| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan-Axel Kimbaloula | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tourcoing, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Acren Lessines | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS Blénod | |||
| Lille | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Lille B | 26 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Nõmme Kalju | 67 | (16) |
| 2017 | Sportul Snagov | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Foresta Suceava | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Kallithea | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Acren Lessines | ||
| 2019 | KSV Oudenaarde | ||
| 2020 | Grande-Synthe | ||
| 2020– | Acren Lessines | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Congo | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 4 May 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2017-12-12 | |||
Allan-Axel Kimbaloula (born 1 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club KSV Oudenaarde. Born in France, he has represented the Congo national team.
Club career
Kimbaloula joined Lille OSC when he was nine, but left the team in summer 2012 without making a first team appearance. In January 2013 he signed a two-year contract with defending Estonian club Nõmme Kalju,[1] having rejected a contract offer from English Premier League side Norwich City.[2]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kimbaloula joined Belgian Second Amateur Division side KSV Oudenaarde.[3] In January 2020, he moved back to France and joined Régional 1 club Olympique Grande-Synthe.[4] In the summer 2020, Kimbaloula returned to Acren Lessines.[5]
International career
Born in France to Cameroonian mother and Congolese father, Kimbaloula was eligible to play for any of these three countries, choosing the latter.[6] He acquired French nationality on 20 December 2001, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[7]
On 17 February 2014, he made his international debut for the Congo national team in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Namibia.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 September 2015[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nõmme Kalju | 2013 | Meistriliiga | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 6 |
| 2014 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 27 | 8 | |||
| Total | 67 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 18 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: September 2013[10]
References
- ↑ "Manchester City huviorbiidis olnud talent sõlmis lepingu Nõmme Kaljuga" (in Estonian). Postimees.ee. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Kalju uus ründetäht lükkas tagasi pakkumise Inglismaa kõrgliigast" (in Estonian). Postimees.ee. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ Transfers 2e AMA, buitenspelgrootgent.weebly.com, 10 July 2019
- ↑ N3 : UN ATTAQUANT SIGNE À L’OLYMPIQUE GRANDE SYNTHE, actufoot.com, 28 January 2020
- ↑ FOOTBALL| Allan Kimbaloula de retour à la Real, lavenir.net, 25 July 2020
- ↑ "Kimbaloula convoqué par le Congo" (in French). FranceFootball.fr. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "JORF n° 0296 du 21 décembre 2001 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "Kimbaloula debüüdist: mänguelamus oli fantastiline" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "A.Kimbaloula". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad olid Kimbaloula ja Prins" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
External links
- Allan Kimbaloula at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Allan Kimbaloula at Soccerway