Kule Mbombo

Kule Mbombo

Personal information
Full name	Richard Kule Mbombo
Date of birth	(1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Afula
Youth career
2014–2015	RCK
2015–2017	Vita Club
2016–2017	→ Anderlecht (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Vita Club	3	(2)
2017–2018	→ Beerschot Wilrijk (loan)	18	(3)
2018	→ AS Trenčín (loan)	1	(0)
2019	Kaisar	31	(10)
2020–2021	Riga	28	(13)
2021	→ FK Sūduva (loan)	17	(8)
2021	Dibba Al-Hisn	0	(0)
2022	Sūduva	25	(11)
2023	NorthEast United	6	(0)
2023	FC Telavi	7	(0)
2023–2024	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	32	(11)
2024	Hapoel Afula	17	(6)
2025	Hapoel Acre	20	(9)
2025–	Hapoel Afula	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025

Richard Kule Mbombo (born 10 May 1996) is a Congolese footballer currently playing as a forward for Liga Leumit club Hapoel Acre. ^[1]

Career

On 21 January 2020, Mbombo signed for Riga FC. ^[2]

FK Sūduva

In 2021 Riga FC loaned player to Lithuanian FK Sūduva ^[3]

On March 19, 2021 Kule Mbombo scored his first goal in A lyga. ^[4]

In the end of June 2021 player return to Latvia. ^{[5] [6]} In 2021 A lyga season he played 17 matches and scored 8 goals. Also he scored one goal in LFF Cup tournament.^{[ citation needed ]}

NorthEast United

In January 2023, Mbombo joined Indian Super League club NorthEast United. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2024 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vita Club	2016–17	Linafoot	?	?	?	?	2 [a]	2	?	?	2	2
Beerschot Wilrijk (loan)	2017–18	Belgian First Division B	7	2	0	0	–		9 [b]	1	16	3
	2018–19		1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		8	2	0	0	0	0	9	1	17	3
AS Trenčín (loan)	2018–19	Fortuna Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kaisar	2019	Kazakhstan Premier League	26	9	4	0	—		—		30	9
Riga	2020	Virslīga	21	12	1	0	2 [c]	0	—		24	12
NorthEast United	2022–23	Indian Super League	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
Telavi	2023	Erovnuli Liga	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	2023–24	Liga Leumit	32	11	3	3	0	0	—		35	14
Hapoel Afula	2024–25		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			101	34	8	3	2	0	9	1	120	38

1. Appearances and goals in the CAF Champions League
2. Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa League Play-offs
3. 1 appearance in the UEFA Champions League qualifying stage, and 1 appearance in the UEFA Europa League qualifying stage.

Honours

Club

FK Sūduva Marijampolė

• Alyga

Kaisar

• Kazakhstan Cup (1): 2019

References

1. Kule Mbombo at Soccerway
2. "Riga kreklu pielaikos Kongo uzbrucējs Mbombo". rigafc.lv/ (in Latvian). Riga FC. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
3. ""Sūduvos" komandoje – puolėjas Kule Mbombo". 5 March 2021.
4. "Sūduva - Nevėžis | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
5. ""Sūduva" atsisveikino su penkiais žaidėjais ir pasipildė puolėju | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
6. ""Sūduvos" puolimo lyderis palieka komandą".
7. @NEUtdFC (11 January 2023). "The latest addition to our 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 🤩 African powerhouse, 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙆𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙗𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙤, is now a Highlander ❤️🤍🖤 #WelcomeKule #NEUFC #StrongerAsOne #8States1United" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 January 2023– via Twitter.
8. Kule Mbombo at Soccerway . Retrieved 6 May 2018.