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{{Short description|French footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lynel Kitambala
| image = SM Caen vs UNFP, July 30th 2016 - Lynel Kitambala 1.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Kitambala in 2016
| fullname = Lynel Darcy Kitambala
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Creil]], France
| height = 1.78 m
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| currentclub = [[JS Saint-Pierroise|Saint-Pierroise]]
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 1999–2000 | youthclubs1 = US Thiverny
| youthyears2 = 2000–2002 | youthclubs2 = FC Creil
| youthyears3 = 2002–2003 | youthclubs3 = US Pont Sainte-Maxence
| youthyears4 = 2003–2004 | youthclubs4 = [[INF Clairefontaine|Clairefontaine]]
| youthyears5 = 2004–2008 | youthclubs5 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| years1  = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]                   | caps1 = 8  | goals1 = 0
| years2  = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = → [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]] (loan)             | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 13
| years3  = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = [[FC Lorient|Lorient]]                   | caps3 = 31 | goals3 = 6
| years4  = 2011–2014 | clubs4 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]       | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 0
| years5  = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = → [[Dynamo Dresden]] (loan)              | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 2
| years6  = 2013–2014 | clubs6 = → [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] (loan)          | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 2
| years7  = 2014–2015 | clubs7 = [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Sporting Charleroi]] | caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 5
| years8  = 2015      | clubs8 = [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]        | caps8 = 7  | goals8 = 0
| years9  = 2015–2016 | clubs9 = [[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union SG]] | caps9 = 8  | goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2017–2018 | clubs10 = [[Apollon Smyrni F.C.|Apollon Smyrni]]  | caps10 = 3 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2018      | clubs11 = [[FK Senica|Senica]]                    | caps11 = 8 | goals11 = 5
| years12 = 2019      | clubs12 = [[S.C. Farense|Farense]]                | caps12 = 7 | goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2019–     | clubs13 = [[JS Saint-Pierroise|Saint-Pierroise]]  | caps13 =  | goals13 = 
| nationalyears1 = 2010      | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 5| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam2 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 21:39, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 
}}

'''Lynel Darcy Kitambala''' (born 26 October 1988) is a French [[association football|footballer]] who currently plays as a [[winger (association football)|winger]] for French club [[JS Saint-Pierroise]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lynel Kitambala : " Même à mon pire ennemi, je ne lui conseillerais pas la Bulgarie " |url=https://www.sofoot.com/lynel-kitambala-meme-a-mon-pire-ennemi-je-ne-lui-conseillerais-pas-la-bulgarie-214267.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=SOFOOT.com |date=25 December 2015 |language=fr}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kitambala was born in [[Creil]], [[France]]. He holds both French and DR Congolese nationalities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lynel Darcy KITAMBALA - |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/lynel-darcy-kitambala-12123/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=www.unfp.org}}</ref>

==Career==
After playing for four other youth clubs in France, Kitambala finished his formation with [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]. After he was named on the bench for Auxerre's six games during [[2007–08 Ligue 1|2007–08]] season, he made his first team debut in a 0–0 home draw against [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] on 1 November 2008, coming on as a substitute for [[Dennis Oliech]].

In July 2009, Kitambala joined [[Ligue 2]] club [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]] on a season-long loan deal.

On 20 August 2010, Kitambala signed a contract with [[FC Lorient|Lorient]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/90/france/2010/08/20/2079707/auxerre-starlet-lynel-kitambala-to-sign-for-lorient|publisher=goal.com|title=Auxerre Starlet Lynel Kitambala To Sign For Lorient|date=20 August 2010}}</ref> for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of €1.5 million. He made his debut at [[Stade du Moustoir]] on 28 August, and scored the second goal in a 2–0 win over [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]. On 25 September, Kitambala scored a goal in the 89th minute against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], securing a 2–1 victory for Lorient. He ended the season with 8 goals in all competitions.

On 31 August 2011, Kitambala signed with [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] for a reported fee of €2.5 million. He made his debut for the club on 10 September, in a 3–1 home loss against [[Lille OSC|Lille]], coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for [[Laurent Batlles]]. He made only nine league starts throughout the season, in contrast to 24 starts he made in the previous season while at Lorient. In an attempt to earn some playing time, Kitambala spent the [[2012–13 2. Bundesliga|2012–13 season]] on loan in the German [[2. Bundesliga]], where he played for [[Dynamo Dresden]].

On 14 September 2015, Kitambala signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian side [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://levski.bg/news_id.php?news=175058|publisher=levski.bg|title=Линел Китамбала подписа с "Левски" за две години|date=14 September 2015|language=Bulgarian}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In February 2019, he moved to [[S.C. Farense|Farense]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://barlavento.pt/desporto/lynel-kitambala-e-reforco-do-farense-para-atacar-a-manutencao|title=LYNEL KITAMBALA É REFORÇO DO FARENSE PARA ATACAR A MANUTENÇÃO|publisher=barlavento.pt|date=28 February 2019|accessdate=16 March 2019}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 16 December 2017|<ref>{{cite web |title=L. Kitambala |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/lynel-kitambala/39102/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=16 January 2018}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
|[[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|8||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[Dijon FCO|Dijon]] (loan)
|[[2009–10 Ligue 2|2009–10]]
|[[Ligue 2]]
|34||13||0||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||36||14
|-
|[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre II]]
|[[2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur|2010–11]]
|[[Championnat National 2|CFA]]
|1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Lorient|Lorient]]
|[[2010–11 Ligue 1|2010–11]]
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
|27||6||4||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||33||8
|-
|[[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]]
|4||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31!!6!!4!!1!!3!!1!!0!!0!!38!!8
|-
|[[FC Lorient|Lorient II]]
|[[2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur|2010–11]]
|CFA
|2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|[[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]]
|Ligue 1
|16||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne II]]
|[[2011–12 Championnat de France Amateur|2011–12]]
|rowspan="2"|CFA
|5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||1
|-
|[[2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur|2012–13]]
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!6!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!1
|-
|[[Dynamo Dresden]] (loan)
|[[2012–13 Dynamo Dresden season|2012–13]]
|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|17||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||2
|-
|[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] (loan)
|[[2013–14 Ligue 2|2013–14]]
|Ligue 2
|29||2||3||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||34||4
|-
|[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre II]] (loan)
|[[2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur|2013–14]]
|CFA
|2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1
|-
|[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Sporting Charleroi]]
|[[2014–15 Belgian Pro League|2014–15]]
|[[Belgian First Division A|Pro League]]
|28||5||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||5
|-
|[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
|[[2015–16 PFC Levski Sofia season|2015–16]]
|[[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|A Group]]
|7||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
|[[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union SG]]
|[[2015–16 Belgian Second Division|2015–16]]
|[[Belgian Second Division|Second Division]]
|8||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||2
|-
|[[Apollon Smyrni F.C.|Apollon Smyrni]]
|[[2017–18 Superleague Greece|2017–18]]
|[[Superleague Greece]]
|11||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!200!!33!!15!!4!!8!!2!!0!!0!!223!!39
|}

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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Soccerway|lynel-kitambala/39102}}
* {{LFP|kitambala-lynel-darcy}}
* {{Fussballdaten|kitambalalynel}}
* {{FFF player|8974-kitambala-lynel}}
* {{FFF male player|2338134832<!-- -lynel-kitambala -->}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitambala, Lynel}}
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