Christoffer Mafoumbi

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.

Christoffer Mafoumbi

Personal information
Full name	Christoffer Henri Mafoumbi[1]
Date of birth	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30)
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)
*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

Mafoumbi warming up for Blackpool before a friendly at Barrow on 20 July 2019

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

Mafoumbi 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

Club

As of match played 3 September 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
2. ESPN FC Profile
3. Christoffer Mafoumbi at Soccerway
4. "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.
5. "SM Caen – RC Lens". Ligue 1. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
6. "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.
7. "ФК Верея привлече националния вратар на Република Конго" (in Bulgarian). fcvereya.bg. 25 November 2015.
8. "Mafoumbi Pens Blackpool Contract". blackpoolfc.co.uk. 20 July 2017.
9. "Christoffer Mafoumbi: Congo goalkeeper joins Morecambe on loan from Blackpool". bbc.co.uk/sport. 15 January 2020.
10. "Club Confirms Retained List" - Blackpool F.C., 11 June 2020
11. "Welcome Chris Mafoumbi" - AFC Crewe, 11 October 2022
12. "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
13. "Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Congo". BBC Sport.
14. Christoffer Mafoumbi at National-Football-Teams.com
15. "Games played by Christoffer Mafoumbi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
16. "Games played by Christoffer Mafoumbi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
17. "Games played by Christoffer Mafoumbi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

• Lens official profile (in French)
• Christoffer Mafoumbi at National-Football-Teams.com