Manasse Mampala (born 18 July 2000) is a Congolese

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. He turned professional at Everton in 2018 and spent the 2020–21 season with

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, without making a first-team appearance for either club.

Early life

Manasse Mampala was born on 18 July 2000 in Kinshasa,

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

, and moved to England at the age of two. Manasse lived in

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for several years, attending

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Playing career

Early career

Mampala joined the

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at Everton at the age of 15 and went on to score 11 goals and pick up six assists during 18 appearances for the under-18s during the 2017–18

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season. He turned professional at

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in July 2018 and signed another one-year contract in summer 2019. He played four

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games, however he was released in June 2020 after failing to establish himself in the under-23 team. He joined

in October 2019 and was placed in the club's Under-23 team.

Carlisle United

On 23 July 2021, Mampala signed a one-year contract with

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club

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following a spell on trial where he impressed manager Chris Beech by scoring two goals in pre-season friendlies. He made his debut in the

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on the opening day of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for

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in a 0–0 draw with

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on 7 August 2021. He was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mampala, Manasse 2000 births Living people Footballers from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Men's association football forwards Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Everton F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people