Christoffer Henri Mafoumbi (born 3 March 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in France, he represents the Republic of Congo national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Mafoumbi joined

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lille, Northern France competing in Ligue 1, the top division of Football in Franc ...

's youth setup in 2005, aged 11. In 2010, he moved to

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, being later assigned to the reserves in

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the following year. Mafoumbi made his senior debut on 26 May 2012, starting in a goalless home draw against

AC Amiens Athlétic Club Amiens is a French association football club founded in 1977. They are based in Amiens, Picardie, located in northern France, north of Paris. As of the 2023–24 season, they play in Régional 1 the sixth tier of the French footba ...

. On 12 April 2013, he appeared with the main squad in a goalless away draw against

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for the

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championship, but remained as an unused substitute. On 23 July 2014, Mafoumbi joined

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, also in CFA. On 25 November 2015, Mafoumbi signed a contract with Bulgarian side

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. On 20 July 2017, Mafoumbi signed a two-year contract with English League One side

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. He joined League Two club

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on loan for the second half of the 2019–20 season on 15 January 2020. Mafoumbi was released by Blackpool in June 2020. After spending some time in Malta with

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, Mafoumbi joined Luxembourg-based side

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for the 2022-23 season. In October 2022, he pledged himself on a part-time basis for the English Lower League side AFC Crewe.

International career

Mafoumbi made his international debut for Congo on 12 October 2012, playing the entire second half in a 0–3 friendly loss against

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. On 8 January 2015, he was included in

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's 23-man squad for the

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. Mafoumbi made his debut in the competition on 17 January, starting in a 1–1 draw against

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. Mafoumbi started the first two games of Congo's appearance at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.Christoffer Mafoumbi at National-Football-Teams.com
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