Felix Khonde Mambimbi (born 18 January 2001) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for Dutch club

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on loan from Young Boys.

Club career

Mambimbi made his

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debut for Young Boys on 17 February 2019 in a game against

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, as a 90th-minute substitute for

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. Mambimbi has represented Young Boys in the

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playing teams such as

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and

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. On 31 August 2022, Mambimbi joined

in the Netherlands on a season-long loan.

International career

Born in Switzerland, Mambimbi is of Congelese descent. He is a youth international for Switzerland and has played for the Swiss U16, U17, U19 and U21 teams. Most recently, Mambimbi played for the Swiss team during qualification for the UEFA Under 21's European Championship.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Young Boys *

: 2018–19, 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20

References

External links

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SFV Profile
2001 births People from Fribourg Sportspeople from the canton of Fribourg Swiss people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Living people Swiss men's footballers Association football forwards Switzerland youth international footballers Switzerland under-21 international footballers BSC Young Boys players SC Cambuur players Swiss 1. Liga (football) players Swiss Super League players Eredivisie players Swiss expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands {{Switzerland-footy-forward-stub