Kabamba Kalabatama
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kabamba Tumba Kalabatama[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheriff Tiraspol | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bjørnevatn | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Bjørnevatn | 40 | (15) |
| 2016–2019 | Bjørnevatn 2 | 14 | (21) |
| 2020–2021 | TPS | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Moss | 19 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Moss 2 | 10 | (13) |
| 2023 | → Kvik Halden (loan) | 7 | (4) |
| 2023 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 13 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | Skeid | 22 | (5) |
| 2025–2026 | Milsami Orhei | 33 | (8) |
| 2026– | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2026 | |||
Kabamba Tumba Kalabatama (born 27 January 2002) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Moldovan Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol.[2]
Career
[edit]Kalabatama was born in Lusaka, Zambia, to Congolese parents. At the age of 5 his family moved to Norway. He made his senior debut for Bjørnevatn at the age of 12 on 25 June 2014. This resulted in him being banned from senior football until he reached 15, because he was too young.[3] In February 2020, he signed for Finnish Veikkausliiga side TPS.[4] He returned to Norway in January 2022, signing a two-year contract with Moss.[3]
On 3 August 2023, Ullensaker/Kisa announced the signing of Kalabatama.[5]
On 8 August 2026, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Kalabatama from Milsami Orhei.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bjørnevatn | 2014 | Norwegian Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Norwegian Fourth Division | 11 | 5 | 1[a] | 1 | — | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | Norwegian Third Division | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | Norwegian Fourth Division | 8 | 5 | 2[a] | 3 | — | 10 | 8 | ||
| Total | 40 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19 | ||
| Bjørnevatn 2 | 2016 | Norwegian Fifth Division | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 2019 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | ||
| TPS | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Moss | 2022 | Norwegian Second Division | 18 | 7 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 6 | |
| 2023 | Norwegian First Division | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | ||
| Moss 2 | 2022 | Norwegian Fourth Division | 5 | 8 | – | — | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | – | — | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | ||
| Kvik Halden | 2023 | Norwegian Second Division | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 4 | |
| Ullensaker/Kisa | 2023 | Norwegian Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 95 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 65 | ||
- Notes
- 1 2 Appearances in Norwegian Cup qualifying
- 1 2 Appearances in the Finnish Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in the Norwegian Cup
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Kabamba Kalabatama at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Kabamba Kalabatama at Soccerway
- 1 2 Kjøniksen, Helge (26 January 2022). "Familien flyktet fra krigen i Kongo – nå vil "Bamba" bygge karrieren i Moss". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (20 February 2020). "Fra nivå fem i Norge til proffeventyr i utlandet: – Starten på noe stort". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Bamba signerer for Ull/Kisa Fotball". ullkisafotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "Welcome, Kabamba". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Kabamba Kalabatama at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ Kabamba Kalabatama at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Norwegian First Division players
- Norwegian Second Division players
- Norwegian Third Division players
- Norwegian Fourth Division players
- Ykkönen players
- Moldovan Super Liga players
- Bjørnevatn IL players
- Turun Palloseura footballers
- Moss FK players
- Kvik Halden FK players
- Ullensaker/Kisa IL players
- Skeid Fotball players
- FC Milsami Orhei players
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen