Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala

Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala (born 16 February 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays for English club Torquay United, as a winger.

Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Torquay United
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– Torquay United 61 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

Career

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]

Personal life

Born in France, Lumombo Kalala is of Congolese descent.[13]

Career statistics
As of 29 April 2019.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jolly Montemurlo 2016–17[2] Serie D 170000000170
Carpi 2016–17[2] Serie B 0000000000
2017–18[2] Serie B 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Savona (loan) 2016–17[2] Serie D 10200002[lower-alpha 1]0122
2017–18[2] Serie D 161000000171
Total 263000020283
Cheltenham Town 2018–19[6] League Two 7000101[lower-alpha 2]090
Torquay United 2018–19[1] National League South 31921001[lower-alpha 3]03310
Career total 81122110408713
  1. Appearances in the Serie D Play-Off.
  2. Appearance in the EFL Trophy.
  3. Appearance in the FA Trophy.

References
  1. Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "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. "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. "Serie D, per il Savona c'è Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala - IVG.it". Il Vostro Giornale. February 1, 2017.
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