Christopher Tangeni Mbamba was born on 30 April 1992 and is a Swedish former professional footballer who plays as a winger.
20 Facts About Chris Mbamba
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Chris Mbamba came through the youth team at IFK Goteborg and was an unused substitute in the 2010 Svenska Supercupen final.
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Chris Mbamba moved on to Qviding FIF the following year, where he spent two seasons.
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Chris Mbamba moved to Norway in 2014 and spent the next three years with Medkila IL, Alta IF and Hamarkameratene.
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Chris Mbamba signed with Oskarshamns AIK in April 2018 before moving on to IK Oddevold in January 2019.
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Chris Mbamba dropped a division to join Assyriska BK in January 2020.
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Chris Mbamba was regularly part of the first-team squad and was an unused substitute in the 2010 Svenska Supercupen defeat to AIK at Rasunda Stadium, though did not make an appearance in a competitive match.
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Chris Mbamba signed with Norwegian First Division side Alta IF in August 2014.
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Chris Mbamba damaged his cruciate ligaments in July 2015, and only returned to full fitness midway through the 2016 campaign.
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Chris Mbamba signed with EFL League One club Port Vale in July 2016.
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Chris Mbamba returned to Sweden and on 5 April 2018 signed with Division 1 club Oskarshamns AIK.
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Oskarshamns finished second in the Sodra table in the 2018 season and qualified to the promotion play-offs, but failed to reach the Superettan after losing out to Varbergs BoIS on away goals; Chris Mbamba was a late substitute in both legs.
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Chris Mbamba switched to divisional rivals Oskarshamns AIK in the off-season.
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On 28 January 2020, Chris Mbamba signed with Division 2 side Assyriska BK.
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The club announced in June 2020 that Chris Mbamba had left the club.
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Chris Mbamba was born in Zimbabwe to a Namibian father and a Kenyan mother.
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Chris Mbamba moved to Sweden at a young age and represented the Sweden under-17s.
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In February 2019, Chris Mbamba declared his intention to represent Kenya.
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Chris Mbamba was granted a Kenyan passport the following month.
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Chris Mbamba is versatile player who can play as a winger with tremendous pace and as a box-to-box centre midfielder.