Protais Mutambala

Protais-Hamza Bumbu-Mutambala (born February 8, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for CS Mont-Royal Outremont.

Protais Mutambala
Personal information
Full name Protais-Hamza Bumbu-Mutambala
Date of birth (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999
Place of birth Nyarugusu, Tanzania
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2015 AS Sud-Ouest Montréal
2015–2018 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 CS Longueuil 6 (2)
2019 Ottawa Fury 8 (0)
2021 FC Lanaudière 10 (2)
2022– CS Mont-Royal Outremont 7 (0)
International career
2015 Canada U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2, 2022

Early life

Mutambala was born in a refugee camp in Nyarugusu, Tanzania, but grew up in Quebec City in Canada.[1] He began playing youth soccer at age 10 with AS Sud-Ouest Montréal.[1] Afterwards, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy, after being scouted playing in the Jeux de la rue.[2][3]

Club career

In 2018, Mutambala played with Première Ligue de soccer du Québec side CS Longueuil.[4]

In April 2019, Mutambala joined USL Championship side Ottawa Fury FC.[5] After one seasons with the Fury, the club would cease operations for the 2020 season, making Mutambala a free agent.[6]

In 2021, he played with FC Lanaudière in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[7]

In 2022, he joined another PLSQ side CS Mont-Royal Outremont, where he got to compete in the 2022 Canadian Championship.[8]

International career

In 2015, he attended a youth camp with the Canadian U16 national team.[1][9]

References
  1. Protais Mutambala at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. Hickey, Mike (October 26, 2016). "Long journey for soccer star Bumba-Mutambala". The Suburban.
  3. St-Laurent, Sylvain (April 18, 2019). "Un nouveau joueur québécois avec le Fury" [A new Quebec player with the Fury]. Le Droit (in French).
  4. "Le Fury FC signe le joueur à l'essai Protais Mutambala" [Fury FC sign trial player Protais Mutambala]. Soccer Placement (in French). April 18, 2019.
  5. "Fury FC signs trialist Protais Mutambala". Ottawa Fury FC. April 20, 2019. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019.
  6. Major, Darren (November 8, 2019). "Fury owners blame 'politics' for decision to suspend operations". CBC.
  7. "PLSQ masculine : Le Celtix arrache les trois points sur la pelouse du FC Lanaudière" [Men's PLSQ: Celtix snatches the three points on the lawn of FC Lanaudière]. Just eSoccer (in French). July 18, 2021.
  8. "Le CS MRO commence par le plus dur : le Championnat canadien" [CS MRO begins with the hardest part: The Canadian Championship]. Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (in French). May 11, 2022.
  9. "Bumbu Mutambala, Protais profile". CS Mont-Royal Outremont. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022.
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