Christoffer Henri Mafoumbi (born 3 March 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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. Born in France, Mafoumbi plays for the

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Club career

Born in

Roubaix Roubaix ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century ...

, Mafoumbi joined

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played its ...

's youth setup in 2005, aged 11. In 2010, he moved to RC Lens, being later assigned to the reserves in

Championnat de France amateur The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...

the following year. Mafoumbi made his senior debut on 26 May 2012, starting in a goalless home draw against

AC Amiens Athlétic Club Amiens is a French association football club founded in 1977. They are based in Amiens, Picardie, located in northern France, north of Paris. They are currently playing in the Championnat National 3 the fifth tier of the French f ...

. On 12 April 2013, he appeared with the main squad in a goalless away draw against SM Caen for the

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championship, but remained as an unused substitute. On 23 July 2014, Mafoumbi joined

US Le Pontet US Pontet Grand Avignon 84 (previously Union Sportive Le Pontet Football) is a football club based in Le Pontet, Vaucluse, France. They play at the Stade de Montbord Stade (), officially the Hanseatic City of Stade (german: Hansestadt Stade, ...

, also in CFA. On 25 November 2015, Mafoumbi signed a contract with Bulgarian side Vereya. On 20 July 2017, Mafoumbi signed a two-year contract with English League One side

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. He joined League Two club

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on loan for the second half of the 2019–20 season on 15 January 2020. Mafoumbi was released by Blackpool in June 2020. After spending some time in Malta with Mosta, Mafoumbi joined Luxembourg-based side Differdange for the 2022-23 season. In October 2022, he pledged himself on a part-time basis for the newly-formed English Lower League side AFC Crewe.

International career

Mafoumbi made his international debut for

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on 12 October 2012, playing the entire second half in a 0–3

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loss against

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

. On 8 January 2015, he was included in

Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy (born 6 February 1948) is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams. He was most recently the manager of the Togo national team. Ma ...

's 23-man squad for the

2015 Africa Cup of Nations The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa. It was orga ...

. Mafoumbi made his debut in the competition on 17 January, starting in a 1–1 draw against

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

. Mafoumbi started the first two games of Congo's appearance at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.Christoffer Mafoumbi at National-Football-Teams.com
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Career statistics

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References

External links

Lens official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mafoumbi, Christoffer 1994 births Living people Footballers from Roubaix Republic of the Congo men's footballers Republic of the Congo men's international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football goalkeepers US Le Pontet Grand Avignon 84 players FC Vereya players Blackpool F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players French expatriate men's footballers Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria French expatriate sportspeople in England Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in England Black French sportspeople