Brice Wembangomo (born 18 December 1996) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a left-back for

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club Bodø/Glimt. He is of Congolese descent.

Career

He joined

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from Sarpsborg FK while a youth player, and made his senior debut in September 2014 against

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. After this one game he was sent on loan to Kvik Halden FK in the entire 2015 season, and to

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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.

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. 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

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at Celtic Park. 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. Having never represented a youth national team, Wembangomo received his first international callup for

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in June 2023.

Personal life

He is a younger brother of

Hugues Wembangomo Hugues Wembangomo (born 10 May 1992) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a right back. He has previously played for Sarpsborg 08 and Aalesund, as well as represented Norway at youth international level. Club career Wembangomo was bor ...

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References

1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Sarpsborg Footballers from Viken (county) Norwegian footballers Sarpsborg FK players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Kvik Halden FK players Fredrikstad FK players FK Jerv players Sandefjord Fotball players FK Bodø/Glimt players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Men's association football defenders Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Norway {{Norway-footy-defender-stub