Tresor Mbuyu

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Tresor Mbuyu
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Charlotte Independence
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Trinity Baptist Eagles 19 (23)
2016–2018 Liberty Flames 40 (33)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Charlotte Eagles 10 (3)
2017 Tri-Cities Otters 8 (4)
2018 North Carolina U23 9 (4)
2019 Orlando City B 19 (1)
2020–2024 Charlotte Independence 99 (20)
2025– Charlotte Independence 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 20, 2024

Tresor Mbuyu (born 16 October 1996) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a forward for Charlotte Independence in USL League One. [1]

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Career

Mbuyu signed with USL League One side Orlando City B in 2019. [2]

Mbuyu joined USL Championship side Charlotte Independence in 2020. On February 16, 2022, Charlotte announced that Mbuyu had re-signed, staying with the team as they transitioned to USL League One. [3] On May 11, 2022, Mbuyu was named USL League One player of the month for April. [4] He returned to the team for the 2023 season. [5] After leaving Charlotte at the end of the 2024 season, Mbuyu returned on a short-term contract in June 2025. [6]

Personal life

Mbuyu moved to the United States from the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the age of 13, settling in Charlotte and attending Garinger High School. [7]

References

  1. "USA – T. Mbuyu – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. "Mbuyu Signs with Orlando City B". liberty.edu. 14 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. "Charlotte Independence Re-Sign Forward Tresor Mbuyu for 2022 Season". charlotteindependence.com. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. "Charlotte's Tresor Mbuyu Voted League One Player of the Month". uslleagueone.com. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  5. "6 Charlotte Independence Players to Return for 2023 Season". Our Sports Central. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. Staff, USLLeagueOne com (6 June 2025). "Tresor Mbuyu signs 25-day contract to return to Charlotte Independence". USL League One.
  7. Goldberg, Steve (14 October 2022). "Refugees to heroes: Tresor Mbuyu and Shalom Dutey step up for Independence". The Charlotte Post. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.