Gabriel N'Galula Mbuyi (born 1 June 1982), sometimes referred to as Junior, is a former

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Career

Junior began his career at

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where he showed promise in his 28 games, but a long injury saw him lose his place to

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and

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. In the 2004–05 season, he was loaned to

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, where he played 15 times as Mons suffered relegation to the Second Division at the end of the season. He was loaned again to

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in England for the 2005–06 season where former Anderlect manager

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had been appointed manager. He played 24 matches for Stoke and left at the end of the season along with Boskamp. Boskamp was made

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manager and he signed Junior on a permanent deal with as part of the

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transfer to Anderlecht in the 2006–07 season. He played one match for Standard, in a

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qualification match. He spent the 2007–08 season, with K.S.V. Roeselare before deciding to retire from professional football and pursue a different career. In 2013, he began working at

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as a sporting director.

Personal life

His brother

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is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:N'galula, Gabriel 1982 births Belgian men's footballers Footballers from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Belgium Men's association football midfielders K.S.V. Roeselare players Living people Standard Liège players R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players Belgian Pro League players