Ange N'Silu

{{Short description|Congolese footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ange N'Silu

| image =

| full_name = Mawete Ange N'Silu

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|2|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kinshasa, Zaire

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2001–2004

| youthclubs1 = Le Havre

| years1 = 2004–2007

| clubs1 = Le Havre

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008

| clubs2 = Le Mont

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 25

| years3 = 2009

| clubs3 = D.C. United

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2010–2015

| clubs4 = Le Mont

| caps4 = 95

| goals4 = 62

| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = Yverdon-Sport

| caps5 = 20

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2016

| clubs6 = FC Azzurri 90 LS

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2016–2017

| clubs7 = FC Vevey-Sports 05

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2017

| clubs8 = FC Meyrin

| caps8 = 20

| goals8 = 6

| years9 = 2017–2019

| clubs9 = Lancy FC

| caps9 = 43

| goals9 = 20

| years10 = 2019–2022

| clubs10 = CS Chênois

| caps10 = 29

| goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2022–2023

| clubs11 = FC Grand-Saconnex

| caps11 =

| goals11 =

}}

Ange N'Silu (born 17 February 1986) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward.{{Worldfootball.net|ange-nsilu}}

Career

=Europe=

N'Silu was born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but was raised in Paris, France. He signed with Le Havre of the French Ligue 1 at the age of 15, and spent time with the club's academy and reserve squad, but did not play with the first team.

In 2008, N'Silu signed with Lausanne-based Swiss side FC Le Mont of the 1.Liga, and played in 31 games, scoring 25 goals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2009/02/26/1127742/dc-united-add-striker-mawete-ange-nsilu|title=D.C. United Add Striker Mawete Ange N'Silu | Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}}

=North America=

N'Silu signed for D.C. United on 24 February 2009, after impressing United's general manager, Dave Kasper, during a pre-season trial.http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090224&content_id=219661&vkey=pr_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He made his United debut against Houston Dynamo on 4 April 2009.{{cite web|url=http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match%3D04042009_HOUDC |title=Major League Soccer: Match Tracker: Main |accessdate=5 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408013612/http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=04042009_HOUDC |archivedate=8 April 2009 }} N'Silu was released by D.C. United in January 2010.

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