Chris Mbamba

Chris Mbamba

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Tangeni Nangolo Mbamba
Date of birth	30 April 1992
Place of birth	Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Port Vale
Number	16
Youth career
	Hellas FC
2009–2010	IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	IFK Göteborg	0	(0)
2012–2013	Qviding FIF	35	(3)
2014	Medkila IL	14	(2)
2014	Alta IF	10	(1)
2015–2016	HamKam	20	(3)
2016–	Port Vale	5	(0)
National team
	Sweden U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 30 October 2016 (UTC).

Christopher Tangeni Nangolo "Chris" Mbamba (born 30 April 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for English League One club Port Vale, as a winger. He represented Sweden at under-17 level, and has previously been signed to IFK Göteborg, Qviding FIF, Medkila IL, Alta IF, and HamKam.^[2]

Club career

Sweden

Mbamba was born in Zimbabwe, and spent time with Hellas FC before he moved to Sweden to join the youth ranks of IFK Göteborg.^[3][4] He was vice-captain of the highly-rated IFK Göteborg Under-19 team^[5] that won the Junior Allsvenskan Elite Southern Division in 2011^[6] and reached the semi-finals of the Swedish Under-19 National Championships play-offs, losing to Kalmar FF 6-4 on penalties.^[7] He was also regularly part of the first-team squad and was an unused substitute in the 2010 Svenska Supercupen defeat to AIK at Råsunda Stadium, though did not make an appearance in a competitive match.^[8] After the 2011 Allsvenskan season he was released, and subsequently spent two seasons with Qviding FIF of Division 1.

Norway

In 2014 he joined Norwegian side Medkila IL in the 2. Divisjon, and scored two goals in 14 league games.^[9] He signed with 1. Divisjon side Alta IF in August 2014.^[10] However following their relegation, he went to HamKam ahead of the 2015 season.^[11][12][13] He damaged his cruciate ligaments in July 2015, and only returned to full fitness mid-way through the 2016 campaign.^[14][15] He recovered well, and in a reserve team match managed to provide an assist for all six goals in a 6–0 win over Kattem on 15 May.^[16] Hamkam manager Stein Arne Ingelstad said that Mbamba was a popular player who was "a little frustrating when he has not used his exceptional speed to pass defenders when he had the opportunity".^[17]

Port Vale

He signed with English League One club Port Vale in July 2016.^[2] He made his professional debut on 6 August, after coming on for Anthony de Freitas as a 57th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with Bradford City.^[18]

Style of play

Mbamba is a winger with tremendous pace.^[17]

Career statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup[lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IFK Göteborg	2010	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Qviding FIF	2012[19]	Division 1 Södra	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
	2013[19]	Division 1 Södra	17	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
	Total		35	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	36	3
Medkila IL	2014[9][20]	2. Divisjon Group 4	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
Alta IF	2014[19]	Norwegian First Division	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
HamKam	2015[20]	2. Divisjon Group 4	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
	2016[20]	2. Divisjon Group 2	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
	Total		20	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
Port Vale	2016–17[21]	League One	5	0	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	10	0
Career total			84	9	5	0	1	0	3	0	93	9

1. Includes the Norwegian Football Cup and Svenska Cupen.
2. Includes the EFL Cup.
3. Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

IFK Göteborg

• Svenska Supercupen runner-up: 2010^[8]

References

1. "Christopher Mbamba". ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
2. "Christopher Mbamba: Port Vale make ninth summer signing". BBC Sport. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
3. "IFK - Christopher Mbamba". www.ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
4. "IFK - Christopher Mbamba". www.ifkgoteborg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
5. "Alltid Blåvitt presenterar IFK Göteborgs U-trupp 2011 - IFK Göteborg - Allsvenskan | SvenskaFans.com". www.svenskafans.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
6. "Tabell och resultat - Juniorallsvenskan Elit Södra — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
7. "JSM-slutspel Matchinformation: Kalmar FF mot IFK Göteborg 2011-10-22 (6-4) — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
8. "AIK Fotboll - AIK vann Supercupen". www.aikfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
9. Steffensen, Karl Eirik (7 August 2014). "Henter ny angriper". Altaposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
10. "Mbamba forsterker Alta-angrepet". iFinnmark (in Norwegian). 7 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
11. Kaarbø, Øyvind Askevold (6 February 2014). "Tidligere IFK Göteborg-spiller har takket ja". Harstad Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 21.
12. Steffensen, Karl Eirik (7 August 2014). "Henter angrepsspiller". Altaposten (in Norwegian). p. 18.
13. Kaarbø, Øyvind Askevold (10 March 2015). "...og der er Mbamba". Harstad Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 17.
14. "Mbamba ute resten av sesongen". www.h-a.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
15. Kristiansen, Håkon. "Mbamba på vei mot rekordtidlig comeback" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
16. Jacobsen, Pål. "Seks målgivende av Mbamba". www.h-a.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
17. Baggaley, Mike (16 July 2016). "Norwegian club hopeful Chris Mbamba can thrive in England". The Sentinel. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
18. Baggaley, Mike (6 August 2016). "Bradford 0, Port Vale 0: Battling Valiants claim deserved point". The Sentinel. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
19. Chris Mbamba profile at Soccerway
20. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Christopher Tangeni Nangolo Mbamba - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
21. "Games played by Chris Mbamba in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2016.