John Tshibumbu

John Tshibumbu

Personal information
Full name	John Lungeny Tshibumbu
Date of birth	(1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2002–2007	Pari Mutuel Urbain Camerounais
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Cannes	50	(11)
2010–2012	Charleroi	4	(0)
2011	→ Tubize (loan)	11	(3)
2011–2012	→ Tubize (loan)	29	(8)
2013–2017	Gazélec Ajaccio	102	(20)
2017–2018	Tours	30	(3)
2018	Tours II	1	(0)
Total		227	(45)
International career
2015	DR Congo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Lungeny Tshibumbu (born 6 January 1989) is a Congolese^[1] former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made one appearance for the DR Congo national team.^[1]

Career

Tshibumbu began his career in Cameroon for Pari Mutuel Urbain Camerounais Buea and signed in January 2008 for AS Cannes.^[2] On 16 June 2010, Royal Charleroi signed the forward from Cannes.^[3]

On 16 May 2015, he scored twice in a 3–2 win for Gazélec Ajaccio against Niort, earning the Corsican club's first promotion to Ligue 1.^[4]

Personal life

The Kinshasa-born Tshibumbu is of Congolese and Gabonese descent.^[5]

References

1. "John Tshibumbu" (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
2. Info Joeur - John Tshibumbu Lungeny
3. "John Tshibumbu quitte Cannes pour Charleroi" [John Tshibumbu leaves Cannes for Charleroi]. Espoirs Du Football (in French). 17 June 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
4. "Gazelec Ajaccio win historic Ligue 1 promotion". Yahoo!. Agence France-Presse. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
5. Charleroi trekt twee aanvallers aan

External links

• John Tshibumbu at Soccerway
• John Tshibumbu at National-Football-Teams.com