Merveille Fundambu

Merveille Fundambu

Personal information
Full name	Merveille Fundambu
Date of birth	(1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Iseka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Elonga
2017–2019	Etanchéité
2019–2020	KTS Weszło	17	(7)
2020	→ Radomiak Radom (loan)	10	(0)
2020–2021	Widzew Łódź	14	(1)
2021–2022	Stomil Olsztyn	26	(3)
2023	Polonus Kazimierz Biskupi	6	(2)
2024	LKS Ślesin	10	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024

Merveille Fundambu (born 13 November 1999) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

Early career

Fundambu began his career in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, playing for Iseka, Elonga and Etanchéité.

KTS Weszło

On 18 May 2019, he joined Polish Klasa B side KTS Weszło. On 19 May 2019, he made his debut in a 5–0 victory over AP Brychczy Warsaw, and scored his first goal for the club.[2] On 14 August 2019, he made his debut in the Masovian Polish Cup, in a match against Bednarska Warsaw with a goal scored (resulting in a 11–2 victory).[3]

Radomiak Radom

On 8 January 2020, he was loaned to I liga side Radomiak Radom.[4] On 2 March Fundambu made his I liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Leândro in a 3–0 defeat against Warta Poznań.[5] He played in 10 games, including the 2019–20 I liga promotion play-off against Warta Poznań (0–2). His loan expired in August 2020.

Widzew Łódź

On 21 August 2020, he joined I liga side Widzew Łódź on a free transfer.[6] He made his debut on 29 August 2020 in a I liga match against his former club Radomiak Radom, playing 69 minutes as Widzew lost 1–4.[7] On 19 September 2020, he scored his first I liga goal in a Widzew's 2–0 victory over Stomil Olsztyn.[8] On 25 November 2020, he made his Polish Cup debut, in a 1–0 home defeat to Legia Warsaw.[9] After regular performances in the autumn and winter of 2020, Fundambu unexpectedly dropped out of the squad and played only one match in 2021, the last 9 minutes of the 3–0 loss against Zagłębie Sosnowiec.[10] His contract expired after the 2020–21 season.[11]

Stomil Olsztyn

On 6 July 2021, it was announced that Fundambu had signed a one-year contract with Stomil Olsztyn.[12] In his debut on 1 August 2021, in a I liga match against Chrobry Głogów, he scored his first goal, but did not save the club from a 2–1 defeat.[13][14]

Temporary retirement and return to Poland

In the summer of 2022, he retired from professional football and moved to Belgium.[15] After spending several months abroad, he joined Polish V liga side Polonus Kazimierz Biskupi ahead of the 2022–23 spring round.[1][16]

Career statistics

As of 25 June 2024[17]

Club	Season	League			Polish Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KTS Weszło	2018–19[18]	Klasa B	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4
	2019–20[19]	Klasa A	13	3	4[20]	4[20]	0	0	17	7
	Total		17	7	4	4	0	0	21	11
Radomiak Radom (loan)	2019–20	I liga	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Widzew Łódź	2020–21	I liga	14	1	1	0	0	0	15	1
Stomil Olsztyn	2021–22	I liga	26	3	2	0	0	0	28	3
Polonus Kamieniec Polski	2022–23[21]	V liga	6	2	—		—		6	2
LKS Ślesin	2023–24[22]	V liga	10	4	—		—		10	4
Career total			83	17	7	4	0	0	90	21

Honours

Weszło Warsaw

• Klasa B Warsaw III: 2018–19[23]

LKS Ślesin

• V liga Greater Poland II: 2023–24[24]

References

1. "Merveille Fundambu". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
2. "Match report Akademia Piłkarska Brychczy-KTS Weszło 0–5" (in Polish). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
3. "Puchar Polski 2019/2020, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN - Warszawa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
4. "Merveille Fundambu wypożyczony do Radomiaka" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
5. "Fortuna I liga: Warta 3-0 Radomiak" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
6. "1. liga, transfery. Oficjalnie: Merveille Fundambu piłkarzem Widzewa Łódź" (in Polish). Sport.tvp.pl. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
7. "Fortuna I liga: Radomiak 4-1 Widzew" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
8. "1. liga: Widzew Łódź – Stomil Olsztyn 2:0. Piękny gol Fundambu" (in Polish). Sport.tvp.pl. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
9. "Fortuna Puchar Polski. Widzew przegrał z Legią. To nie był mecz, jak sprzed lat" (in Polish). Przegladsportowy.pl. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
10. "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
11. "Zawodnicy odchodzą z Widzewa". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
12. "Merveille Fundambu w Stomilu" (in Polish). Stomil Olsztyn. 6 July 2021.
13. "Sezon 2021/22". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
14. "Fortuna I liga: Stomil 1-2 Chrobry". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
15. "Gdzie się podział Merveille Fundambu? „Nie chce mieszkać w Polsce"". Gol24 (in Polish). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
16. "Merveille Fundambu wraca do gry. Znalazł nowy klub w Polsce [OFICJALNIE]". Transfery.info (in Polish). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
17. Kariera (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 2021-06-15.
18. "Match reports of KTS Weszło Warsaw in the 2018–19 season". www.laczynaspilka.pl.
19. "Match reports of KTS Weszło Warsaw in the 2019–20 season". www.laczynaspilka.pl.
20. "Puchar Polski 2019/2020, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN - Warszawa/Strzelcy" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
21. "Zawodnik: Merveille Fundambu". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
22. "Zawodnik: Merveille Fundambu". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
23. "Klasa B 2018/2019, grupa: Warszawa III". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
24. "V liga Red Box 2023/2024, grupa: wielkopolska II". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.

External links

• Merveille Fundambu at WorldFootball.net
• Merveille Fundambu at 90minut.pl (in Polish)