Kabamba Kalabatama

Kabamba Kalabatama
Personal information
Full name	Kabamba Tumba Kalabatama
Date of birth	27 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Lusaka, Zambia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Skeid
Number	9
Youth career
	Bjørnevatn
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2019	Bjørnevatn
2016–2019	Bjørnevatn 2
2020–2021	TPS
2022–2023	Moss
2022–2023	Moss 2
2023	→ Kvik Halden (loan)
2023	Ullensaker/Kisa
2024–	Skeid
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024

Kabamba Tumba Kalabatama (born 27 January 2002) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a forward for Skeid.^[2]

Career

Kalabatama was born in Lusaka, Zambia, to Congolese parents. At the age of 5 his family moved to Norway. He made his senior debut for Bjørnevatn at the age of 12 on 25 June 2014. This resulted in him being banned from senior football until he reached 15, because he was too young.^[3] In February 2020, he signed for Finnish Veikkausliiga side TPS.^[4] He returned to Norway in January 2022, signing a two-year contract with Moss.^[3]

On 3 August 2023, Ullensaker/Kisa announced the signing of Kalabatama.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2022^[6]^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bjørnevatn	2014	Norwegian Third Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017	Norwegian Fourth Division	11	5	1^[a]	1	—		12	6
	2018	Norwegian Third Division	20	5	0	0	—		20	5
	2019	Norwegian Fourth Division	8	5	2^[a]	3	—		10	8
	Total		40	15	3	4	0	0	43	19
Bjørnevatn 2	2016	Norwegian Fifth Division	1	1	—		—		1	1
	2017		6	8	—		—		6	8
	2018		4	4	—		—		4	4
	2019		3	8	—		—		3	8
	Total		14	21	0	0	0	0	14	21
TPS	2020	Veikkausliiga	0	0	2^[b]	0	0	0	2	0
	2021	Ykkönen	3	0	3^[b]	0	—		6	0
	Total		3	0	5	0	0	0	8	0
Moss	2022	Norwegian Second Division	18	7	3^[c]	0	—		21	6
	2023	Norwegian First Division	1	0	1^[c]	1	—		2	1
	Total		19	7	4	1	0	0	23	8
Moss 2	2022	Norwegian Fourth Division	5	8	–		—		5	8
	2023	Norwegian Fourth Division	5	5	–		—		5	5
	Total		10	13	0	0	0	0	10	13
Kvik Halden	2023	Norwegian Second Division	7	4	0	0	—		7	4
Ullensaker/Kisa	2023	Norwegian Second Division	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Career total			95	60	12	5	0	0	107	65

Notes

^ ^a ^b Appearances in Norwegian Cup qualifying
^ ^a ^b Appearances in the Finnish Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearances in the Norwegian Cup

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kabamba Kalabatama at WorldFootball.net
^ Kabamba Kalabatama at Soccerway
^ ^a ^b Kjøniksen, Helge (26 January 2022). "Familien flyktet fra krigen i Kongo – nå vil «Bamba» bygge karrieren i Moss". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (20 February 2020). "Fra nivå fem i Norge til proffeventyr i utlandet: – Starten på noe stort". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Bamba signerer for Ull/Kisa Fotball". ullkisafotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ Kabamba Kalabatama at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ Kabamba Kalabatama at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

[NCQ-8] Appearances in Norwegian Cup qualifying

[FC-9] Appearances in the Finnish Cup

[NC-10] Appearances in the Norwegian Cup

[wf-1] Kabamba Kalabatama at WorldFootball.net

[soccerway-2] Kabamba Kalabatama at Soccerway

[Moss-3] Kjøniksen, Helge (26 January 2022). "Familien flyktet fra krigen i Kongo – nå vil «Bamba» bygge karrieren i Moss". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[4] Stormoen, Stein-Erik (20 February 2020). "Fra nivå fem i Norge til proffeventyr i utlandet: – Starten på noe stort". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[5] "Bamba signerer for Ull/Kisa Fotball". ullkisafotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[6] Kabamba Kalabatama at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[7] Kabamba Kalabatama at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

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