| Merveille Fundambu | |
| Fullname: | Merveille Fundambu |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Kinshasa, DR Congo |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | LKS Ślesin |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthclubs1: | Iseka |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Elonga |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Etanchéité |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Clubs3: | KTS Weszło |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | → Radomiak Radom (loan) |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | Widzew Łódź |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Clubs6: | Stomil Olsztyn |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | Polonus Kazimierz Biskupi |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | LKS Ślesin |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 25 June 2024 |
Merveille Fundambu (born 13 November 1999) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish IV liga Greater Poland club LKS Ślesin.[1]
Fundambu began his career in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, playing for Iseka, Elonga and Etanchéité.
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]
On 8 January 2020, he was loaned to I liga side Radomiak Radom.[4] On March 2, 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.
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]
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]
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.[16]
| Club | Season | League | League | National cup | Other1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| KTS Weszło | 2018–19 | Klasa B | 4[18] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | Klasa A | 13[19] | 3 | 4[20] | 4 | 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 | |||
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