 Kumbela with Rot Weiss Ahlen in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1984-04-20)20 April 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa,Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Rodalben | |||
| –2000 | TuS DJK Pirmasens | ||
| 2000–2002 | FK Pirmasens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | FK Pirmasens | 7 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 43 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 53 | (17) |
| 2008 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 14 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | SC Paderborn | 30 | (8) |
| 2009 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 146 | (62) |
| 2014–2015 | Karabükspor | 23 | (3) |
| 2015 | Greuther Fürth | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 66 | (17) |
| Total | 394 | (118) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Domi Kumbela (born 20 April 1984), also known by his nicknameDominick,[1] is a Congolese former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.[2]
Kumbela began his senior career at1. FC Kaiserslautern's reserve side. After the club cancelled his contract in 2005 forcannabis use,[3] Kumbela joinedRegionalliga Nord sideFC Rot-Weiß Erfurt. He was fired by Erfurt in 2007, when he was charged with battery after a night club brawl, an incident for which he was later sentenced toprobation and a 16,000 Euro fine.[4] Kumbela went on to play forEintracht Braunschweig andSC Paderborn 07. After being released from Paderborn on 7 July 2009,[5] he signed a contract withRot Weiss Ahlen two days later. After six months in Ahlen he returned to Eintracht Braunschweig on 8 January 2010.[6]
During his second stint in Braunschweig, Kumbela became a prolific goal scorer for the club and contributed significantly to his team's promotions from the3. Liga to the2. Bundesliga in 2011, and from the 2. Bundesliga to the Bundesliga in 2013. On 3 July 2014, Kumbela joined the TurkishSüper Lig sideKarabükspor.[7]
Kumbela returned to Germany for the season 2015–16 season, where he joined 2. Bundesliga sideSpVgg Greuther Fürth. After six months in Fürth, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[8] Kumbela then rejoined his old club Eintracht Braunschweig.[9]
In December 2012 Kumbela was included in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo's preliminary squad for the2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa,[10] but declined the invitation to concentrate on club football.[11]
Kumbela and his family came toPforzheim,West Germany in the mid-1980s, as refugees fromZaire.[12] In 2013, he took part in theanti-racism campaignElf gegen Rassismus forShow Racism the Red Card Deutschland.[13]
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