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Kabongo Tshimanga (born 22 July 1997)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Chesterfield. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tshimanga has previously represented the England C team.

Kabongo Tshimanga

Personal information
Full name	Kabongo Tshimanga[1]
Date of birth	(1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth	Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Chesterfield
Number	9
Youth career
2005–2014	Milton Keynes Dons
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Milton Keynes Dons	6	(0)
2015	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	2	(0)
2015	→ Chelmsford City (loan)	4	(0)
2015	→ Corby Town (loan)	10	(5)
2015–2016	→ Nuneaton Town (loan)	5	(1)
2016	→ Chesham United (loan)	7	(0)
2016	→ Þróttur (loan)	6	(0)
2017	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2018	Boston United	34	(8)
2018–2019	Oxford City	42	(24)
2019–2021	Boreham Wood	79	(38)
2021–	Chesterfield	37	(28)
National team‡
2019	England C	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:01, 28 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:25, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Milton Keynes Dons

Tshimanga joined Milton Keynes Dons at U10 level.[4] After scoring 27 youth team goals, Tshimanga was rewarded with a squad number early in the 2014–15 season despite only recently turning 18.[5] He made his first team debut on 8 November, coming on as a late substitute for Benik Afobe in a 4–3 FA Cup first round victory over Port Vale at Vale Park.[6] Tshimanga signed his first professional contract with the club on 3 January 2015.[4] On 30 January 2015, Tshimanga joined Aldershot Town of the Conference on loan having scored 42 goals in 25 games for MK Dons U18 team.[7]

Tshimanga spent the entire 2015–16 season on loan to several non-League clubs, including brief spells with Corby Town, Nuneaton Town and Chesham United. On 18 August 2015 he scored an eight-minute hat-trick for Corby Town against Hednesford Town.[8] Following the conclusion of the season, Tshimanga briefly joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Throttur Reykjavik on a short-term loan deal until July 2016.

Tshimanga found more first team opportunities with the Dons during the first half of the 2016–17 season following the club's relegation, and made his first team debut as an 87th-minute substitute on 20 August 2016 away to Rochdale.[9] However, after spending the second half of the season on loan to Yeovil Town, Tshimanga was released from the club in June 2017.[10]

Boston United

Following his release, Tshimanga joined National League North side Boston United on 1 July 2017, signing a one-year deal before going on to make 34 league appearances and scoring 8 goals.[11]

Oxford City

Following the expiry of his contract, Tshimanga opted to join National League South side Oxford City in June 2018.[12] On 10 November 2018, Tshimanga scored a hat-trick in an FA Cup first round 3–3 draw away to Tranmere Rovers.[13] Tshimanga ended his first season as top scorer with 29 goals in all competitions,[14] and was also the recipient of the club's Supporters' and Players' Player of the Year awards.[15] He was later named in the 2018–19 National League South Team of the Year.[16]

Boreham Wood

On 1 July 2019, Tshimanga signed for National League club Boreham Wood on a two-year deal.[17] In his first season he helped the club to a play-off finish, scoring 19 goals in 37 appearances in the process.^{[citation needed]}

Chesterfield

On 10 August 2021, despite rumoured interest from Football League sides, Tshimanga joined National League side Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[18] After scoring nine goals in his first six weeks of the season, he was awarded the league's Player of the Month award for August/September 2021.[19] Tshimanga finished the campaign with 25 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions, and was named in the league's Team of the Year for the third consecutive season.[20]

International career

Tshimanga is eligible to play for both England and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In April 2019, he was called up to the England C squad for a friendly fixture, on 9 April 2019, against a Bedfordshire FA XI to mark the association's 125th anniversary.[21]

Style of play

Speaking in November 2014, then Milton Keynes Dons manager Karl Robinson described Tshimanga as "quick, powerful, he wants to run at people and he's a constant threat."[22]

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Milton Keynes Dons	2014–15[23]	League One	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015–16[24]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17[25]	League One	6	0	1	0	2	1	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	12	1
	Total		6	0	2	0	2	1	3	0	13	1
Aldershot Town (loan)	2014–15[23][14]	Conference Premier	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Chelmsford City (loan)	2014–15[14]	Conference South	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Corby Town (loan)	2015–16[14][26]	National League North	10	5	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	13	5
Nuneaton Town (loan)	2015–16[14][26]	National League North	5	1	—		—		2[lower-alpha 3]	1	7	2
Chesham United (loan)	2015–16[26]	SL Premier Division	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Þróttur (loan)	2016[14]	Úrvalsdeild	6	0	1	1	—		—		7	1
Yeovil Town (loan)	2016–17[25]	League Two	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Boston United	2017–18[14]	National League North	34	8	3	3	—		1[lower-alpha 4]	1	38	12
Oxford City	2018–19[14][26]	National League South	42	24	6	7	—		6[lower-alpha 5]	6	54	37
Boreham Wood	2019–20[27][14]	National League	37	19	1	0	—		3[lower-alpha 6]	0	41	19
	2020–21[28][14]	National League	42	19	4	3	—		1[lower-alpha 4]	0	47	22
	Total		79	38	5	3	—		4	0	88	41
Chesterfield	2021–22[29][14]	National League	27	24	4	1	—		0	0	31	25
	2022–23[30][14]	National League	10	4	0	0	—		0	0	10	4
	Total		37	28	4	1	—		0	0	41	29
Career total			232	104	23	15	2	1	17	8	274	128

Honours

Individual

• Oxford City Players' Player of the Year: 2018–19[15]
• Oxford City Player of the Year: 2018–19[15]
• National League South Team of the Year: 2018–19[16]
• National League Team of the Year: 2019–20,^{[citation needed]} 2020–21,[31] 2021–22[20]
• National League Player of the Month: August/September 2021[19]
• Chesterfield Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22[32]
• Chesterfield Player of the Year: 2021–22[32]

References

External links

• Kabongo Tshimanga at Soccerbase

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