Tshamala Kabanga

Tshamala Kabanga
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-10-10) October 10, 1984
Place of birth DR Congo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2003 TP Mazembe
2003–2004 Orlando Pirates 6 (1)
20??–2005 Long An F.C.
2005–2006 Quang Nam F.C.
2006–2012 Long An F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tshamala Kabanga (born 10 October 1984 in DR Congo) is a Congolese former professional footballer who was last contracted to Long An F.C. of the V.League 1.

Career

Orlando Pirates

Lining up in the 2003 Vodacom Challenge for TP Mazembe, Kabanga was spotted by South African giants Orlando Pirates at the tournament, signing for them shortly after.[1] Putting in what was seen as mediocre performances in his four starts and two substitute appearances, he scored his only goal for the Buccaneers in a 1-1 draw with Wits University and was traded to Vietnamese side Long An F.C. following his only season there.[1] .<

Vietnam

After a spell with Long An F.C., Kabanga was loaned to Quang Nam where he stayed for one season before returning to his previous Vietnamese team.[2] Helping Long An reach second place in the 2008 V.League 1 with a hat-trick in the last round,[3] the Congolese player was praised for his unselfishness, forming close links with all his teammates.[2] Deployed as an attacking midfielder by the coach, he recorded a brace in the 2006 Vietnamese Super Cup final and an 87th-minute goal in a 1-4 defeat to Seongnam in the 2007 AFC Champions League.[2] Authoring four goals in six rounds in the 2010 V-League, Kabanga was known for his distinct 'Peacock Dance' goal celebration.[4] Because they both were vying for their coach and teammates approval, there was a rivalry between him and Brazilian Antonio that lasted several years.[4] His six-year stint at Long An ended when Simon McMenemy was installed as coach in 2011.[5]

Temporarily changed his name to Le Minh Tshamala due to being naturalized in Vietnam.[6]

Personal life

Learning Vietnamese from another player, Kabanga is able to communicate in English as well and was viewed as the healthiest among his teammates during his time at Long An.[7]

Unlike many other foreign footballers in Vietnam who were drug addicts, Kabanga eschewed drug use and abstained from it as it would have harmful effects on his health.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 www.realnet.co.uk. "Worst Foreign Striker – Kabanga Tshamala (No. 28)".
  2. 1 2 3 VnExpress. "Tshamala, sát thủ mới tại V-League - VnExpress Thể Thao". VnExpress.
  3. ↑ "Long An win 2nd place in V-League".
  4. 1 2 "Tay chơi Tshamala Kahanga".
  5. ↑ "ĐT.LA chia tay tiền đạo Tshamala".
  6. ↑ "ĐTLA nhập quốc tịch cầu thủ: Bao giờ có Lý Lâm Wa, Lê Minh Tshamala?".
  7. ↑ ngoisao.vn. "Chàng Tây V-League 'vô địch' hát nhạc Việt trên Karaoke".
  8. ↑ "Tshamala: "Nhiều ngoại binh dùng ma túy lắm"".
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