Archange Nkumu Explained

Birth Date:5 November 1993
Birth Place:Tottenham, England
Position:Defender, midfielder
Youthyears1:2003–2012
Youthclubs1:Chelsea
Years1:2012–2013
Clubs1:Chelsea
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2012
Clubs2:Yeovil Town (loan)
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2012–2013
Clubs3:Colchester United (loan)
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2013
Clubs4:Concord Rangers
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2015–2019
Clubs5:KA
Caps5:69
Goals5:4
Years6:2019
Clubs6:Haringey Borough
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2019
Caps7:14
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:87
Totalgoals:4
Club-Update:08:16, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Archange Nkumu (born 5 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder.

Career

Chelsea

Archange joined the Chelsea Academy at the age of 10 and has been used in both midfield and defensive positions while progressing through the ranks at the club. He has travelled and been a part of various overseas tournaments with the academy, including the 2010 Dallas Cup.

In the 2010-11 Archange started being picked for reserve team matches, and scored his first goal away at Manchester United in April 2011. Another high point for Nkumu was that he started in the second leg of the 2011-12 FA Youth Cup final, which Chelsea went on and won.[1] He was released by Chelsea in May 2013.

Loan spells

On 23 August 2012, Nkumu joined League One side Yeovil Town on a one-month loan spell.[2] Nkumu made his professional debut on 18 September 2012 in a 4–1 loss against Leyton Orient as a late substitute.[3]

On 23 October 2012, Nkumu signed on loan for Colchester United until 14 January 2013, but returned a month early, on 1 December 2012.[4]

At the end of April 2019, Nkumu joined Þróttur Reykjavík after a short period at the English club Haringey Borough.[5]

Iceland

In 2015, Nkumu joined 1. deild karla side KA, making 69 league appearances in four seasons with the club, helping them to promotion in his second season. On 19 April 2019, Nkumu left KA to join second-tier side Þróttur Reykjavík.[6]

International career

Born in England, Nkumu is of DR Congolese descent. He was called up to a training camp for the DR Congo U18s in February 2011.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://thechels.info/wiki/Archange_Nkumu "Archange Nkumu"
  2. News: Chelsea youngster Archange Nkumu joins Yeovil Town. BBC Sport. 23 August 2012. 29 August 2012.
  3. News: Leyton Orient 4–1 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 18 September 2012 . 19 September 2012 .
  4. News: U's Flash: Nkumu Signs. cu-fc.com. 23 October 2012. 23 October 2012.
  5. https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2019/04/29/throttur_faer_tvo_erlenda_leikmenn/ Þróttur fær tvo erlenda leikmenn
  6. Web site: Archie Nkumu til Þróttar. Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur. 19 April 2019. 25 April 2019. Icelandic.
  7. https://archive.today/20120723094432/http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php#selection-2321.599-2321.610