Ridge Mobulu -son of Ogamyanu Mobulu (born 29 June 1991) is a Swiss-born Congolese footballer who plays for Swiss Promotion League club Vevey-Sports.[1]

Ridge Mobulu
Personal information
Full name Ridge Mickael Mobulu
Date of birth (1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Aigle, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Vevey-Sports
Number 11
Youth career
1996–2003 FC Aigle
2003–2005 FC Yvorne
2005–2008 Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Lausanne-Sport 21 (5)
2010Bulle (loan) 12 (3)
2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 9 (1)
2011–2012 Stade Nyonnais 8 (1)
2012–2013 Yverdon 15 (3)
2013–2014 Le Mont 32 (8)
2014–2015 Luzern 12 (2)
2015–2016 Aarau 21 (2)
2016–2017 Le Mont 24 (6)
2017–2018 Stade Nyonnais 32 (6)
2019–2022 Yverdon 54 (13)
2021–2022 Yverdon II 2 (1)
2022 Naters 5 (3)
2023 Paradiso 3 (1)
2023–2024 Naters 26 (17)
2024– Vevey-Sports 13 (5)
International career
2005 Switzerland U-15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024

Career

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Youth

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Mobulu grew up in Lausanne.

Professional

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Mobulu made his professional debut with Lausanne-Sport on 9 December 2007, in a game against Winterthur in Switzerland's second division Challenge League. He made 20 appearances for Lausanne in the 2009–10, scoring five goals, and spent six month on loan with Bulle of Switzerland's third-tier 1. Liga between January and June 2010.

Mobulu moved to Canada in the summer of 2010 to join the Vancouver Whitecaps,[2] initially as a member of the team's PDL affiliate Vancouver Whitecaps Residency. He made his full Whitecaps debut on 28 July, coming on as a second-half substitute for Blake Wagner during a 1–0 away win over Montreal Impact,[3] and scored his first Whitecaps goal during a 2–2 home draw versus Austin Aztex on 29 August.[4]

 
Mobulu playing for FC Luzern

On 4 January 2019, Mobulu re-joined Yverdon-Sport FC.[5]

International

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Mobulu played with the Swiss national U-15 team in 2005, but has since declared his intention to play for the Democratic Republic of the Congo should the opportunity arise. Though born and raised in Switzerland, Mobulu is a citizen of DR Congo through his parents, Ngia Jose Nzobo and Florent Kashama Mobulu.

References

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  1. ^ Ridge Mobulu at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Whitecaps FC Add Ridge Mobulu
  3. ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". ussf.demosphere.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  4. ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". ussf.demosphere.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  5. ^ Fargues et Mobulu sont yverdonnois !, yverdonsport.ch, 4 January 2019
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