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Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 26)
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 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:20, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala (born 16 February 1998) is a French footballer who plays as a winger for National League South club Chelmsford City.

Career

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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

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

Career statistics

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As of 27 April 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
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
  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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "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. 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. ^ a b "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.
  15. ^ "Joker stechen: FSV Zwickau dreht nach der Pause gegen Meuselwitz auf". TAG24.
  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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