Merveille Fundambu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Merveille Fundambu | ||
Date of birth | 13 November 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | LKS Ślesin | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Iseka | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Elonga | ||
2017–2019 | Etanchéité | ||
2019–2020 | KTS Weszło | 17 | (7) |
2020 | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Widzew Łódź | 14 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Stomil Olsztyn | 26 | (3) |
2023 | Polonus Kazimierz Biskupi | 6 | (2) |
2024– | LKS Ślesin | 10 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024 |
Merveille Fundambu (born 13 November 1999) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish IV liga Greater Poland club LKS Ślesin.[1]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Fundambu began his career in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, playing for Iseka, Elonga and Etanchéité.
KTS Weszło
[edit]On 18 May 2019, he joined Polish Klasa B side KTS Weszło. On 19 May 2019, he made his debut in a 5–0 victory over AP Brychczy Warsaw, and scored his first goal for the club.[2] On 14 August 2019, he made his debut in the Masovian Polish Cup, in a match against Bednarska Warsaw with a goal scored (resulting in a 11–2 victory).[3]
Radomiak Radom
[edit]On 8 January 2020, he was loaned to I liga side Radomiak Radom.[4] On March 2, Fundambu made his I liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Leândro in a 3–0 defeat against Warta Poznań.[5] He played in 10 games, including the 2019–20 I liga promotion play-off against Warta Poznań (0–2). His loan expired in August 2020.
Widzew Łódź
[edit]On 21 August 2020, he joined I liga side Widzew Łódź on a free transfer.[6] He made his debut on 29 August 2020 in a I liga match against his former club Radomiak Radom, playing 69 minutes as Widzew lost 1–4.[7] On 19 September 2020, he scored his first I liga goal in a Widzew's 2–0 victory over Stomil Olsztyn.[8] On 25 November 2020, he made his Polish Cup debut, in a 1–0 home defeat to Legia Warsaw.[9] After regular performances in the autumn and winter of 2020, Fundambu unexpectedly dropped out of the squad and played only one match in 2021, the last 9 minutes of the 3–0 loss against Zagłębie Sosnowiec.[10] His contract expired after the 2020–21 season.[11]
Stomil Olsztyn
[edit]On 6 July 2021, it was announced that Fundambu had signed a one-year contract with Stomil Olsztyn.[12] In his debut on 1 August 2021, in a I liga match against Chrobry Głogów, he scored his first goal, but did not save the club from a 2–1 defeat.[13][14]
Temporary retirement and return to Poland
[edit]In the summer of 2022, he retired from professional football and moved to Belgium.[15] After spending several months abroad, he joined Polish V liga side Polonus Kazimierz Biskupi ahead of the 2022–23 spring round.[1][16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 25 June 2024[17]
Club | Season | League | League | National cup | Other1 | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
KTS Weszło | 2018–19 | Klasa B | 4[18] | 4[18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2019–20 | Klasa A | 13[19] | 3[19] | 4[20] | 4[20] | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |
Total | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | ||
Radomiak Radom (loan) | 2019–20 | I liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Widzew Łódź | 2020–21 | I liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Stomil Olsztyn | 2021–22 | I liga | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
Polonus Kamieniec Polski | 2022–23[21] | V liga | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
LKS Ślesin | 2023–24[22] | V liga | 10 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||
Career total | 83 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 21 |
Honours
[edit]Weszło Warsaw
- Klasa B Warsaw III: 2018–19[23]
LKS Ślesin
- V liga Greater Poland II: 2023–24[24]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Merveille Fundambu". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Match report Akademia Piłkarska Brychczy-KTS Weszło 0–5" (in Polish). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2019/2020, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN - Warszawa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Merveille Fundambu wypożyczony do Radomiaka" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Fortuna I liga: Warta 3-0 Radomiak" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "1. liga, transfery. Oficjalnie: Merveille Fundambu piłkarzem Widzewa Łódź" (in Polish). Sport.tvp.pl. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Fortuna I liga: Radomiak 4-1 Widzew" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "1. liga: Widzew Łódź – Stomil Olsztyn 2:0. Piękny gol Fundambu" (in Polish). Sport.tvp.pl. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Fortuna Puchar Polski. Widzew przegrał z Legią. To nie był mecz, jak sprzed lat" (in Polish). Przegladsportowy.pl. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Zawodnicy odchodzą z Widzewa". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Merveille Fundambu w Stomilu" (in Polish). Stomil Olsztyn. 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Sezon 2021/22". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Fortuna I liga: Stomil 1-2 Chrobry". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Gdzie się podział Merveille Fundambu? „Nie chce mieszkać w Polsce"". Gol24 (in Polish). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Merveille Fundambu wraca do gry. Znalazł nowy klub w Polsce [OFICJALNIE]". Transfery.info (in Polish). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Kariera (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 2021-06-15.
- ^ a b "Match reports of KTS Weszło Warsaw in the 2018–19 season". www.laczynaspilka.pl.
- ^ a b "Match reports of KTS Weszło Warsaw in the 2019–20 season". www.laczynaspilka.pl.
- ^ a b "Puchar Polski 2019/2020, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN - Warszawa/Strzelcy" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Merveille Fundambu". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Merveille Fundambu". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Klasa B 2018/2019, grupa: Warszawa III". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "V liga Red Box 2023/2024, grupa: wielkopolska II". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Merveille Fundambu at WorldFootball.net
- Merveille Fundambu at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Footballers from Kinshasa
- I liga players
- KTS Weszło players
- Radomiak Radom players
- Widzew Łódź players
- Stomil Olsztyn S.A. players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Poland