Stanis Idumbo

Stanis Idumbo
Personal information
Full name Stanis Idumbo Muzambo
Date of birth (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Melun, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 17
Youth career
–2017 Club Brugge
2017–2021 Gent
2021–2022 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Jong Ajax 23 (3)
2024–2025 Sevilla Atlético 12 (3)
2024–2025 Sevilla 15 (1)
2025– Monaco 13 (2)
International career‡
2020 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2021–2022 Belgium U17 11 (2)
2022–2023 Belgium U18 6 (0)
2023 Belgium U19 5 (0)
2024–2026 Belgium U21 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:43, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Stanis Idumbo Muzambo (born 29 June 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco. Born in France, he is a youth international for Belgium.

Early life

Stanis Idumbo Muzambo was born in Melun, France, but played his youth football in Belgium, between Club Brugge and KAA Gent, spending 4 years with the latter before moving to the Netherlands aged 16. He is of DR Congolese descent.

Club career

Idumbo Muzambo joined the Ajax Youth Academy on the summer 2021, from Gent.

After a season with Ajax under-17s [nl] where he already played its first games with the higher age group, he started to impress with his goals and assists record in 2022–23, in the under-18 Eredivisie [nl] and the Youth League.

Idumbo Muzambo made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on 6 January 2023 in an Eerste Divisie game against FC Eindhoven.

In January 2024, he joined Sevilla Atlético on a deal until June 2028. Later that year, he featured for Sevilla, scoring his first goal in a 5–1 away defeat against Barcelona on 20 October.

On 30 August 2025, Idumbo signed a five-year contract with Monaco in Ligue 1. For his first game for his new team, he gave an assist for his teammate George Ilenikhena in a 5–2 victory over Metz. On 31 January 2026, he netted his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win over Rennes.

International career

Stanis Idumbo Muzambo is a youth international with Belgium, having played the 2022 European Championship with Belgium under-17s, scoring two goals during the tournament. By 2022, he was a captain with Belgium under-18s.

He was one of the players who were called up with the DR Congo national team by head coach Sébastien Desabre for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Equatorial Guinea (24 September 2026), Zimbabwe (28 September) and the 2 friendlies against Uganda (2 and 5 October).

Style of play

Mainly playing as an attacking midfielder, and sometimes as a winger, he is described as a "creative and spectacular" player.

Career statistics

As of match played 15 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 120——120
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 113——113
Total 2330000233
Sevilla Atlético 2023–24 Segunda Federación 112——112
2024–25 Primera Federación 11——11
Total 123——123
Sevilla 2024–25 La Liga 14130—171
2025–26 La Liga 10——10
Total 15130—181
AS Monaco 2025–26 Ligue 1 813010121
2026–27 Ligue 1 51003081
Total 1323040202
Career total 6396040739

References

  1. ↑ Stanis Idumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "AA Gent verliest jeugdtalent Stanis Idumbo Muzambo aan Ajax". Het Nieuwsblad (in Belgian Dutch). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Ajax contracteert Stanis Idumbo Muzambo". Ajax (in Netherlands Dutch). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Hamoir, Simon (23 March 2022). "Equipes nationales U17 et U19: deux générations bourrées de talent en route vers l'Euro". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2022. Enfin, comment ne pas citer Stanis Idumbo. Ce milieu offensif est probablement le plus doué de cette génération. Formé au Club Bruges puis à La Gantoise, il a rejoint l'Ajax l'été dernier pour parfaire sa formation et continuer sa montée en puissance.
  5. 1 2 3 Woos, Loïc (4 October 2022). "Un jeune belge s'illustre brillamment avec l'Ajax Amsterdam en Youth League". Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "AA Gent-talent Stanis Idumbo Muzambo (15) is op weg naar Ajax". 10 May 2021.
  7. 1 2 Maston, Tom (16 May 2022). "Wanner, Zaire-Emery and the wonderkids to watch at the Under-17 European Championship". Goal. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Afanou, Prudence (29 April 2021). "Mercato - Ajax Amsterdam : Stanis Idumbo Mazumbo rejoindra les Lanciers". Africa Foot United (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Wat een snelheid: Ajax-talent Idumbo (17) maakt indruk met goals en assist". Voetbalprimeur [nl] (in Netherlands Dutch). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Jong Ajax v FC Eindhoven game report". Soccerway. 6 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "STANIS IDUMBO JOINS SEVILLA ATLÉTICO FROM AJAX". Sevilla FC. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Barcelona 5–1 Sevilla". ESPN. 20 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Stanis Idumbo joins AS Monaco!". AS Monaco FC. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Un joueur belge décisif avec l'AS Monaco après la claque reçue par les Monégasques face à Bruges". Walfoot.be (in French). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "PLAYER RATINGS | Monaco 4-0 Rennes: Ansu Fati helps guide ASM to first league win since November". Get Football News France. 31 January 2026.
  16. ↑ El Nakadi, Jâd (23 May 2022). "Victoire insuffisante de la Belgique face à la Turquie, les U17 éliminés de l'Euro". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "RDC : 2 listes, 4 matchs en 12 jours, 14 nouveaux… La trêve internationale s'annonce folle pour les Léopards" (in French). afrik-foot.com. 11 September 2026.
  18. ↑ "Le temps des héritiers". Le Vif (in Belgian French). 5 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022. le créatif et spectaculaire Stanis Idumbo à l'Ajax