Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo

| fullname = Andréa M'Buyi-Mutombo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brussels, Belgium

| height =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = –2006

| youthyears2 = 2006–2007

| youthyears3 = 2007–2008

| youthclubs1 = Anderlecht

| youthclubs2 = FC Brussels

| youthclubs3 = Portsmouth

| years1 = 2008–2009

| years2 = 2008

| years3 = 2009–2011

| years4 = 2010–2011

| years5 = 2011–2012

| years6 = 2012–2013

| years7 = 2014–2015

| years8 = 2015

| years9 = 2015–2016

| years10 = 2017–2018

| years11 = 2018–2019

| years12 = 2019–????

| clubs1 = Portsmouth

| clubs2 = → Zulte Waregem (loan)

| clubs3 = Standard Liège

| clubs4 = → Sint-Truiden (loan)

| clubs5 = Cercle Brugge

| clubs6 = Rijeka

| clubs7 = Istra

| clubs8 = Fréjus Saint-Raphaël

| clubs9 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle

| clubs10 = RNK Split

| clubs11 = Partick Thistle

| clubs12 = Stade Lausanne Ouchy

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 3

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 1

| caps4 = 28

| goals4 = 1

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| caps7 = 5

| goals7 = 0

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 2

| caps9 = 19

| goals9 = 1

| caps10 =

| goals10 =

| caps11 = 9

| goals11 = 0

| caps12 =

| goals12 =

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U19

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011

| nationalteam2 = DR Congo

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo (born 7 June 1990 is a Congolese former footballer.

Career

Mbuyi-Mutombo began his career in the youth from Anderlecht, then in 2006 joined FC Brussels. After one year at Strombeek he was scouted and signed for Portsmouth. Mbuyi was sent on loan from Portsmouth to feeder club Zulte Waregem on 22 August 2008.{{cite web | url=http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=dmf22082008_126 | title=Zulte Waregem strikt Mbuyi-Mutombo | date=21 August 2008 }} He scored on his debut for Waregem, scoring in the 89th minute against Mechelen, just minutes after being substituted into the game.{{cite web|url=http://www.svzw.be/functions/list.asp?Lid%3D1%26pnav%3D%3B2%3B%26item%3D544 |title=SV Zulte Waregem |accessdate=31 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902210902/http://www.svzw.be/functions/list.asp?Lid=1&pnav=%3B2%3B&item=544 |archivedate=2 September 2008 }} He scored yet again in his next match against Tubize. After only six months, the Congolese midfielder returned to Portsmouth from Zulte Waregem, where he played 14 games and scored three goals.{{cite web | url=http://football.sudpresse.be/index.php?page=joueur&epreuve=1392&journee=AFP_0000001392_0000000018&tagtype=BE_D1&joueur=AFP_0000119162&equipe=AFP_0000000067 | title=Résultats et classements - Division 1A - Football - Sudinfo.be }} Mutombo was supposed to stay in Belgium on loan until June, but the Belgian club officials were not happy with his attitude.{{cite web | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4903534,00.html | title=Mutombo makes Pompey return }}

Following his release, he underwent trials at Dutch Eredivisie side NEC.{{Cite web |url=http://www.v-bal.nl/nieuws/45845/nec-heeft-drie-proefspelers-waaronder-mutombo.html |title=NEC heeft drie proefspelers waaronder Mutombo - V-Bal! |access-date=31 March 2009 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721065100/http://www.v-bal.nl/nieuws/45845/nec-heeft-drie-proefspelers-waaronder-mutombo.html |url-status=dead }} He was linked with moves to Genoa, Sporting CP and Sporting Braga. On 19 June 2009, the 18-year-old attacking midfielder joined Standard Liège on a two-year deal.{{Cite web |url=http://www.standard.be/fr/n_nouvelle.php?id=13127 |title=MUTOMBO |access-date=19 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622025559/http://www.standard.be/fr/n_nouvelle.php?id=13127 |archive-date=22 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}

On 11 December 2011, Mbuyi-Mutombo moved to Cercle Brugge on a one-year deal. After spells with Rijeka, Istra and Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, he signed a one-year deal with Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 30 July 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33727824 |title=Inverness CT boss John Hughes recruits Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=30 July 2015 |accessdate=30 July 2015}} He scored his first goal for Inverness in a 2–0 Scottish Cup win over Stirling Albion on 19 January 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35289280|title=Inverness CT 2–0 Stirling Albion|date=19 January 2016|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 March 2016}}

Mutombo returned to Scotland in August 2018 signing a one-year deal with Partick Thistle.{{cite web | url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/signing-news-andrea-mbuyi-mutombo-is-a-jag/ | title=SIGNING NEWS: Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo is a Jag }} Mutombo left Thistle in January 2019 having scored 3 goals in all competitions.{{cite web | url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/andrea-mbuyi-mutombo-leaves-the-club/ | title=Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo leaves the Club }}

International

He was a youth international for Belgium,{{cite web|url=http://www.footbel.be/en/nationale_elftallen/jeugd/jeugd__17/verslagen.html |title=Match reports |accessdate=15 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208153132/http://www.footbel.be/en/nationale_elftallen/jeugd/jeugd__17/verslagen.html |archivedate=8 February 2007 }} at under-19 level.

In 2011, he made his debut for the DR Congo national team.{{cite web | url=http://sportingafrica.blogspot.ca/2011/07/26-leopardos-para-amistoso-con-gambia.html | title=Fútbol Africano: 26 Leopardos para amistoso con Gambia | date=27 July 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/41941.html |title=Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=}}