Protais Mutambala

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Protais Mutambala

|fullname = Protais-Hamza Bumbu-Mutambala

|image =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1999|2|8}}

|birth_place = Nyarugusu, Tanzania

|height = 1.64m

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = 2009–2015

|youthclubs1 = AS Sud-Ouest Montréal

|youthyears2 = 2015–2018

| youthclubs2 = Montreal Impact

|years1 = 2018

|clubs1 = CS Longueuil

|caps1 = 6

|goals1 = 2

|years2 = 2019

|clubs2 = Ottawa Fury

|caps2 = 8

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2021

|clubs3 = FC Lanaudière

|caps3 = 10

|goals3 = 2

|years4 = 2022–

|clubs4 = CS Mont-Royal Outremont

|caps4 = 7

|goals4 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2015

|nationalteam1 = Canada U18

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|pcupdate = October 2, 2022

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Protais-Hamza Bumbu-Mutambala (born February 8, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for CS Mont-Royal Outremont.

Early life

Mutambala was born in a refugee camp in Nyarugusu, Tanzania, but grew up in Quebec City in Canada.{{Canada Soccer player|id=4563}} He began playing youth soccer at age 10 with AS Sud-Ouest Montréal. Afterwards, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy, after being scouted playing in the Jeux de la rue.{{cite web|url=https://www.thesuburban.com/sports/long-journey-for-soccer-star-bumba-mutambala/article_f1c530c0-a5ee-5f90-8b45-45f489bdc4a5.html|title=Long journey for soccer star Bumba-Mutambala|first=Mike|last=Hickey|work=The Suburban|date=October 26, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ledroit.com/2019/04/19/un-nouveau-joueur-quebecois-avec-le-fury-cbf1da77439e766aa408f3247d378af6|title=Un nouveau joueur québécois avec le Fury|date=April 18, 2019|trans-title=A new Quebec player with the Fury|language=fr|work=Le Droit|first=Sylvain|last=St-Laurent}}

Club career

In 2018, Mutambala played with Première Ligue de soccer du Québec side CS Longueuil.{{Cite web|url=http://soccerplacement.ca/nouvelles/le-fury-fc-signe-le-joueur-a-lessai-protais-mutambala/|title=Le Fury FC signe le joueur à l'essai Protais Mutambala|work=Soccer Placement|date=18 April 2019|trans-title=Fury FC sign trial player Protais Mutambala|language=fr}}

In April 2019, Mutambala joined USL Championship side Ottawa Fury FC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news_article/show/1013935-fury-fc-signs-trialist-protais-mutambala|title=Fury FC signs trialist Protais Mutambala|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424153136/https://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news_article/show/1013935-fury-fc-signs-trialist-protais-mutambala|archive-date=April 24, 2019|work=Ottawa Fury FC|date=April 20, 2019|url-status=dead}} After one seasons with the Fury, the club would cease operations for the 2020 season, making Mutambala a free agent.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/fury-suspends-operation-failed-sanctions-1.5352935|title=Fury owners blame 'politics' for decision to suspend operations|website=CBC|date=November 8, 2019|first=Darren|last=Major}}

In 2021, he played with FC Lanaudière in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.{{Cite web|url=https://justesoccer.com/quebec/plsq-masculine-le-celtix-arrache-les-trois-points-sur-la-pelouse-du-fc-lanaudiere/|title=PLSQ masculine : Le Celtix arrache les trois points sur la pelouse du FC Lanaudière|trans-title=Men's PLSQ: Celtix snatches the three points on the lawn of FC Lanaudière|date=July 18, 2021|work=Just eSoccer|language=fr}}

In 2022, he joined another PLSQ side CS Mont-Royal Outremont, where he got to compete in the 2022 Canadian Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://plsq.ca/actualites/le-cs-mro-commence-par-le-plus-dur-le-championnat-canadien|title=Le CS MRO commence par le plus dur : le Championnat canadien|trans-title=CS MRO begins with the hardest part: The Canadian Championship|date=May 11, 2022|language=fr|work=Première Ligue de soccer du Québec}}

International career

In 2015, he attended a youth camp with the Canadian U16 national team.{{Cite web|url=https://csmro.ca/pro-plsq/equipe/bumbu-mutambala-protais/|title=Bumbu Mutambala, Protais profile|work=CS Mont-Royal Outremont|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006010047/https://csmro.ca/pro-plsq/equipe/bumbu-mutambala-protais/|archive-date=October 6, 2022|url-status=live}}