Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala

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Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 27)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

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]

Personal life

Born in France, Kalala is of Congolese descent. [21]

Career statistics

As of 27 April 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jolly Montemurlo 2016–17 [2] Serie D 170000000170
Carpi 2016–17 [2] Serie B 0000000000
2017–18 [2] Serie B0000000000
Total0000000000
Savona (loan) 2016–17 [2] Serie D10200002 [a] 0122
2017–18 [2] Serie D161000000171
Total263000020283
Cheltenham Town 2018–19 [6] League Two 7000101 [b] 090
Torquay United 2018–19 [1] National League South 31921001 [c] 03310
2019–20 [2] National League 323100000333
Total63123100106713
Entente Feignies Aulnoye 2021–22 [1] Championnat National 3 Group I6010000070
Dartford 2021–22 [1] National League South21400005 [d] [e] [f] 1265
Dulwich Hamlet 2022–23 [1] National League South3000000030
Lewes 2023–24 [22] Isthmian League Premier Division381432002 [g] 04316
Chelmsford City 2024–25 [1] National League South0000000000
Career total18133731011120037
  1. ↑ Two appearances in the Serie D Play-Off.
  2. ↑ One appearance in the EFL Trophy.
  3. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy.
  4. ↑ Two appearances in the FA Trophy.
  5. ↑ Two appearances in the London Senior Cup
  6. ↑ One appearance in the National League South Play-Offs
  7. ↑ Two appearances in the FA Trophy.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Profile" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Serie D - Lumbombo Kalala dal Jolly al Carpi! E arrivano in tre" (in Italian). Almanacco del Calcio Toscano. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "In prestito dal Carpi via Jolly Montemurlo arriva il centrocampista francese Lumbombo Kalala Kalvin" (in Italian). La Stampa Savona. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cheltenham Town sign Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala and Bristol City's Aden Baldwin". BBC Sport. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Moves for Duku and Kalala". Cheltenham Town F.C. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Signing: United Sign Forward Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala". Torquay United F.C. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Emirates FA Cup: Torquay United 4–1 Winchester City". Torquay United F.C. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "Report: Hampton & Richmond 0-3 Torquay United 22/12/18". Torquay United F.C. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "Hall & Lumbombo-Kalala Sign Contract Extensions". Torquay United F.C. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "New deals to be offered to table-topping Torquay United players". Devon Live. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Gary Johnson thrilled as Torquay United 'demoralise' St Albans". DevonLive. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  14. ↑ Thomas, Dave (14 May 2020). "Torquay United prepared for tribunal over Kalala 'compensation'". Torbay Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Joker stechen: FSV Zwickau dreht nach der Pause gegen Meuselwitz auf". TAG24. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  16. ↑ @dartfordfc (28 December 2021). "𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙓𝙄 Here's how we line-up for the final time in 2021. 👊💪#DartsFC #DartfordFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ "Dartford manager Alan Dowson is happy with summer signings so far at Princes Park". Kent Online. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "In photos: Dulwich Hamlet defeated 0-2 by Sutton United in pre-season friendly, Tues 12th July 2022". Brixton Buzz. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala signs – Lewes Community Football Club". lewesfc.com.
  20. ↑ "Kalvin Kalala joins the Clarets". Chelmsford City F.C. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  21. ↑ "Serie D, per il Savona c'è Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala - IVG.it". Il Vostro Giornale. 1 February 2017.
  22. ↑ "Lewes | Appearances | Kalvin Kalala | Football Web Pages".
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