Joel Ngebany Mumbongo was born on 9 January 1999 and is a Swedish professional footballer who played most recently as a striker for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers.
20 Facts About Joel Mumbongo
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Joel Mumbongo has a younger sister Charite who plays elite handball for Kungalv HK.
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Joel Mumbongo spent his early days in Biskopsgarden before the family moved to Nodinge-Nol when he was 10 years-old.
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Joel Mumbongo started playing youth football for Lundby IF, IF Warta and Nodinge SK.
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Joel Mumbongo was a gifted sprinter during his teenage years and was ranked as one of the best in his region.
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Joel Mumbongo scored a few goals despite not starting every match but the interest stalled.
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Joel Mumbongo subsequently had a short trial at Everton but Mumbongo's father decided that it would be best for his son to finish his studies and play for a top flight club in Sweden.
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Joel Mumbongo continued his development in the youth side earning international honours and attracted interest from English clubs again, going on trial with Stoke City and Southampton.
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Joel Mumbongo never made a first team appearance for Hacken despite making the bench twice in the Allsvenskan and training with the side.
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Joel Mumbongo decided to drop down two divisions in February 2018 so he could play regularly, when the opportunity arose to sign for Division 1 side Utsiktens BK.
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Joel Mumbongo had an impressive goal scoring record in his six months with side, scoring 7 goals in 15 matches.
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Joel Mumbongo was all set to sign a contract with all the paperwork completed when the English Football League placed Birmingham under a transfer embargo and the deal was blocked.
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Joel Mumbongo played a number of games in the under-19 Primavera side before sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a match in October 2018, which kept him out of action for four months.
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Joel Mumbongo never made an appearance for the first team as the side were promoted back to Serie A via the play-offs and he returned to Sweden for rehabilitation as a free agent at the end of his contract.
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Pepper contacted Joel Mumbongo's agent asking for his CV and clips of him in action.
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Joel Mumbongo joined the under-23 side for their pre-season trip to Poland and played in a number of games.
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On 1 July 2021, Joel Mumbongo joined League One side Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal.
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On 28 July 2022, Joel Mumbongo joined League Two club Tranmere Rovers on a one-year contract.
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Joel Mumbongo is a youth international for Sweden and has represented them at under-17 and under-19 level.
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Sweden qualified for the final tournament in Finland but Joel Mumbongo wasn't selected in the squad for the Championships.