Ange N'Silu (born 17 February 1986) is a Congolese former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Europe

N'Silu was born in

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(now the

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), but was raised in Paris, France. He signed with

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of the French

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at the age of 15, and spent time with the club's academy and reserve squad, but did not play with the first team. In 2008, N'Silu signed with

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-based Swiss side

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of the 1.Liga, and played in 31 games, scoring 25 goals.

North America

N'Silu signed for

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on 24 February 2009, after impressing United's general manager, Dave Kasper, during a pre-season trial. He made his United debut against

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on 4 April 2009. N'Silu was released by D.C. United in January 2010.

References

External links

MLS player profile
1986 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Footballers from Kinshasa Men's association football forwards Major League Soccer players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss 1. Liga (football) players Le Havre AC players FC Le Mont players Yverdon-Sport FC players D.C. United players Vevey-Sports players FC Meyrin players Grand-Lancy FC players CS Chênois players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub