Allan Kimbaloula
Congolese footballer (born 1992)
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Allan-Axel Kimbaloula (born 1 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club KSV Oudenaarde. Born in France, he has represented the Congo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan-Axel Kimbaloula | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tourcoing, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Acren Lessines | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS Blénod | |||
| Lille | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Lille B | 26 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Nõmme Kalju | 67 | (16) |
| 2017 | Sportul Snagov | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Foresta Suceava | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Kallithea | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Acren Lessines | ||
| 2019 | KSV Oudenaarde | ||
| 2020 | Grande-Synthe | ||
| 2020– | Acren Lessines | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Congo | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:27, 4 May 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2017-12-12 | |||
Club career
Kimbaloula joined Lille OSC when he was nine, but left the team in summer 2012 without making a first team appearance. In January 2013 he signed a two-year contract with defending Estonian club Nõmme Kalju,[1] having rejected a contract offer from English Premier League side Norwich City.[2]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kimbaloula joined Belgian Second Amateur Division side KSV Oudenaarde.[3] In January 2020, he moved back to France and joined Régional 1 club Olympique Grande-Synthe.[4] In the summer 2020, Kimbaloula returned to Acren Lessines.[5]
International career
Born in France to Cameroonian mother and Congolese father, Kimbaloula was eligible to play for any of these three countries, choosing the latter.[6] He acquired French nationality on 20 December 2001, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[7]
On 17 February 2014, he made his international debut for the Congo national team in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Namibia.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 September 2015[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nõmme Kalju | 2013 | Meistriliiga | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 6 |
| 2014 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 8 | |||
| Total | 67 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 18 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: September 2013[10]