1. Britt Curtis Assombalonga was born on 6 December 1992 and is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Amedspor and DR Congo national football team.
24 Facts About Britt Assombalonga
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Britt Assombalonga has played in the Football League for Watford, Southend United, Peterborough United, Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough.
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Britt Assombalonga grew up in Swiss Cottage, in the London borough of Camden, and attended Whitefield School.
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Britt Assombalonga is the son of Fedor Assombalonga, a former Zaire international footballer.
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Britt Assombalonga's brother, Christian, is a footballer who plays in the English non-League football system at Bourne Town Football Club.
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Britt Assombalonga appeared regularly for Watford's reserve team, and was rewarded for his performances with a one-year professional contract at the end of the season.
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Britt Assombalonga was an unused substitute for the senior squad's last two games against Preston North End and Queens Park Rangers.
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In November 2011, Britt Assombalonga joined Wealdstone alongside youth teammate Connor Smith to gain more playing experience.
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Britt Assombalonga had his loan spell extended for another month on 4 January 2012.
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Just days after his return to Watford, Britt Assombalonga was loaned to Braintree Town on a one-month deal.
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Britt Assombalonga scored four more goals in four games for Braintree after serving his one-match suspension, and was recalled by Watford to join their senior squad.
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Britt Assombalonga's appearance made him the 50th player to go through Watford's academy and represent the first-team.
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Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony hailed the deal, saying he was "delighted", and that Britt Assombalonga had been Peterborough's main transfer target.
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Britt Assombalonga scored his first goals for Forest twelve days after signing, netting a brace against Bolton Wanderers at the Macron Stadium.
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Britt Assombalonga then scored a goal each in their next two games, against Bournemouth and Reading respectively.
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Britt Assombalonga scored in his first East Midlands Derby, opening the scoring against Derby County at the City Ground.
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Britt Assombalonga eventually made his return from injury on 19 April 2016 as an 84th-minute substitute for Robert Tesche in a draw against Blackburn Rovers.
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Britt Assombalonga ended the Championship season as Forest's top goalscorer, having scored 14 goals from 20 starts and 12 substitute appearances.
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On 3 July 2021, Britt Assombalonga signed a three-year deal with the newly-promoted Super Lig side Adana Demirspor.
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On 29 January 2023, Britt Assombalonga signed for Championship club Watford on a six-month contract.
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Britt Assombalonga was eligible to represent both England and the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally.
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On 4 November 2016, the Nottingham Post reported that Britt Assombalonga had accepted a call-up to the DR Congo national side for their away game against Guinea on 13 November.
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Britt Assombalonga was forced to pull out of the squad prior to the game as he was not cleared to play in time.
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That December, Britt Assombalonga rejected the chance to represent DR Congo at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, stating that he wanted to focus on playing games for Nottingham Forest after an injury-hit season.