Andrea_Mbuyi-Mutombo
Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo
Congolese footballer of Belgian descent
Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo (born 7 June 1990, in Brussels) is a Congolese football player of Belgian descent who is a free agent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andréa M'Buyi-Mutombo | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC Brussels | ||
| 2007–2008 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Standard Liège | 2 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Rijeka | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Istra | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | 15 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | RNK Split | ||
| 2018–2019 | Partick Thistle | 9 | (0) |
| 2019– | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011– | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2012-08-14 | |||
Mbuyi-Mutombo began his career in the youth from Anderlecht, then in 2006 joined FC Brussels. After one year at Strombeek he was scouted and signed for Portsmouth. Mbuyi was sent on loan from Portsmouth to feeder club Zulte Waregem on 22 August 2008.[1] He scored on his debut for Waregem, scoring in the 89th minute against Mechelen, just minutes after being substituted into the game.[2] He scored yet again in his next match against Tubize. After only six months, the Congolese midfielder returned to Portsmouth from Zulte Waregem, where he played 14 games and scored three goals.[3] Mutombo was supposed to stay in Belgium on loan until June, but the Belgian club officials were not happy with his attitude.[4]
Following his release, he underwent trials at Dutch Eredivisie side NEC.[5] He was linked with moves to Genoa, Sporting Lisbon and Sporting Braga. On 19 June 2009, the 18-year-old attacking midfielder joined Standard Liège on a two-year deal.[6]
On 11 December 2011, Mbuyi-Mutombo moved to Cercle Brugge on a one-year deal. After spells with Rijeka, Istra and Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, he signed a one-year deal with Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 30 July 2015.[7] He scored his first goal for Inverness in a 2–0 Scottish Cup win over Stirling Albion on 19 January 2016.[8] Mutombo returned to Scotland in August 2018 signing a one-year deal with Partick Thistle.[9] Mutombo left Thistle in January 2019 having scored 3 goals in all competitions.[10]
He was a youth international for Belgium,[11] at under-19 level.
In 2011, he made his debut for the DR Congo national team.[12][13]
- "SV Zulte Waregem". Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- "NEC heeft drie proefspelers waaronder Mutombo - V-Bal!". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- "MUTOMBO". Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- "Inverness CT boss John Hughes recruits Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- "Inverness CT 2–0 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- "Match reports". Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- "Fútbol Africano: 26 Leopardos para amistoso con Gambia". 27 July 2011.
- "Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo". National-Football-Teams.com.
- Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo at Soccerway