Allan Kimbaloula

Allan-Axel Kimbaloula (born 1 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club KSV Oudenaarde. Born in France, he has represented the Congo national team.

Club career Kimbaloula joined Lille OSC when he was nine, but left the team in summer 2012 without making a first team appearance. In January 2013 he signed a two-year contract with defending Estonian club Nõmme Kalju, having rejected a contract offer from English Premier League side Norwich City.

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kimbaloula joined Belgian Second Amateur Division side KSV Oudenaarde. In January 2020, he moved back to France and joined Régional 1 club Olympique Grande-Synthe. In the summer 2020, Kimbaloula returned to Acren Lessines.

International career Born in France to Cameroonian mother and Congolese father, Kimbaloula was eligible to play for any of these three countries, choosing the latter. He acquired French nationality on 20 December 2001, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.

On 17 February 2014, he made his international debut for the Congo national team in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Namibia.

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Honours Individual Meistriliiga Player of the Month: September 2013