| Ntumba Massanka | |
| Full Name: | Ntumba Massanka[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 November 1996[2] |
| Birth Place: | Tottenham, England |
| Height: | 1.91m (06.27feet) |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Warrington Rylands |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester United |
| Youthclubs2: | Manchester City |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Burnley |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Burnley |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → York City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Morecambe (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Wrexham (loan) |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Wrexham (loan) |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Dover Athletic (loan) |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Clubs7: | → RWDM47 (loan) |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Chorley |
| Caps8: | 24 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Clubs9: | ASD Angelana |
| Years10: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs10: | South Shields |
| Caps10: | 13 |
| Goals10: | 5 |
| Years11: | 2022 |
| Clubs11: | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) |
| Caps11: | 7 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2022 |
| Clubs12: | → Boston United (loan) |
| Caps12: | 11 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2022 |
| Clubs13: | → Stafford Rangers (loan) |
| Caps13: | 14 |
| Goals13: | 1 |
| Years14: | 2023 |
| Clubs14: | Macclesfield |
| Caps14: | 13 |
| Goals14: | 2 |
| Years15: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs15: | Digenis Akritas Morphou |
| Caps15: | 18 |
| Goals15: | 2 |
| Years16: | 2024 |
| Clubs16: | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Caps16: | 3 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Years17: | 2024– |
| Clubs17: | Warrington Rylands |
| Caps17: | 13 |
| Goals17: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 14:25, 28 October 2024 (UTC) |
Ntumba Massanka (born 30 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Warrington Rylands.
Massanka was born in Tottenham, London, and moved to Manchester aged four, as his parents relocated with their work as pastors.[3] He was signed by Manchester United after being scouted, and spent six years with the club before a short stint with rivals Manchester City.[3] He joined Burnley in the summer of 2013, before signing a professional contract with the club on 15 April 2015.[4] Having started the 2015–16 season with 16 goals from 14 starts for the under-21 team, Massanka signed a new contract with Burnley on 23 December 2015.[5] He joined League Two club York City, on loan for the rest of 2015–16 on 12 January 2016,[6] making his debut four days later as a 56th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Newport County. Having made only three appearances for York, Massanka was recalled by Burnley on 11 March 2016.[7]
On 31 August 2016, Massanka joined League Two club Morecambe on loan until 3 January 2017.[8] In January 2017, he returned to Burnley, having failed to make an impact at the club with all 10 of his appearances coming from the bench.[9]
On 12 January 2017, Massanka joined National League club Wrexham on loan until the end of 2016–17, after being recommended to the club by Brian Flynn.[10] He made his debut two days later as a 68th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home victory over North Ferriby United.[11] Massanka scored his first senior goal with an overhead kick which was the equaliser in Wrexham's 3–1 home win over Guiseley on 4 February 2017.[12]
He returned to Wrexham for a second time in July 2017, signing on an initial six-month loan deal.[13] He scored two goals in 26 appearances before returning to Burnley in January 2018.[14] He was loaned out to Dover Athletic on 30 August 2018.[15]
On 10 January 2019, Massanka joined Belgian First Amateur Division side RWDM47 on loan until the end of the season.[16] He was released by Burnley at the end of the season.[17]
He joined newly promoted National League side Chorley on 3 August 2019, signing a one-year contract.[18]
In February 2020, Massanka joined Eccellenza side ASD Angelana on a deal until the end of the season.[19]
In July 2021, Massanka returned to English football to join Northern Premier League side South Shields.[20]
In January 2022 he joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan for the remainder of the season.[21] On 26 February it was confirmed that he had been recalled by South Shields from the loan period.[22] He subsequently joined Boston United and then Stafford Rangers on loan.[23]
In January 2023, Massanka left South Shields to join Northern Premier League side Macclesfield.[24]
In March 2024, Massanka returned to Stalybridge Celtic on a permanent basis following a short spell in Cyprus with Digenis Akritas Morphou.[25] In May 2024, he joined Warrington Rylands.[26]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burnley | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| York City (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Morecambe (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Wrexham (loan) | 2016–17 | National League | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| 2017–18[27] | National League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||||
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| RWDM47 (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Chorley | 2019–20 | National League | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| South Shields | 2021–22[28] | NPL Premier Division | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | ||
| Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 2021–22[29] | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Boston United (loan) | 2021–22 | National League North | 11 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Stafford Rangers (loan) | 2022–23[30] | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 132 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 144 | 17 | |||