba in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
8. "Games played by Junior Luamba in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
9. Junior Luamba at Soccerway . Retrieved 3 October 2023.
10. "Games played by Junior Luamba in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
11. "Games played by Junior Luamba in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2025.