Mboyo Iyomi (born 18 April 1984 in

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) is a

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n former professional

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who predominantly played as a

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. He last played for Angolan Girabola outfit C.R. Caála in 2012. Besides Congo, he has played in Angola, Yemen, and India.

Club career

Churchill Brothers

Iyomi began his professional career in

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side

Churchill Brothers SC Churchill Brothers Futebol Clube de Goa (simply known as Churchill Brothers) is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, alongside the Goa Professional League (reserves). Founded in ...

in 2007. Describing his situation at

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for 2007–08 season, Iyomi stated that "With Felix and Odafa at Churchill, I am an extra which I don’t want to be," implying that he was a used as a third-string striker. In the

2007–08 I-League The 2007–08 I-League kicked off on 24 November 2007 at the Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa. The first match of the season was played between the two Goan clubs Dempo and Salgaocar. The top team in the I-League qualified for the qualifying ...

, he debuted for Churchill against

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on 25 November 2007, where he scored a goal. He showed his talent and skills, scoring all total 12 goals for the ''Red Machine''. With Churchill Brothers, he also appeared in the 2008 IFA Shield and made the Semi-finals. He scored 4 goals including a goal against

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in the semis.

Dempo SC

Ahead of the

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, Iyomi secured a contract with

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. He bagged a hat-trick in a 3–3 stalemate with

, his previous club. He has appeared with Dempo in the

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, where he scored 2 goals against Al-Safa of Lebanon and

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of Singapore. However, the Congolese-born forward got hold of an injury to the groin in 2009, causing him to part ways with Dempo and not participate in the prilimenary rounds of the

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Al Saqr

Suffered a ligament injury with

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in 2010 which required a recovery program lasting one week which exacerbated the situation.

Recreativo da Caála

In 2011, he signed with Angolan Girabola outfit Recreativo da Caála. He spent half a season with the club and was in the 2012 Angola Cup winning squad.

Personal life

Iyomi was born on 18 April 1984 in

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, largest city of

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(now

). He later moved to

and started playing football. During his days in

he quoted; "We feel it is easier to play in Europe if we play in India." He also added; "Money is not the parameter. A lot of teams in African countries like Algeria and Egypt pay more than the Indian clubs. But we are thinking two-three years down the line -- if we play in India, we might get noticed more and it could be easier to go to Europe."

Honours

Churchill Brothers *

: 2007–08 *

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: 2009 Recreativo da Caála *

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: runner-up

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References

External links

Mboyo Iyomi
at playmakerstats.com (English version of zerozero.pt) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iyomi, Mboyo I-League players Living people Dempo SC players Expatriate men's footballers in Angola Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in India Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Expatriate men's footballers in Yemen 1984 births C.R. Caála players Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen