Christoffer Henri Mafoumbi (born 3 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Floriana.[3] Born in France, he represents the Republic of Congo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christoffer Henri Mafoumbi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Roubaix, France | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Floriana | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Armentières | |||
| 2005–2010 | Lille | ||
| 2010–2011 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Lens B | 28 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Le Pontet | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Vereya | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Free State Stars | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Blackpool | 18 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Morecambe (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Mosta | 23 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Differdange | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | Noah | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Floriana | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Congo | 36 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:53, 3 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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Born in Roubaix, Mafoumbi joined Lille OSC's youth setup in 2005, aged 11. In 2010, he moved to RC Lens,[4] being later assigned to the reserves in Championnat de France amateur the following year.
Mafoumbi made his senior debut on 26 May 2012, starting in a goalless home draw against AC Amiens. On 12 April 2013, he appeared with the main squad in a goalless away draw against SM Caen for the Ligue 2 championship, but remained as an unused substitute.[5]
On 23 July 2014, Mafoumbi joined US Le Pontet, also in CFA.[6]
On 25 November 2015, Mafoumbi signed a contract with Bulgarian side Vereya.[7]
On 20 July 2017, Mafoumbi signed a two-year contract with English League One side Blackpool.[8]
He joined League Two club Morecambe on loan for the second half of the 2019–20 season on 15 January 2020.[9]
Mafoumbi was released by Blackpool in June 2020.[10]
After spending some time in Malta with Mosta, Mafoumbi joined Luxembourg-based side Differdange for the 2022-23 season. In October 2022, he pledged himself on a part-time basis for the newly-formed English Lower League side AFC Crewe.[11]
International career
editMafoumbi made his international debut for Congo on 12 October 2012, playing the entire second half in a 0–3 friendly loss against Egypt. On 8 January 2015, he was included in Claude Le Roy's 23-man squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[12] Mafoumbi made his debut in the competition on 17 January, starting in a 1–1 draw against Equatorial Guinea.[13]
Mafoumbi started the first two games of Congo's appearance at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 3 September 2019
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lens B | 2011–12 | CFA | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Le Pontet | 2014–15 | CFA | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Vereya Stara Zagora | 2015–16 | Bulgarian B Group | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Free State Stars | 2016–17 | South African Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Blackpool | 2017–18[15] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[16] | League One | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Blackpool total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |||
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ ESPN FC Profile
- ^ Christoffer Mafoumbi at Soccerway
- ^ "Entraînement du mardi" [Tuesday training] (in French). Lens' official website. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "SM Caen – RC Lens". Ligue 1. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Mafoumbi rejoint le Pontet et sera titulaire" [Mafoumbi joins Le Pontet and will be the starter] (in French). ADIA Congo. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "ФК Верея привлече националния вратар на Република Конго" (in Bulgarian). fcvereya.bg. 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Mafoumbi Pens Blackpool Contract". blackpoolfc.co.uk. 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Christoffer Mafoumbi: Congo goalkeeper joins Morecambe on loan from Blackpool". bbc.co.uk/sport. 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Club Confirms Retained List" - Blackpool F.C., 11 June 2020
- ^ "Welcome Chris Mafoumbi" - AFC Crewe, 11 October 2022
- ^ "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Congo". BBC Sport.
- ^ Christoffer Mafoumbi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Games played by Christoffer Mafoumbi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Christoffer Mafoumbi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Christoffer Mafoumbi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
edit- Lens official profile (in French)
- Christoffer Mafoumbi at National-Football-Teams.com