Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala

Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala (born 16 February 1998) is a French footballer who plays for English club Lewes 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]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Lewes
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)
2018–2020 Torquay United 63 (12)
2021 Entente Feignies Aulnoye 6 (0)
2021–2022 Dartford 21 (4)
2022–2023 Dulwich Hamlet
2023– Lewes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 21 February 2023 (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] He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season, with Torquay announcing that they would be seeking compensation if he signed for another club as he was under 24.[13] In July 2021 he underwent a trial with German club FSV Zwickau.[14] He later returned to France and signed for Entente Feignies Aulnoye.[1]

He returned to England in December to play with Dartford.[15] On 22 June 2022, it was confirmed that Kalala had left Dartford.[16]

On 13 July 2022, it was announced that Kalala had signed for Dulwich Hamlet after a successful trial.[17] He signed for Lewes on 9 August 2023.[18]

Personal life

Born in France, Lumombo Kalala is of Congolese descent.[19]

Career statistics
As of 5 November 2022.
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
2019–20[2] National League 323100000333
Total 63123100106713
Entente Feignies Aulnoye 2021–22[1] Championnat National 3 Group I 6010000070
Dartford 2021–22[1] National League South 21400005[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6]1265
Dulwich Hamlet 2022–23[1] National League South 3000000030
Career total 1431941109115721
  1. Two appearances in the Serie D Play-Off.
  2. One appearance in the EFL Trophy.
  3. One appearance in the FA Trophy.
  4. Two appearances in the FA Trophy.
  5. Two appearances in the London Senior Cup
  6. One appearance in the National League South Play-Offs

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. Thomas, Dave (14 May 2020). "Torquay United prepared for tribunal over Kalala 'compensation'". Torbay Weekly.
  14. "Joker stechen: FSV Zwickau dreht nach der Pause gegen Meuselwitz auf". TAG24.
  15. @dartfordfc (28 December 2021). "𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙓𝙄 Here's how we line-up for the final time in 2021. 👊💪#DartsFC #DartfordFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. "Dartford manager Alan Dowson is happy with summer signings so far at Princes Park". Kent Online. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  17. "In photos: Dulwich Hamlet defeated 0-2 by Sutton United in pre-season friendly, Tues 12th July 2022". Brixton Buzz. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  18. "Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala signs – Lewes Community Football Club". lewesfc.com.
  19. "Serie D, per il Savona c'è Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala - IVG.it". Il Vostro Giornale. 1 February 2017.
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