Nicke Kabamba

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Nicke Kabamba
Personal information
Full name Nicke Kabamba [1]
Date of birth (1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth Brent, England [3]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [4]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Barnet
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2011 Hayes & Yeading United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Uxbridge 59 (18)
2013 A.F.C. Hayes 5 (2)
2014–2015 Burnham 40 (18)
2015–2016 Hemel Hempstead Town 14 (2)
2015–2016Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 23 (7)
2016–2017 Hampton & Richmond Borough 47 (26)
2017–2018 Portsmouth 5 (0)
2017Colchester United (loan) 8 (0)
2018Aldershot Town (loan) 10 (2)
2018–2019 Havant & Waterlooville 29 (5)
2019Hartlepool United (loan) 17 (7)
2019–2020 Hartlepool United 25 (5)
2020–2021 Kilmarnock 42 (7)
2021–2022 Northampton Town 21 (0)
2022Woking (loan) 21 (3)
2022– Barnet 78 (39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Nicke Kabamba (born 1 February 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for National League side Barnet.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Kabamba was a sprinter when young, but opted to play football instead. [5] He joined Uxbridge in 2011 after scoring 13 goals for Hayes & Yeading United's under-18 team. [6] He impressed enough with the reserve squad to grant a debut on 22 November in a Southern League Cup 3–1 defeat at Northwood. [7]

Kabamba left Uxbridge in October 2013 and signed for A.F.C. Hayes. [5] After a goalscoring debut against North Greenford United, [8] he only scored one further goal for the club, in a 2–1 away loss against Potters Bar Town, [9] before leaving in November. He subsequently moved to Burnham before the window break, and started to score in a regular basis.

On 30 September 2014 Kabamba scored five goals in a game including a hat-trick in the opening 10 minutes as Burnham beat Bideford 5–1 in the Southern League. [10] On 5 December 2014, he was loaned to Hemel Hempstead Town until the end of the season. [11]

Hampton & Richmond Borough

In August 2015, Kabamba signed for Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan, later making the move permanent in January 2016. [12] [13] He became the club's top scorer in the 2015–16 season with 18 goals, as it achieved promotion to National League South.

Portsmouth

On 18 January 2017, Kabamba signed an 18-month contract with League Two club Portsmouth with the option of a 12-month extension. [14] He made his debut for the club on 18 March, replacing Noel Hunt in a 3–0 away defeat to Stevenage. [15]

On 31 August 2017, Kabamba signed for Colchester United until January 2018, becoming the fifth player to enter Colchester on deadline day. [16] He made his Colchester debut on 9 September in their 3–1 win against Crawley Town. [17] After failing to score in ten appearances for Colchester, he returned to his parent club on 14 December. [18]

On 5 January 2018, Kabamba joined National League side Aldershot Town on loan for the remainder of the campaign. [19] On 9 May, Portsmouth announced that his contract, which would expire on 30 June, would not be renewed. [20] [21]

Havant and Waterlooville

On 14 June 2018, Kabamba signed for National League newcomers Havant and Waterlooville and has made 32 appearances and scored 6 goals across all competitions.

Hartlepool United

On 18 January 2019, in a return to full-time professional football, Kabamba signed on loan for fellow national league side Hartlepool United, [22] scoring 5 goals in his first 4 starts. [23] He finished his loan spell with 7 goals in 17 National League appearances, including a goal in a 3–2 win over Salford City F.C. on the final game of the season which ended their opponents' title run. Kabamba signed a permanent deal on 13 May 2019. [24]

Kilmarnock

Kabamba signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a one-and-a-half year contract on 17 January 2020. [25] He scored on his debut, coming off the bench in a 6–0 win against Queen's Park in the Scottish Cup. [26]

Northampton Town

On 2 June 2021, Kabamba joined Northampton Town of League Two on a two-year deal. [27]

On 21 January 2022, Kabamba joined Woking on loan for the remainder of the campaign. [28]

Kabamba had his contract terminated in June 2022. [29]

Barnet

On 21 June 2022, the same day in which he had his Northampton Town contract terminated, Kabamba joined National League club Barnet. [30]

International career

On 22 September 2020, Kabamba was called-up by the DR Congo. [31]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 March 2024 [32] [33] [34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Uxbridge 2011–12 SFL - Division One Central 134005 [lower-alpha 1] 1185
2012–13 SFL - Division One Central3711339 [lower-alpha 2] 64920
2013–14 SFL - Division One Central93101 [lower-alpha 3] 0113
Total5918431577828
A.F.C. Hayes 2013–14 SFL - Division One Central5252
Burnham 2013–14 SFL - Premier Division 259259
2014–15 SFL - Premier Division15920852514
Total401820855023
Hemel Hempstead Town 2014–15 Conference South 1420000142
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2015–16 Isthmian Premier Division 451810214819
2016–17 National League South 251523533221
Total703333748040
Portsmouth 2016–17 [35] League Two 4000000040
2017–18 [36] League One 1000100020
Total5000100060
Colchester United (loan) 2017–18 [36] League Two8000002 [lower-alpha 4] 0100
Aldershot Town (loan) 2017–18 [36] National League 1020011113
Havant & Waterlooville 2018–19 National League2951021326
Hartlepool United (loan) 2018–19 [37] National League1770000177
Hartlepool United 2019–20 [38] National League2555210317
Kilmarnock 2019–20 [38] Scottish Premiership 92320000124
2020–21 [39] Scottish Premiership3351010355
Total427421000479
Northampton Town 2021–22 [40] League Two21020103 [lower-alpha 4] 1271
Woking (loan) 2021–22 [40] National League213213
Barnet 2022–23 [41] National League4319406 [lower-alpha 5] 05319
2023–24 [42] National League3520544 [lower-alpha 3] 34427
Total783994001039746
Career total4441413014304922526177
  1. One appearance in the Southern League Cup, one in the Middlesex Senior Cup; two appearances and a goal in the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup and one appearance in the SFL League One Central play-offs
  2. Three appearances and a goal in the FA Trophy, One appearance and a goal in the Southern League Cup, three appearances and three goals in the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup and two appearances and a goal in the Middlesex Senior Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance in the FA Trophy
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  5. Five appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs

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