Ntumba Massanka (born 30 November 1996) is an English professional
footballer
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Clitheroe
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Tottenham
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, London, and moved to
Manchester
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aged four, as his parents relocated with their work as pastors. He was signed by
Manchester United
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after being scouted, and spent six years with the club before a short stint with rivals
Manchester City
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. He joined
Burnley
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in the summer of 2013, before signing a professional contract with the club on 15 April 2015. Having started the 2015–16 season with 16 goals from 14 starts for the under-21 team, Massanka signed a new contract with Burnley on 23 December 2015. He joined League Two club
York City
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, on
loan
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for the rest of 2015–16 on 12 January 2016, making his debut four days later as a 56th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Newport County. Having made only three appearances for York, Massanka was recalled by Burnley on 11 March 2016.
On 31 August 2016, Massanka joined League Two club
Morecambe
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on loan until 3 January 2017.
In January 2017, he returned to Burnley, having failed to make an impact at the club with all 10 of his appearances coming from the bench.
On 12 January 2017, Massanka joined
National League
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club
Wrexham
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on loan until the end of 2016–17, after being recommended to the club by Brian Flynn. He made his debut two days later as a 68th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home victory over
North Ferriby United
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. Massanka scored his first senior goal with an overhead kick which was the equaliser in Wrexham's 3–1 home win over
Guiseley
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on 4 February 2017.
He returned to Wrexham for a second time in July 2017, signing on an initial six-month loan deal. He scored two goals in 26 appearances before returning to Burnley in January 2018. He was loaned out to
Dover Athletic
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on 30 August 2018.
On 10 January 2019, Massanka joined
Belgian First Amateur Division
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side
RWDM47
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on loan until the end of the season. He was released by Burnley at the end of the season.
He joined newly promoted
National League
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side
Chorley
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on 3 August 2019, signing a one-year contract.
In February 2020, Massanka joined
Eccellenza
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side ASD Angelana on a deal until the end of the season.
In July 2021, Massanka returned to English football to join
Northern Premier League
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side
South Shields
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.
In January 2022 he joined
Stalybridge Celtic
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on loan for the remainder of the season. On 26 February it was confirmed that he had been recalled by South Shields from the loan period. He subsequently joined
Boston United
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and then
Stafford Rangers
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on loan.
In January 2023, Massanka left South Shields to join
Northern Premier League
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side
Macclesfield
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.
In March 2024, Massanka returned to Stalybridge Celtic on a permanent basis following a short spell in Cyprus with
Digenis Akritas Morphou
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Clitheroe
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