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Merveille Fundambu
Personal information
Full name Merveille Fundambu
Date of birth (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Iseka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Elonga
2017–2019 Etanchéité
2019–2020 KTS Weszło 17 (7)
2020 → Radomiak Radom (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2021 Widzew Łódź 14 (1)
2021–2022 Stomil Olsztyn 26 (3)
2023 Polonus Kazimierz Biskupi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023

Merveille Fundambu (born 13 November 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Fundambu began his career in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, playing for Iseka, Elonga and Etanchéité.

KTS Weszło[edit]

On 18 May 2019, he joined Polish Klasa B side KTS Weszło. On 19 May 2019, he made his debut in a 5–0 victory over AP Brychczy Warsaw, and scored his first goal for the club.[2] On 14 August 2019, he made his debut in the Masovian Polish Cup, in a match against Bednarska Warsaw with a goal scored (resulting in a 11–2 victory).[3]

Radomiak Radom[edit]

On 8 January 2020, he was loaned to I liga side Radomiak Radom.[4] On March 2, Fundambu made his I liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Leândro in a 3–0 defeat against Warta Poznań.[5] He played in 10 games, including the 2019–20 I liga promotion play-off against Warta Poznań (0–2). His loan expired in August 2020.

Widzew Łódź[edit]

On 21 August 2020, he joined I liga side Widzew Łódź on a free transfer.[6] He made his debut on 29 August 2020 in a I liga match against his former club Radomiak Radom, playing 69 minutes as Widzew lost 1–4.[7] On 19 September 2020, he scored his first I liga goal in a Widzew's 2–0 victory over Stomil Olsztyn.[8] On 25 November 2020, he made his Polish Cup debut, in a 1–0 home defeat to Legia Warsaw.[9] After regular performances in the autumn and winter of 2020, Fundambu unexpectedly dropped out of the squad and played only one match in 2021, the last 9 minutes of the 3–0 loss against Zagłębie Sosnowiec.[10] His contract expired after the 2020–21 season.[11]

Stomil Olsztyn[edit]

On 6 July 2021, it was announced that Fundambu had signed a one-year contract with Stomil Olsztyn.[12] In his debut on 1 August 2021, in a I liga match against Chrobry Głogów, he scored his first goal, but did not save the club from a 2–1 defeat.[13][14]

Temporary retirement and return to Poland[edit]

In the summer of 2022, he retired from professional football and moved to Belgium.[15] After spending several months abroad, he joined Polish V liga side Polonus Kazimierz Biskupi ahead of the 2022–23 spring round.[1][16]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 3 July 2022[17]
Club Season League League Polish Cup Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KTS Weszło 2018–19 Klasa B 4[18] 4[18] 0 0 0 0 4 4
2019–20 Klasa A 13[19] 3[19] 4[20] 4[20] 0 0 17 7
Total 17 7 4 4 0 0 21 11
Radomiak Radom (loan) 2019–20 I liga 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Widzew Łódź 2020–21 I liga 14 1 1 0 0 0 15 1
Stomil Olsztyn 2021–22 I liga 26 3 2 0 0 0 28 3
Career total 67 11 7 4 0 0 74 15

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Merveille Fundambu". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. ^ "Match report Akademia Piłkarska Brychczy-KTS Weszło 0–5" (in Polish). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Puchar Polski 2019/2020, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN - Warszawa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Merveille Fundambu wypożyczony do Radomiaka" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Fortuna I liga: Warta 3-0 Radomiak" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ "1. liga, transfery. Oficjalnie: Merveille Fundambu piłkarzem Widzewa Łódź" (in Polish). Sport.tvp.pl. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Fortuna I liga: Radomiak 4-1 Widzew" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ^ "1. liga: Widzew Łódź – Stomil Olsztyn 2:0. Piękny gol Fundambu" (in Polish). Sport.tvp.pl. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Fortuna Puchar Polski. Widzew przegrał z Legią. To nie był mecz, jak sprzed lat" (in Polish). Przegladsportowy.pl. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Zawodnicy odchodzą z Widzewa". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
  12. ^ "Merveille Fundambu w Stomilu" (in Polish). Stomil Olsztyn. July 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Sezon 2021/22". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
  14. ^ "Fortuna I liga: Stomil 1-2 Chrobry". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
  15. ^ "Gdzie się podział Merveille Fundambu? „Nie chce mieszkać w Polsce"". Gol24 (in Polish). 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  16. ^ "Merveille Fundambu wraca do gry. Znalazł nowy klub w Polsce [OFICJALNIE]". Transfery.info (in Polish). 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  17. ^ Kariera (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 2021-06-15.
  18. ^ a b "Match reports of KTS Weszło Warsaw in the 2018–19 season". www.laczynaspilka.pl.
  19. ^ a b "Match reports of KTS Weszło Warsaw in the 2019–20 season". www.laczynaspilka.pl.
  20. ^ a b "Puchar Polski 2019/2020, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN - Warszawa/Strzelcy" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

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