Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chelmsford City | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Jolly Montemurlo | 17 | (0) |
2017 | Carpi | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Savona (loan) | 26 | (3) |
2018 | Cheltenham Town | 7 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Torquay United | 63 | (12) |
2021 | Entente Feignies Aulnoye | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Dartford | 21 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Dulwich Hamlet | 3 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Lewes | 38 | (14) |
2024– | Chelmsford City | 17 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:20, 26 February 2025 (UTC) |
Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala (born 16 February 1998) is a French footballer who plays as a winger for National League South club Chelmsford City.
Born in Paris, [1] Kalala played in Italy for Jolly Montemurlo, Carpi and Savona. [2] [3] [4]
He signed for English club Cheltenham Town in August 2018, [5] making his debut on 4 August 2018. [6] On 5 October 2018, Kalala left Cheltenham after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. [7]
On 11 October 2018, Kalala signed for Torquay United of the National League South on a contract until January 2019; Torquay manager Gary Johnson had also been Kalala's manager at Cheltenham. [8] He scored his first Torquay United goal with the opener against Winchester City on 20 October 2018 in a 4–1 FA Cup qualifying match victory. [9] Kalala scored his first league goals for Torquay with a brace in a 3—0 win at Hampton & Richmond on 22 December 2018. [10] In January 2019, Kalala signed an extension to his Torquay contract, believed to be until May 2020. [11] [12] On 27 April 2019, Kalala scored the fastest goal in Torquay United history, scoring after ten seconds in a 4–0 win against St Albans City. [13] He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season, with Torquay announcing that they would be seeking compensation if he signed for another club as he was under 24. [14]
In July 2021, he underwent a trial with German club FSV Zwickau. [15] He later returned to France and signed for Entente Feignies Aulnoye. [1]
He returned to England in December to play with Dartford. [16] On 22 June 2022, it was confirmed that Kalala had left Dartford. [17]
On 13 July 2022, it was announced that Kalala had signed for Dulwich Hamlet after a successful trial. [18] He signed for Lewes on 9 August 2023. [19]
On 18 June 2024, Kalala signed for Chelmsford City. [20]
Born in France, Kalala is of Congolese descent. [21]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jolly Montemurlo | 2016–17 [2] | Serie D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Carpi | 2016–17 [2] | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18 [2] | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Savona (loan) | 2016–17 [2] | Serie D | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 12 | 2 |
2017–18 [2] | Serie D | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
Cheltenham Town | 2018–19 [6] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Torquay United | 2018–19 [1] | National League South | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 33 | 10 |
2019–20 [2] | National League | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
Total | 63 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 13 | ||
Entente Feignies Aulnoye | 2021–22 [1] | Championnat National 3 Group I | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Dartford | 2021–22 [1] | National League South | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [d] [e] [f] | 1 | 26 | 5 |
Dulwich Hamlet | 2022–23 [1] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Lewes | 2023–24 [22] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 [g] | 0 | 43 | 16 |
Chelmsford City | 2024–25 [1] | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 181 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 200 | 37 |