Kabongo Tshimanga

Kabongo Tshimanga
Personal information
Full name Kabongo Tshimanga[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996[2]
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Oxford City
Youth career
2005–2014 Milton Keynes Dons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Milton Keynes Dons 6 (0)
2015 → Aldershot Town (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Chelmsford City (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Corby Town (loan) 12 (5)
2015–2016 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 7 (0)
2016 → Chesham United (loan) 7 (0)
2016 → Throttur Reykjavik (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Yeovil Town (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2018 Boston United 34 (8)
2018– Oxford City 9 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:30, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Kabongo Tshimanga (born 31 May 1996) is a Congolese[4] professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Oxford City.

Club career

Milton Keynes Dons

Early years and breakthrough

Tshimanga first joined Milton Keynes Dons at U10 level.[5] After scoring 27 youth team goals, Tshimanga was rewarded with a squad number early in the 2014–15 season despite only recently turning 18.[6] He made his first team debut on 8 November, coming on as a late substitute for Benik Afobe in a 4–3 FA Cup First round victory over Port Vale at Vale Park.[7] Tshimanga signed his first professional contract with the club on 3 January 2015.[8] On 30 January 2015, Tshimanga joined Aldershot Town of the Conference on loan having scored 42 goals in 25 games for MK Dons U18s.[9]

2015–16

Tshimanga spent the entire 2015–16 season on loan at several clubs. On 12 August 2015, he joined National League North side Corby Town, initially on a one-month loan which was later extended. During his time with Corby Town he scored 5 goals in 10 league appearances. On 18 August 2015, Tshimanga scored an eight-minute hat-trick for the club in a 3-3 draw away to Hednesford Town.[10]

Following his departure from Corby, Tshimanga had short spells with National League North side Nuneaton Town and Southern Premier side Chesham United.

On 2 May 2016, Tshimanga joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Throttur Reykjavik on a short-term loan deal until 18 July 2016.[11] Tshimanga was limited to substitute appearances, playing his part in a total of 7 games for the club, and scoring in a 4-0 Icelandic cup victory over Grotta FC.

2016–17

On 20 August 2016, after returning to his parent club, Tshimanga made his first team league debut, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Nicky Maynard in a 0–1 away win to Rochdale[12] On 23 August 2016, Tshimanga scored his first goal for the senior team, scoring an equalizing goal during extra time in a 2–2 EFL Cup second round penalties defeat away to Reading.[13] On 31 January 2017, Tshimanga joined League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.[14] On 14 June 2017, Milton Keynes Dons announced that Tshimanga had been released from the club.[15]

Boston United

2017–18

On 1 July 2017, National League North side Boston United announced the signing of Tshimanga on a one-year deal.[16]

Style of play

Speaking in November 2014, Milton Keynes Dons manager Karl Robinson stated that he was "quick, powerful, he wants to run at people and he's a constant threat."[17]

Club statistics

As of 20 September 2018[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milton Keynes Dons 2014–15 League One 00100000 10
2015–16 Championship 000000— 00
2016–17 League One 6010213[lower-alpha 2]0 121
Total 60202130 131
Aldershot Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference Premier 2000—— 20
Chelmsford City (loan) 2014–15 Conference South 4000—— 40
Corby Town (loan) 2015–16 National League North 10500—— 105
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2015–16 National League North 7200—— 72
Chesham United (loan) 2015–16 Southern Premier 7000—— 70
Throttur Reykjavik (loan) 2016 Úrvalsdeild 6011—— 71
Yeovil Town (loan) 2016–17 League Two 00——— 00
Total 36711—— 378
Boston United 2017–18 National League North 34800—— 348
Oxford City 2018–19 National League South 9300——93
Career total 85183121309320
  1. ↑ Includes English FA Cup and Icelandic Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 51. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons". Football Squads. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kabongo Tshimanga". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/players/kabonga-tshimanga-242995/
  5. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30666766
  6. ↑ Kirk, Scott (6 November 2014). "27-goal Kabongo Tshimanga in the squad for Port Vale FA Cup game on Saturday". MK Web. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Port Vale 3 - 4 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30666766
  9. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31062227
  10. ↑ http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/local/tshimanga-steals-the-show-as-corby-battle-back-1-6913008
  11. ↑ http://www.mkdons.com/news/article/tshimanga-signs-joins-brittain-in-iceland-mk-dons-kabongo-tshimanga-callum-brittain-throttur-reykjavik-iceland-pepsi-dield-karla-3091932.aspx
  12. ↑ "Rochdale 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Reading 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons (4–2 pens)". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Kabongo Tshimanga: Yeovil Town agree loan for MK Dons striker". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Five young pros to remain at Stadium MK". Milton Keynes Dons. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "United recruit hotshot Tshimanga". Boston United. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Tshimanga gets first-team call". mkdons.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "K. Tshimanga". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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