Brice Wembangomo
Brice Wembangomo (born 18 December 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt. He is of Congolese descent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Sarpsborg FK | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Sarpsborg 08 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Kvik Halden (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2016 | → Fredrikstad (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jerv | 57 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Sandefjord | 59 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bodø/Glimt | 32 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023 | |||
Career
He joined Sarpsborg 08 from Sarpsborg FK while a youth player, and made his senior debut in September 2014 against Start. After this one game he was sent on loan to Kvik Halden FK in the entire 2015 season, and to Fredrikstad FK in the latter part of 2016. After this he moved permanently to FK Jerv in 2017 and Sandefjord Fotball in 2019. In June 2020 he played the season opener for Sandefjord, his first first-tier game in six years and his second overall.[1]
Bodø/Glimt
On 3 January 2022, Bodø/Glimt announced that they had signed Wembangomo on a three-year contract that would run until December 2024.[2] His official club debut came on 17 February as a starter at left-back in a 3–1 victory in the UEFA Europa Conference League over Celtic at Celtic Park.[3][4] He made his debut in the domestic league on the opening day of the season as a starter against Rosenborg in a 2–2 draw, providing an assist for Runar Espejord for Bodø's second goal.[5][6]
Personal life
He is a younger brother of Hugues Wembangomo.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 May 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kvik Halden (loan) | 2015 | Oddsen-Ligaen | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | 30 | 6 | |
| Total | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 6 | ||
| Fredrikstad (loan) | 2016 | OBOS-Ligaen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | ||
| Jerv | 2017 | OBOS-Ligaen | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 62 | 1 | ||
| Sandefjord | 2019 | OBOS-Ligaen | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 61 | 0 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2022 | Eliteserien | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 184 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 224 | 9 | ||
References
- Brice Wembangomo at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- "Ny back på plass: – Regner med å få temposjokk". Bodø/Glimt (in Norwegian). 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Celtic vs. Bodø / Glimt – 17 February 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- Forsyth, Paul (18 February 2022). "Celtic fail to heed the warning signs and taught harsh lesson". The Times. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Bodø / Glimt vs. Rosenborg – 3 April 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Ivers direkte: Slik så våre eksperter serieåpningen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Brice Wembangomo". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 11 January 2022.