Kabongo Tshimanga

Kabongo Tshimanga

Personal information
Full name	Kabongo Tshimanga [1]
Date of birth	(1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Swindon Town (on loan from Peterborough United)
Number	21
Youth career
2005–2014	Milton Keynes Dons
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Milton Keynes Dons	6	(0)
2015	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	2	(0)
2015	→ Chelmsford City (loan)	4	(0)
2015	→ Corby Town (loan)	10	(5)
2015–2016	→ Nuneaton Town (loan)	5	(1)
2016	→ Chesham United (loan)	7	(0)
2016	→ Þróttur (loan)	6	(0)
2017	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2018	Boston United	34	(8)
2018–2019	Oxford City	42	(24)
2019–2021	Boreham Wood	79	(38)
2021–2023	Chesterfield	44	(31)
2023	→ Peterborough United (loan)	8	(0)
2023–	Peterborough United	2	(0)
2023–2024	→ Fleetwood Town (loan)	14	(0)
2024	→ Boreham Wood (loan)	16	(7)
2024–	→ Swindon Town (loan)	9	(1)
International career‡
2019	England C	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 25 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:25, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Kabongo Tshimanga (born 22 July 1997) ^[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two side Swindon Town on loan from EFL League One side Peterborough United.

Tshimanga came through the youth ranks at Milton Keynes Dons, later spending time on loan with non-league sides Aldershot Town, Chelmsford City, Corby Town, Nuneaton Town, Chesham United as well as Icelandic side Þróttur and EFL League Two side Yeovil Town. He later had a spell with Boston United before a prolific spell with Oxford City that yielded 24 league goals in 42 games. In 2019 he moved to Boreham Wood where he notched up a further 38 goals in 79 appearances. In 2021 he signed for Chesterfield. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tshimanga has previously represented the England C team.

Club career

Milton Keynes Dons

Tshimanga joined Milton Keynes Dons at U10 level. ^[4] After scoring 27 youth team goals, Tshimanga was rewarded with a squad number early in the 2014–15 season despite only recently turning 18. ^[5] He made his first team debut on 8 November, coming on as a late substitute for Benik Afobe in a 4–3 FA Cup first round victory over Port Vale at Vale Park. ^[6] Tshimanga signed his first professional contract with the club on 3 January 2015. ^[4] On 30 January 2015, Tshimanga joined Aldershot Town of the Conference on loan having scored 42 goals in 25 games for MK Dons U18 team. ^[7]

Tshimanga spent the entire 2015–16 season on loan to several non-League clubs, including brief spells with Corby Town, Nuneaton Town and Chesham United. On 18 August 2015 he scored an eight-minute hat-trick for Corby Town against Hednesford Town. ^[8] Following the conclusion of the season, Tshimanga briefly joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Throttur Reykjavik on a short-term loan deal until July 2016.

Tshimanga found more first team opportunities with the Dons during the first half of the 2016–17 season following the club's relegation, and made his first team debut as an 87th-minute substitute on 20 August 2016 away to Rochdale. ^[9] However, after spending the second half of the season on loan to Yeovil Town, Tshimanga was released from the club in June 2017. ^[10]

Boston United

Following his release, Tshimanga joined National League North side Boston United on 1 July 2017, signing a one-year deal before going on to make 34 league appearances and scoring 8 goals. ^[11]

Oxford City

Following the expiry of his contract, Tshimanga opted to join National League South side Oxford City in June 2018. ^[12] On 10 November 2018, Tshimanga scored a hat-trick in an FA Cup first round 3–3 draw away to Tranmere Rovers. ^[13] Tshimanga ended his first season as top scorer with 29 goals in all competitions, ^[14] and was also the recipient of the club's Supporters' and Players' Player of the Year awards. ^[15] He was later named in the 2018–19 National League South Team of the Year. ^[16]

Boreham Wood

On 1 July 2019, Tshimanga signed for National League club Boreham Wood on a two-year deal. ^[17] In his first season he helped the club to a play-off finish, scoring 19 goals in 37 appearances in the process.^{[ citation needed ]}

Chesterfield

On 10 August 2021, despite rumoured interest from Football League sides, Tshimanga joined National League side Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. ^[18] After scoring nine goals in his first six weeks of the season, he was awarded the league's Player of the Month award for August/September 2021. ^[19] Tshimanga finished the campaign with 25 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions, and was named in the league's Team of the Year for the third consecutive season. ^[20]

Peterborough United

On 31 January 2023, Tshimanga joined League One side Peterborough United after agreeing a loan deal until the end of the season ahead of a permanent transfer in the summer. ^[21] Tshimanga joined Fleetwood Town on loan in the summer of 2023 but was recalled by Peterborough on 1 February 2024, ^[22] on which day he returned to Boreham Wood on loan until the end of the season. ^[23]

On 12 May 2024, Peterborough announced the player had been transfer-listed. ^[24]

Swindon Town

On 26 August 2024, Tshimanga joined League Two side Swindon Town after agreeing a loan deal. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-0 win against Newport on September 14, 2024. His next goal for Swindon would be the winner against league 2 Colchester united on the 2nd November in a 2nd round fa cup tie, in which he scored the winner in the 120th minute of extra time

Personal life

Tshimanga's parents live in the UK. He has two brothers, Claude and Roman, and two sisters, Jily and Rosalie, who also live in the UK.

