Nicke Kabamba (born 1 February 1993) is an English

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who plays as a striker for

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side

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Club career

Early career

Kabamba was a sprinter when young, but opted to play football instead. He joined

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in 2011 after scoring 13 goals for Hayes & Yeading United's under-18 team. He impressed enough with the reserve squad to grant a debut on 22 November in a Southern League Cup 3–1 defeat at Northwood. Kabamba left Uxbridge in October 2013 and signed for

A.F.C. Hayes Brook House Football Club is a football club based in Hayes, Greater London, England. Founded in 1974, they are currently members of the and play at Farm Park. History Brook House Football Club was formed as a Sunday league club in 1974 by ...

. After a goalscoring debut against North Greenford United, he only scored one further goal for the club, in a 2–1 away loss against

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, before leaving in November. He subsequently moved to

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before the window break, and started to score in a regular basis. On 30 September 2014 Kabamba scored five goals in a game including a

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in the opening 10 minutes as Burnham beat Bideford 5–1 in the Southern League. On 5 December 2014, he was loaned to Hemel Hempstead Town until the end of the season.

Hampton & Richmond Borough

In August 2015, Kabamba signed for Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan, later making the move permanent in January 2016. He became the club's top scorer in the 2015–16 season with 18 goals, as it achieved promotion to

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Portsmouth

On 18 January 2017, Kabamba signed an 18-month contract with

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club

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with the option of a 12-month extension. He made his debut for the club on 18 March, replacing

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in a 3–0 away defeat to

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. On 31 August 2017, Kabamba signed for Colchester United until January 2018, becoming the fifth player to enter Colchester on deadline day. He made his Colchester debut on 9 September in their 3–1 win against Crawley Town. After failing to score in ten appearances for Colchester, he returned to his parent club on 14 December. On 5 January 2018, Kabamba joined

side Aldershot Town on loan for the remainder of the campaign. On 9 May, Portsmouth announced that his contract, which would expire on 30 June, would not be renewed.

Havant and Waterlooville

On 14 June 2018, Kabamba signed for

newcomers Havant and Waterlooville and has made 32 appearances and scored 6 goals across all competitions.

Hartlepool United

On 18 January 2019, in a return to full-time professional football, Kabamba signed on loan for fellow national league side

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, scoring 5 goals in his first 4 starts. He finished his loan spell with 7 goals in 17

appearances, including a goal in a 3–2 win over

Salford City F.C. Salford City Football Club is a professional football club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded as Salford Central in 1940, and p ...

on the final game of the season which ended their opponents' title run. Kabamba signed a permanent deal on 13 May 2019.

Kilmarnock

Kabamba signed for

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club

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

on a one-and-a-half year contract on 17 January 2020. He scored on his debut, coming off the bench in a 6–0 win against Queen's Park in the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Northampton Town of

on a two-year deal. On 21 January 2022, Kabamba joined

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on loan for the remainder of the campaign. Kabamba had his contract terminated in June 2022.

Barnet

On 21 June 2022, the same day in which he had his Northampton Town contract terminated, Kabamba joined National League club

International career

On 22 September 2020, Kabamba was called-up by the

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Career statistics

References

External links

Portsmouth FC profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabamba, Nicke 1993 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Brent Association football forwards English footballers Uxbridge F.C. players A.F.C. Hayes players Burnham F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players English Football League players Hartlepool United F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Woking F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Black British sportspeople English sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent