Zwivhuya Chris Matombo (born 26 September 1993) is a South African professional

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who plays as a

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for JDR Stars.

Career

Matombo started his career with South African top flight side

Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) is a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premiership. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Kings" or "Chiefs" in Zu ...

. In 2015, he signed for

Chippa United Chippa United Football Club (often known as Chilli boys or Chippa) is a South African professional football club based in East London in the Eastern Cape province, having previously been based in Nyanga suburb of the city of Cape Town. The club ...

in South Africa, but left due to disciplinary problems. In 2017, Matombo signed for Maltese second tier club

Qormi Qormi (, , ), also known by its title Città Pinto, is a city in the Southern Region, Malta, Southern Region of Malta, southwest of Valletta in the centre of the island. It has a population of 16,324 (as of March 2018), making it Malta's fifth-la ...

after receiving interest from

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in the Belgian top flight. In 2018, he signed for

Black Leopards Black Leopards FC is a South African professional association football, football club based in Thohoyandou, Vhembe, Vhembe Region, Limpopo, that plays in the National First Division. History The club was founded in 1983 by business people in ...

in the South African top flight. Before the second half of 2018–19, he signed for South African second tier team TTM. In 2019, Matombo returned to

in the Maltese second tier. Before the second half of 2020–21, he signed for Maltese top flight outfit Senglea Athletic. In 2021, he signed for

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in the South African second tier. On 2 October 2021, Matombo debuted for

during a 1–0 win over Uthongathi.

References

External links

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Chris Matombo
at Eurosport 1993 births Living people South African men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders South African Premier Division players National First Division players Maltese Premier League players Maltese Challenge League players Black Leopards F.C. players Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C. players Qormi F.C. players Senglea Athletic F.C. players JDR Stars F.C. players South African expatriate men's soccer players South African expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Malta 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub