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
| 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.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090402204833/http://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t103&player=nsilu_m&playerId=nsi385627&statType=current MLS player profile]
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Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Kinshasa
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Swiss Challenge League players
Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
Category:Yverdon-Sport FC players
Category:Grand-Lancy FC players
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen
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