Hugues Wembangomo (born 10 May 1992) is a Norwegian former

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who played as a

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. He has previously played for

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...

and Aalesund, as well as represented Norway at youth international level.

Club career

Wembangomo was born in

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, and moved to

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in Norway with his family when he was nine years old. During his youth he played for Tveter IL and

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before he moved to the then second tier team

in late 2008. In 2010, Sarpsborg was promoted to Tippeligaen and on 17 April 2011 he made his debut in Norway's top league when he replaced Berat Jusufi after 70 minutes in the match against

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. In total he played 19 matches for Sarpsborg in Tippeligaen in

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. Sarpsborg was relegated after the 2011-season, and on 24 February 2012 Wembangomo transferred to Aalesund. In his new club he got a slow start, as he got an injury two days before he signed for Aalesund. When he again was fit from his injury, Aalesund had re-signed the player Wembangomo was supposed to replace on the right back,

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. Two and a half-month after he signed for Aalesund, he made his debut for the first-team against Skarbøvik in the Second Round of the 2012 Norwegian Cup. While Jääger was the first-choice on the right back, Wembangomo played at the left back while

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was injured. In the winter of 2014 he sustained an achilles injury, and was let go. After half a year without a club, he was signed by Bærum SK in July 2015. Leaving Bærum after half a season, at the end of the season, he eventually went back to

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and IL Hødd. In 2018, he played for

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, eventually captaining the side.

International career

Wembangomo has been capped for Norway several times at youth international level. While he is eligible to play for both Norway and DR Congo, he stated in an interview with '' Sunnmørsposten'' in June 2012 that he would choose Norway if he gets the opportunity.

Personal life

He is a brother of Brice Wembangomo.

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wembangomo, Hugues 1992 births Living people Footballers from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Norway Sportspeople from Sarpsborg Footballers from Viken (county) Norwegian footballers Sarpsborg 08 FF players Aalesunds FK players Eliteserien players Bærum SK players Brattvåg IL players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian First Division players IL Hødd players Men's association football defenders