Protais Mutambala

Protais-Hamza Bumbu-Mutambala (born February 8, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for CS Mont-Royal Outremont.

Protais Mutambala

Personal information
Full name	Protais-Hamza Bumbu-Mutambala
Date of birth	(1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nyarugusu, Tanzania
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2015	AS Sud-Ouest Montréal
2015–2018	Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	CS Longueuil	6	(2)
2019	Ottawa Fury	8	(0)
2021	FC Lanaudière	10	(2)
2022–	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	7	(0)
International career
2015	Canada U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2, 2022

Early life

Mutambala was born in a refugee camp in Nyarugusu, Tanzania, but grew up in Quebec City in Canada.^[1] He began playing youth soccer at age 10 with AS Sud-Ouest Montréal.^[1] Afterwards, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy, after being scouted playing in the Jeux de la rue.^[2][3]

Club career

In 2018, Mutambala played with Première Ligue de soccer du Québec side CS Longueuil.^[4]

In April 2019, Mutambala joined USL Championship side Ottawa Fury FC.^[5] After one seasons with the Fury, the club would cease operations for the 2020 season, making Mutambala a free agent.^[6]

In 2021, he played with FC Lanaudière in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.^[7]

In 2022, he joined another PLSQ side CS Mont-Royal Outremont, where he got to compete in the 2022 Canadian Championship.^[8]

International career

In 2015, he attended a youth camp with the Canadian U16 national team.^[1][9]