Anthony Limbombe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Limbombe Ekango | ||
Date of birth | 15 July 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2005 | Mechelen | ||
2005–2010 | Racing Genk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Racing Genk | 51 | (2) |
2014 | → Lierse (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2014–2016 | N.E.C. | 65 | (21) |
2016–2018 | Club Brugge | 42 | (6) |
2018– | Nantes | 33 | (2) |
2019 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 6 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Belgium U16 | 11 | (4) |
2010 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (2) |
2018– | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:17, 30 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2018 |
Anthony Limbombe Ekango (born 15 July 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Nantes and the Belgium national side. He can also play as a forward.[1]
Club career
Racing Genk
Born in Mechelen, Limbombe began his youth career with Mechelen in 2000. In 2005, he joined Belgian Pro League side Racing Genk. He made his first team debut at the age of 16 in a 3–1 victory at Lokeren on 18 September 2010.[2] He also played for Genk in the Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. During his career with Racing Genk he won the Belgian Pro League in 2010–11 season, and he also won the Belgian Super Cup in 2011, in total he scored 2 goals in 62 League appearances.
For the second half of the 2013–14 season, Limbombe was sent on loan to Lierse SK where he scored 2 goals in 7 games.
NEC Nijmegen
On 30 August 2014, he signed with Eerste Divisie side N.E.C on a three-year deal with the option of a fourth year. He impressed in his first season at the club, scoring 14 goals and providing numerous assists in his debut season at the club, helping N.E.C. win the Eerste Divisie as champions and gain promotion to Eredivisie.
On 12 August 2015, Limbombe played for N.E.C. against Excelsior in the opening day of the 2015–16 Eredivisie season in a 1–0 victory.[3] A day later, NEC rejected a £1.5 million bid from English side Leeds United for Limbombe.[4] On 22 August, the club announced that Limbombe had been left out of the squad against Ajax due to deeming him 'insufficiently focused' after the interest linking him with Leeds United.[5] However, on 1 September, Leeds ended their interest in Limbombe after failing to up the bid, signing winger Jordan Botaka from Dutch Club Excelsior instead.[6]
After impressing during the 2015–16 season, scoring 7 goals and gaining 7 assists in the Eredivisie, on 1 June 2016, Limbombe amid further interest again from English side Leeds United, handed in a transfer request at NEC.[7] However, Leeds were again unable to agree on a fee with N.E.C for the player.[8]
Club Brugge
On 23 July 2016, Limbombe returned to Belgium to join Club Brugge on a four-year deal for a fee around the margin of £2 million.[9]
Nantes
On 23 August 2018, Limbombe joined French side FC Nantes on a five-year deal for a fee around the margin of €7 million.[10]
Standard Liège
On 26 June 2019, Limbombe joined Belgian side Standard Liège on a one-year loan. His new club secured an option to sign him permanently.[11] After scoring in his first match for the club, he suffered a knee injury in October.[12] In December 2019, it was announced that Limbombe's loan at Standard Liège would be cut short and that he would return to Nantes in January.[12]
International career
Limbombe was born in Belgium to Congolese parents, and is eligible to represent either nation.[13] He represented Belgium at U16 international level and has played at Belgium U17 level. In 2012, he was capped for Belgium U19's.
He was named in the Roberto Martinez Belgian squad for the friendly against Saudi Arabia in Brussels on 27 March.[14] He made his debut in a 4–0 win against Saudi Arabia, as he was subbed in at half-time.[15]
Personal life
Anthony is the younger brother of the footballer Bryan and Stallone Limbombe.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 June 2019.[17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Racing Genk | 2010–11 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Total | 51 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 86 | 5 | ||
Lierse (loan) | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
N.E.C. | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | 16 | |||
2015–16 | Eredivisie | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 7 | ||||
Total | 65 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 23 | ||
Club Brugge | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
Total | 42 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 68 | 7 | ||
Nantes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Total | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
Standard Liège | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Career total | 203 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 276 | 42 |
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League Championship playoff
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League Europa League playoff
Honours
Racing Genk
NEC
Individual
- Ebony Shoe: 2018[18]
References
- ^ "Anthony Limbombe". NEC Nijmegen. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Genk 3–1 Lokeren". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "NEC 1–0 Excelsior". Sky Sports. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Leeds United consider next move after £1.5m bid for Belgian winger rejected". Leeds United Official site. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Limbombe buiten selectie bij N.E.C. – Ajax". NEC Nijmegen Official site. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Leeds United: Botaka delight at joining Whites". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Leeds £1m target hands in transfer request: Agent reveals 'interest from England'". Sunday Express. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Leeds United target Limbombe set to join Brugge". Yorkshire Evening Post. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Limbombe heading to Club Brugge". Football Oranje. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Transferts : Anthony Limbombé signe au FC Nantes (officiel)". L'Équipe. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Anthony Limbombe speelt volgend seizoen in het shirt van Standard". sporza (in Dutch). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Anthony Limbombe revient officiellement à Nantes". L'Équipe (in French). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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- ^ http://static.belgianfootball.be/project/publiek/rencinter/en/wed_9912.htm
- ^ lvdw. "Antwerp-manager Bico geeft speler draai om de oren".
- ^ "Anthony Limbombe » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "And yet a prize for a Club player: Ebony Shoe goes to Anthony Limbombe". First Order Historians. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
External links
- Anthony Limbombe at Soccerway
- Anthony Limbombe – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Mechelen
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium international footballers
- Belgium youth international footballers
- Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Association football wingers
- KV Mechelen players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Lierse S.K. players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- Club Brugge KV players
- FC Nantes players
- Standard Liège players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Ligue 1 players
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in France