Grâce Mfwamba
Grâce Mfwamba Balongo (born 17 September 1998), known as Grâce Mfwamba, is a DR Congolese footballer, who plays as a forward for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Trabzonspor and the DR Congo women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grâce Mfwamba Balongo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2019 | DCMP/Bikira | ||
| 2020 | CSF Bikira | ||
| 2020–2021 | Malabo Kings | ||
| 2022 | ALG Spor | 14 | (4) |
| 2022– | Trabzonspor | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | DR Congo | 3+ | (4+) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 Deceöber 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 February 2020.[2] | |||
Club career
Mfwamba has played for DCMP/Bikira and CSF Bikira in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for Malabo Kings in Equatorial Guinea and for ALG Spor in Turkey.[1] She enjoyed the 2021-22 Turkish Women's Super League champion title of her team.[3] In the |2022–23 Turkish Women's Super League season, she transferred to Trabzonspor.[4]
International career
Mfwamba capped for the DR Congo at senior level during the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (first round).[5] In the |2022–23 Turkish Women's Super League season, she transferred to Trabzonspor.[4]
International goals
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 April 2019 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Tanzania | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (first round) | [5] |
| 2 | 9 April 2019 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 24 February 2020 | Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial Guinea |  Chad | 4–2 | 2020 UNNIFAC Women's Cup | [2] | |
| 4 | 2–0 |
Honours
- Turkish Women's Super League
- ALG Spor
- Winners (1): 2021-22
References
- "Sport-Eliminatoires Football Dames JO Tokyo 2020 : Tanzanie vs RDC, Marcelo Kadiamba publie une liste de 20 joueuse". nzadinews.net (in French). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- Liko, Theo (26 February 2020). "Foot- Féminin/Uniffac:les Léopards de la Rdc en finale après leur belle victoire face au Tchad". Editeur (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- "Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon ALG Spor". TRT Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Oyuncular - Futbolcular: Mfwamba Balongo Grace" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- "JO 2020 - Qualifications AFRIQUE : le NIGERIA out, le GHANA aussi" [2020 Olympics - AFRICA Qualifications: NIGERIA out, GHANA too]. FootOFéminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2021.