Gabriel Mutombo

Gabriel Mutombo
	Mutombo in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Mutombo Kupa
Date of birth	19 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Villeurbanne, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2002–2012	Lyon
2012–2013	Saint-Priest
2013–2016	Angers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2016	Angers B
2016–2018	Angers
2016–2017	→ CA Bastia (loan)
2017–2018	→ Orléans (loan)
2018–2020	Orléans
2020–2022	Troyes Rosières Omni Sport
2022	→ Vilafranquense (loan)
2023–2024	Botoșani
2024	Chania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024

Gabriel Mutombo Kupa (born 19 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

After ten years in the academy of Olympique Lyonnais, Mutombo was let go and joined the youth teams of Angers SCO.^[1] He signed his first professional contract in the summer of 106, before joining CA Bastia on loan for the 2016–17 season, and then joining US Orléans on loan on 28 June 2017 for the 2017–18 season.^[2]^[3] He made his professional debut for Orléans in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to US Quevilly-Rouen on 17 November 2017.^[4]

Orléans converted Mutombo's loan into a three-year contract in June 2018.^[5]

In August 2020, Mutombo moved to Troyes AC, signing a two-year deal.^[6]

On 25 January 2022, he joined Vilafranquense in Portugal on loan.^[7]

International career

Born in France, Mutombo is of Congolese descent, and was called up to the DR Congo national under-20 football team for a friendly against the France U20s, but did not make an appearance because he was mourning the death of his brother.^[8]

Honours

Troyes

Ligue 2: 2020–21

References

^ "Gabriel Mutombo". SOFOOT.com.
^ "Officiel : Gabriel Mutombo (Angers) arrive en prêt - US Orléans Loiret Football (45)". www.usofoot.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ "Gabriel Mutombo, celui qu'on n'attendait pas à l'Estac" (in French). L'Est éclair. 7 August 2018.
^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 15ème journée - Quevilly Rouen Métropole / US Orléans". www.lfp.fr.
^ "Gabriel Mutombo transféré à Orléans" (in French). L'Équipe. 20 June 2018.
^ "Transferts : Gabriel Mutombo (Orléans) signe à Troyes (Ligue 2)" (in French). L'Équipe. 7 August 2020.
^ "Gabriel Mutombo é reforço da #UDVilafranquense!" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Vilafranquense. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Football-amical : la RDC U20 face à la France à Toulouse - adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". adiac-congo.com.

External links

Gabriel Mutombo – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Gabriel Mutombo at Soccerway
Sofoot Profile

[1] "Gabriel Mutombo". SOFOOT.com.

[2] "Officiel : Gabriel Mutombo (Angers) arrive en prêt - US Orléans Loiret Football (45)". www.usofoot.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[3] "Gabriel Mutombo, celui qu'on n'attendait pas à l'Estac" (in French). L'Est éclair. 7 August 2018.

[4] "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 15ème journée - Quevilly Rouen Métropole / US Orléans". www.lfp.fr.

[5] "Gabriel Mutombo transféré à Orléans" (in French). L'Équipe. 20 June 2018.

[6] "Transferts : Gabriel Mutombo (Orléans) signe à Troyes (Ligue 2)" (in French). L'Équipe. 7 August 2020.

[7] "Gabriel Mutombo é reforço da #UDVilafranquense!" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Vilafranquense. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[8] "Football-amical : la RDC U20 face à la France à Toulouse - adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". adiac-congo.com.

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