Ridge Mobulu -son of Ogamyanu Mobulu (born 29 June 1991) is a

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-born Congolese footballer.

Career

Youth

Mobulu grew up in Lausanne.

Professional

Mobulu made his professional debut with Lausanne-Sport on 9 December 2007, in a game against Winterthur in Switzerland's second division Challenge League. He made 20 appearances for Lausanne in the 2009–10, scoring five goals, and spent six month on loan with Bulle of Switzerland's third-tier 1. Liga between January and June 2010. Mobulu moved to Canada in the summer of 2010 to join the Vancouver Whitecaps, initially as a member of the team's PDL affiliate Vancouver Whitecaps Residency. He made his full Whitecaps debut on July 28, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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during a 1–0 away win over Montreal Impact, and scored his first Whitecaps goal during a 2–2 home draw versus

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on August 29. YB vs

On 4 January 2019, Mobulu re-joined Yverdon-Sport FC.Fargues et Mobulu sont yverdonnois !
yverdonsport.ch, 4 January 2019

International

Mobulu played with the Swiss national U-15 team in 2005, but has since declared his intention to play for the Democratic Republic of the Congo should the opportunity arise. Though born and raised in Switzerland, Mobulu is a citizen of DR Congo through his parents, Ngia Jose Nzobo and Florent Kashama Mobulu.

References

External links

Vancouver Whitecaps bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mobulu, Ridge 1991 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Lausanne-Sport players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players FC Stade Nyonnais players Yverdon-Sport FC players FC Luzern players Swiss Challenge League players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Swiss 1. Liga (football) players Swiss Super League players Swiss Promotion League players 2. Liga Interregional players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Canada