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	16 February 1998
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jolly Montemurlo	2016–17[2]	Serie D	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Carpi	2016–17[2]	Serie B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18[2]	Serie B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Savona (loan)	2016–17[2]	Serie D	10	2	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	12	2
	2017–18[2]	Serie D	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	Total		26	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	28	3
Cheltenham Town	2018–19[6]	League Two	7	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	9	0
Torquay United	2018–19[1]	National League South	31	9	2	1	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	33	10
Career total			81	12	2	1	1	0	4	0	87	13

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.