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Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu (born 26 December 1982) is a Congolese professional
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, formerly an under-21 international. He has played for
Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second d ...
,
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,
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,
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,
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, Gillingham,
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and had two spells at
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.


Career

Ndumbu-Nsungu started his career in France with Division 2 side
Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second d ...
. He made his professional debut on 15 September 2001, coming on as a late substitute for
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in the 1–1 draw away at
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. He went on to make a further six appearances during the 2001–02 season, all of them as a substitute, but spent the majority of the campaign in the reserve team. On 17 August 2012, Ndumbu-Nsungu was given his first start for Amiens and scored the winning goal in the 1–0 win against
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, before being replaced by
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later in the game. He was selected to start in the following two matches, but did not score and subsequently returned to the reserves for several months before returning to the senior side towards the end of the 2002–03 campaign. He made his thirteenth and final appearance for Amiens on 12 April 2003, playing the first 50 minutes of the 0–0 draw against
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before being substituted. In August 2003 he joined Sheffield Wednesday, initially on loan before signing permanently four months later for a fee of £50,000. In 35 league appearances, 11 as a substitute, he scored 10 goals, making him the club's top goalscorer in the 2003–04 season. This form attracted the attention of
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manager
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and it was reported in '' The Sun'' that he was ready to make a £1 million bid, but it never materialised. He won the club's player of the season award, but failed to find favour with the new manager
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and spent time on a short loan with Championship side
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before being released. After a spell at
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where he scored once against
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, he joined
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at the start of the 2005–06 season, where he scored 10 goals in 21 league appearances. He moved to
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in January 2006, where he made 11 appearances including seven as substitute. He was released at the end of the season and signed by Gillingham. He scored his first goal for Gillingham away to
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on 26 August 2006 in a game which ended 1–1. He struggled to hold down a place in the team during his first season at the club and was sent on loan to
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the next season. He made his debut on 10 August 2007 and scored an equaliser to secure a 1–1 draw against
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. He played 18 league games, scoring six league goals for Bradford but his loan was not extended when it expired at the end of 2007 partly because of financial reasons. He returned to Gillingham but was immediately placed on the transfer list, and on 29 January 2008 he moved on a free transfer for a second spell at
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. Injury delayed his debut back at Darlington, which came on 23 February 2008 against
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when he scored a sixth-minute penalty in a 2–1 victory. He played eight league games for Darlington, scoring three goals, and was a substitute in both legs of the play-off semi-finals against
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, but after Darlington's defeat on penalties to Rochdale, he was released by manager
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. On 11 November 2010, Ndumbu-Nsungu was reported as training with
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side Tamworth with a view to signing. He trained with Beaconsfield SYCOB in December 2010, though the signing failed to materialise due to problems with international clearance.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndumbu-Nsungu, Guylain 1982 births Living people Footballers from Kinshasa French men's footballers French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent French expatriate men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Ligue 2 players English Football League players Amiens SC players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in England Men's association football forwards Black French sportspeople