Firmin Ndombe Mubele is a Congolese professional

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who plays for the

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. He plays as a winger, while also being capable of filling the role of a

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Club career

In March 2013, Mubele scored a hat-trick for Vita Club in the

2014 CAF Champions League The 2014 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 50th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 18th edi ...

game against

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He joined Qatari club Al Ahli in July 2015. He was transferred to Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais F.C. on 30 January 2017. On 2 July 2019,

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announced the signing of Mubele on a one-year loan deal from

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International career

Mubele was called up for the under 20 age group

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. Mubele made his international début for the

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in 2013. Mubele was involved in DR Congo's unsuccessful campaign to qualify for the

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, playing in games against Libya and Cameroon. He was named in the

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squad and played in four games.

International goals

:''Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mubele goal''.

Honors

DR Congo *

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bronze:

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