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Merveille Fundambu

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Merveille Fundambu
Personal information
Full name Merveille Fundambu
Date of birth (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 24)
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)
2020Radomiak 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

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Early career

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Fundambu began his career in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, playing for Iseka, Elonga and Etanchéité.

KTS Weszło

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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As of 25 June 2024[17]
Club Season League League National cup Other1 Total
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

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Weszło Warsaw

LKS Ślesin

References

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  1. ^ a b "Merveille Fundambu". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Match report Akademia Piłkarska Brychczy-KTS Weszło 0–5" (in Polish). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Puchar Polski 2019/2020, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN - Warszawa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Merveille Fundambu wypożyczony do Radomiaka" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Fortuna I liga: Warta 3-0 Radomiak" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ "1. liga, transfery. Oficjalnie: Merveille Fundambu piłkarzem Widzewa Łódź" (in Polish). Sport.tvp.pl. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Fortuna I liga: Radomiak 4-1 Widzew" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ^ "1. liga: Widzew Łódź – Stomil Olsztyn 2:0. Piękny gol Fundambu" (in Polish). Sport.tvp.pl. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Zawodnicy odchodzą z Widzewa". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
  12. ^ "Merveille Fundambu w Stomilu" (in Polish). Stomil Olsztyn. 6 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Sezon 2021/22". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
  14. ^ "Fortuna I liga: Stomil 1-2 Chrobry". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
  15. ^ "Gdzie się podział Merveille Fundambu? „Nie chce mieszkać w Polsce"". Gol24 (in Polish). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Merveille Fundambu wraca do gry. Znalazł nowy klub w Polsce [OFICJALNIE]". Transfery.info (in Polish). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. ^ Kariera (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 2021-06-15.
  18. ^ a b "Match reports of KTS Weszło Warsaw in the 2018–19 season". www.laczynaspilka.pl.
  19. ^ a b "Match reports of KTS Weszło Warsaw in the 2019–20 season". www.laczynaspilka.pl.
  20. ^ a b "Puchar Polski 2019/2020, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN - Warszawa/Strzelcy" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Zawodnik: Merveille Fundambu". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Zawodnik: Merveille Fundambu". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Klasa B 2018/2019, grupa: Warszawa III". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  24. ^ "V liga Red Box 2023/2024, grupa: wielkopolska II". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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