Jonathan Simba Bwanga (born 8 December 2000) is a Congolese former

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who played as a

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Club career

Jonathan Simba Bwanga began his football career in his home country, the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

, before moving to Poland to join KTS Weszło in 2021. On 28 July 2021, he signed with

Radomiak Radom Radomiak Spółka Akcyjna (''Radomiak S.A.''), commonly known as Radomiak Radom, is a Polish football club based in Radom, Poland. The club was founded in 1910 and competes in Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. They play their home ma ...

. Shortly afterward, he was loaned to Stomil Olsztyn. He made his debut in the

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

on 14 August 2021, in a 0–1 defeat against

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a professional football club based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Ekstraklasa after winning the 2024–25 I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The h ...

. In his fourth match, on 13 September 2021, he scored his first

goal in a 4–2 victory against Resovia. On 20 May 2022, two days before the season's final matchday, his loan was cut short. He concluded his time in

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with 18 league appearances, 1 goal, and 1 match in the

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Honours

Weszło Warsaw * Klasa A Warsaw I: 2020–21

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bwanga, Jonathan Simba Living people 2000 births Men's association football defenders Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Footballers from Kinshasa I liga players KTS Weszło players Radomiak Radom players Stomil Olsztyn S.A. players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen