Ndombe Mubele

Firmin Ndombe Mubele is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for the Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team. He plays as a winger, while also being capable of filling the role of a striker.

Ndombe Mubele

Mubele in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Firmin Ndombe Mubele
Date of birth	(1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Vita Club	123	(17)
2015–2017	Al Ahli	36	(16)
2017–2018	Rennes	34	(8)
2018	→ Toulouse (loan)	11	(1)
2018–2021	Toulouse	15	(1)
2018	Toulouse II	1	(0)
2019–2020	→ Astana (loan)	5	(1)
2022	1599 Șelimbăr	7	(3)
International career‡
2013	DR Congo U20
2013–	DR Congo	44	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:42, 22 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:08, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In March 2013, Mubele scored a hat-trick for Vita Club in the 2014 CAF Champions League game against Kaizer Chiefs F.C.^[2]

He joined Qatari club Al Ahli in July 2015.^[3]

He was transferred to Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais F.C. on 30 January 2017.^[4]

On 2 July 2019, FC Astana announced the signing of Mubele on a one-year loan deal from Toulouse.^[5]

International career

Mubele was called up for the under 20 age group 2013 Toulon Tournament.^[6]

Mubele made his international début for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2013. Mubele was involved in DR Congo's unsuccessful campaign to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, playing in games against Libya and Cameroon.^[7]

He was named in the 2014 African Nations Championship squad and played in four games.

International goals

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mubele goal.^[8]

List of international goals scored by Ndombe Mubele

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 August 2013	Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon	Cameroon	1–0	1–0	2014 African Nations Championship qualification
2	10 September 2014	Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi, DR Congo	Sierra Leone	1–0	2–0	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	14 June 2015	Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Madagascar	1–0	2–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4	12 November 2015	Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi	Burundi	2–2	3–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5				3–2
6	4 September 2016	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Central African Republic	2–0	4–1	2017 AfricaCup of Nations qualification
7	8 October 2016	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Libya	4–0	4–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	24 January 2017	Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil, Gabon	Togo	2–0	3–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
9	7 October 2017	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia	Libya	2–1	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

DR Congo

• Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2015^[9]

References

1. "DR Congo squad – CAF African Nations Championship squad" (PDF). CAF. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
2. "Kaizer Chiefs left stunned as Vita's Mubele hits hat-trick". BBC Sport. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
3. "Ahli rope in Congo striker Mubele". Doha Stadium Plus. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
4. "Firmin Mubele, nouvel attaquant Rouge et Noir !". STADE RENNAIS F.C. (in French). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
5. "Нападающий сборной ДР Конго подписал контракт с Астаной". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
6. "Les équipes 2013 – Congo RD Groupe A" (in French). festival-foot-esports.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
7. Ndombe Mubele – FIFA competition record (archived)
8. "Mubele, Ndombe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
9. "2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

External links

• Ndombe Mubele at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Ndombe Mubele at Soccerway