Brian Cipenga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Kibambe Cipenga | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Castellón | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boavista | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Boavista B | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Freamunde | 28 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Famalicão | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ideal | 21 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Anadia | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Länk Vilaverdense | 42 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Paços Ferreira | 31 | (4) |
| 2024– | Castellón | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Brian Kibambe Cipenga (born 11 March 1998) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a left winger for Spanish club CD Castellón.
Career
Born in Kinshasa, Cipenga moved to Portugal at early age, and was a Boavista FC youth graduate. After making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2017–18 season, he moved to fellow Porto FA Elite Division side SC Freamunde in 2018.
In 2019, Cipenga joined FC Famalicão, but only featured for their under-23 team in the Liga Revelação. On 16 July 2020, he signed for Campeonato de Portugal side SC Ideal.[1]
In July 2021, Cipenga agreed to a deal with Anadia FC in the Liga 3.[2] The following 26 January, he moved to Campeonato de Portugal side Länk FC Vilaverdense,[3] and helped in their promotion to Liga 3 at the end of the season.
On 21 June 2023, Cipenga was announced at Liga Portugal 2 side FC Paços de Ferreira.[4] He made his professional debut on 12 August, starting in a 0–0 home draw against União de Leiria, and scored his first goal fourteen days later, in a 5–1 home routing of CD Tondela.
On 6 July 2024, Cipenga moved abroad and joined Spanish Segunda División side CD Castellón.[5]
References
- ^ "CONTRATAÇÃO PARA A ÉPOCA 2020–2021" [SIGNING FOR THE 2020–2021 SEASON]. SC Ideal (in Portuguese). Facebook. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "A bitola alta do Anadia FC para atacar a Liga 3" [The high stakes of Anadia FC to attack Liga 3] (in Portuguese). AFA TV. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Brian Cipenga é reforço do Länk Vilaverdense" [Brian Cipenga is an addition of Länk Vilaverdense] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Brian Cipenga é reforço do P. Ferreira" [Brian Cipenga is an addition of P. Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Brian Cipenga, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón" [Brian Cipenga, new player of CD Castellón] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
External links
- Brian Cipenga at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Brian Cipenga at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kinshasa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Boavista F.C. players
- S.C. Freamunde players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- Anadia F.C. players
- S.C. Ideal players
- Vilaverdense FC players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- CD Castellón footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
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