Déborah Ngalula

Déborah Ngalula
Personal information
Full name Déborah Stone Kolonga Ngalula
Date of birth (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Positions
Team information
Current team
 La Roche
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20??–2021 CSF Bikira
2021–2022 1207 Antalya Spor
2022–2023 Žalgiris
2023 Yzeure 8 (1)
2023– La Roche
International career
DR Congo U20
DR Congo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2023

Déborah Stone Kolonga Ngalula (born 25 May 2002) is a DR Congolese footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for French Régional 1 Féminine club La Roche and the DR Congo women's national team.

Early life

Ngalula grew up idolizing DR Congo international Trésor Mputu.

Club career

Ngalula played for DR Congolese side CSF Bikira, where she was regarded as one of the club's most important players. In 2023, she signed for French side FF Yzeure Allier Auvergne, becoming the first Congolese female player to play in France.

International career

Ngalula has captained the DR Congo women's national under-20 football team.

Style of play

Ngalula can operates as an offensive midfielder or as a left-winger or right-winger.

Personal life

Ngalula has been nicknamed the "Congolese Mbappé" after France international Kylian Mbappé.

References

  1. ↑ "Déborah Ngalula". Footofeminin.fr.
  2. ↑ "CSF Bikira : Déborah Ngalula sort du lot".
  3. ↑ "Déborah Stone Ngalula, Footballeuse internationale qui a fait sensation en RDC". pourelle.info. 6 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "DÉBORAH NGALULA A ÉTÉ PLÉBISCITÉE MEILLEURE JOUEUSE ET BUTEUSE DE L'ÉQUIPE". irisfootball.com. 14 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Déborah Ngalula - Sphynx DRC article". 5 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "DEBORAH NGALULA STONE, PREMIÈRE CONGOLAISE À S'ENGAGER". divisionafrica.org. 25 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "DÉBORAH UNE FOOTBALLEUSE MAL COMPRIS". convergenceafrique.net (Archived). 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Deborah Ngalula, telle une étoile lumineuse en Turquie". leopardsactu.com. 28 January 2022.