International career

Tshimanga is eligible to play for both England and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In April 2019, he was called up to the England C squad for a friendly fixture, on 9 April 2019, against a Bedfordshire FA XI to mark the association's 125th anniversary. ^[25]

Style of play

Speaking in November 2014, then Milton Keynes Dons manager Karl Robinson described Tshimanga as "quick, powerful, he wants to run at people and he's a constant threat." ^[26]

Career statistics

As of 22 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Milton Keynes Dons	2014–15 [27]	League One	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015–16 [28]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17 [29]	League One	6	0	1	0	2	1	3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	12	1
	Total		6	0	2	0	2	1	3	0	13	1
Aldershot Town (loan)	2014–15 [27] [14]	Conference Premier	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Chelmsford City (loan)	2014–15 [14]	Conference South	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Corby Town (loan)	2015–16 [14] [30]	National League North	10	5	2	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	13	5
Nuneaton Town (loan)	2015–16 [14] [30]	National League North	5	1	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 5]	1	7	2
Chesham United (loan)	2015–16 [30]	SL Premier Division	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Þróttur (loan)	2016 [14]	Úrvalsdeild	6	0	1	1	—		—		7	1
Yeovil Town (loan)	2016–17 [29]	League Two	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Boston United	2017–18 [14]	National League North	34	8	3	3	—		1 [lower-alpha 6]	1	38	12
Oxford City	2018–19 [14] [30]	National League South	42	24	6	7	—		6 [lower-alpha 7]	6	54	37
Boreham Wood	2019–20 [31] [14]	National League	37	19	1	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 8]	0	41	19
	2020–21 [32] [14]	National League	42	19	4	3	—		1 [lower-alpha 6]	0	47	22
	Total		79	38	5	3	—		4	0	88	41
Chesterfield	2021–22 [33] [14]	National League	27	24	4	1	—		0	0	31	25
	2022–23 [34] [14]	National League	17	7	5	1	—		0	0	22	8
	Total		44	31	9	2	—		0	0	53	33
Peterborough United (loan)	2022–23 [34]	League One	8	0	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 9]	0	9	0
Peterborough United	2023–24 [35]	League One	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	2024–25 [36]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Fleetwood Town (loan)	2023–24 [35]	League One	14	0	2	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 3]	2	20	2
Boreham Wood (loan)	2023–24 [35] [14]	National League	16	7	—		—		—		16	7
Swindon Town (loan)	2024–25 [36]	League Two	9	1	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	10	1
Career total			288	115	30	16	4	1	23	10	345	142

1. Includes FA Cup, Icelandic Men's Football Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. Appearance in Northamptonshire Senior Cup
5. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Birmingham Senior Cup
6. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
7. Three appearances and four goals in FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in Oxfordshire Senior Cup
8. One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
9. Appearance in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Individual

• National League South Team of the Year: 2018–19 ^[16]
• National League Team of the Year: 2019–20, ^[37] 2020–21, ^[38] 2021–22 ^[20]
• National League Player of the Month: August/September 2021 ^[19]
• Oxford City Players' Player of the Year: 2018–19 ^[15]
• Oxford City Player of the Year: 2018–19 ^[15]
• Chesterfield Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22 ^[39]
• Chesterfield Player of the Year: 2021–22 ^[39]

References

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22. "Kabongo Tshimanga heads back to parent club Peterborough United". Fleetwood Town FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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27. "Games played by Kabongo Tshimanga in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
28. "Games played by Kabongo Tshimanga in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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30. "Kabongo Tshimanga Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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32. "Games played by Kabongo Tshimanga in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
33. "Games played by Kabongo Tshimanga in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
34. "Games played by Kabongo Tshimanga in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
35. "Games played by Kabongo Tshimanga in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
36. "Games played by Kabongo Tshimanga in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
37. Osborn, Oliver (19 June 2021). "Vanarama National League Team of the Season Confirmed!". The National League. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
38. Oliver Osborne (19 June 2021). "The Team of the Season for the Vanarama National League have been announced". Vanarama National League. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
39. "Reflecting on Player of the Year event". Chesterfield. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

External links

• Kabongo Tshimanga at Soccerbase