Kabongo Tshimanga

Kabongo Tshimanga (born 22 July 1997)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Boreham Wood. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tshimanga has represented the England national football C team internationally.

Kabongo Tshimanga
Personal information
Full name Kabongo Tshimanga[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997[2]
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Boreham Wood
Number 9
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) 5 (1)
2016 → Chesham United (loan) 7 (0)
2016 → Throttur Reykjavik (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Yeovil Town (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 Boston United 34 (8)
2018–2019 Oxford City 42 (24)
2019– Boreham Wood 29 (15)
National team‡
2019 England C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:53, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:25, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Milton Keynes Dons

Tshimanga joined Milton Keynes Dons at U10 level.[4] After scoring 27 youth team goals, Tshimanga was rewarded with a squad number early in the 2014–15 season despite only recently turning 18.[5] 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.[6] Tshimanga signed his first professional contract with the club on 3 January 2015.[4] On 30 January 2015, Tshimanga joined Aldershot Town of the Conference on loan having scored 42 goals in 25 games for MK Dons U18 team.[7]

Tshimanga spent the entire 2015–16 season on loan to several non-league clubs, including brief spells with Corby Town, Nuneaton Town and Chesham United. On 18 August 2015 he scored an eight-minute hat-trick for Corby Town against Hednesford Town.[8] Following the conclusion of the season, Tshimanga briefly joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Throttur Reykjavik on a short term loan deal until July 2016.

Tshimanga found more first team opportunities with the Dons during the first half of the 2016–17 season following the club's relegation, and made his first team debut as an 87th-minute substitute on 20 August 2016 away to Rochdale.[9] However, after spending the second half of the season on loan to Yeovil Town, Tshimanga was released from the club in June 2017.[10]

Boston United

Following his release, Tshimanga joined National League North side Boston United on 1 July 2017, signing a one-year deal before going on to make 34 league appearances and scoring 8 goals.[11]

Oxford City

Following the expiry of his contract, Tshimanga opted to join National League South side Oxford City in June 2018.[12] On 10 November 2018, Tshimanga scored a hat-trick in an FA Cup first round 3-3 draw away to Tranmere Rovers.[13] Tshimanga ended his first season as top scorer with 29 goals in all competitions,[14] and was also the recipient of the club's Supporters' and Players' Player of the Year awards.[15] He was later named in the 2018–19 National League South Team of the Year.[16]

Boreham Wood

On 1 July 2019, Tshimanga signed for National League club Boreham Wood on a two-year deal.[17]

International career

Tshimanga is eligible to play for both England and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In April 2019, he was called up to the England C squad for a friendly fixture, on 9 April 2019, against a Bedfordshire FA XI to mark the association's 125th anniversary.[18]

Style of play

Speaking in November 2014, then Milton Keynes Dons manager Karl Robinson described Tshimanga as "quick, powerful, he wants to run at people and he's a constant threat."[19]

Club statistics
As of 28 April 2019[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup 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 1]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 5100—— 51
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
Boston United 2017–18 National League North 34833—1[lower-alpha 2]1 3812
Oxford City 2018–19 National League South 422443—2[lower-alpha 2]24829
Boreham Wood 2019–20 National League 141000—001410
Career total 13048107216314859
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy.

Honours

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. "Kabongo Tshimanga: MK Dons striker signs professional contract". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. 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.
  6. "Port Vale 3 - 4 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. "Kabongo Tshimanga: Aldershot sign MK Dons strker on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  8. "Tshimanga steals the show as Corby battle back". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  9. "Rochdale 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  10. "Five young pros to remain at Stadium MK". Milton Keynes Dons. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  11. "United recruit hotshot Tshimanga". Boston United. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  12. "FOOTBALL: Matt Paterson re-signs for Oxford City as Kabongo Tshimanga and Ben Jefford also put pen to paper". Oxford Mail. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  13. "Tranmere Rovers 3-3 Oxford City". 10 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  14. "K. Tshimanga". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  15. "Presentation Evening". Oxford City. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  16. "National League South Team Of The Season Confirmed". The National League. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  17. "SOUGHT AFTER STRIKER BECOMES THIRD SUMMER SIGNING". Boreham Wood F.C. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  18. "England C Call for City Duo". Oxford City. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  19. "Tshimanga gets first-team call". mkdons.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  20. "Statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  21. "K. Tshimanga". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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