Mboyo Iyomi
Personal information
Full name Mboyo Iyomi Tusevo
Date of birth (1984-04-18) 18 April 1984[1]
Place of birth Zaire (now DR Congo)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Churchill Brothers S.C. (12[2])
2008–2009 Dempo S.C. (3)
2009–2010 Al-Saqr SC
2011–2012 C.R. Caála
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mboyo Iyomi (born 18 April 1984 in DR Congo) is a Congolese-Somalian former professional footballer who predominantly played as a forward.[3] He last played for Angolan Girabola outfit C.R. Caála in 2012. Besides Congo, he has played in Angola, Yemen, and India.[4]

Club career

Churchill Brothers

Iyomi began his professional career in India at I-League side Churchill Brothers SC in 2007.[5][6][7][8] Describing his situation at Churchill Brothers for 2007–08 season,[9] Iyomi stated that "With Felix and Odafa at Churchill, I am an extra which I don’t want to be," implying that he was a used as a third-string striker.[10]

In the 2007–08 I-League, he debuted for Churchill against Sporting Clube de Goa on 25 November 2007, where he scored a goal.[11] He showed his talent and skills, scoring all total 12 goals for the Red Machine.[12][13][14][15][16]

With Churchill Brothers, he also appeared in the 2008 IFA Shield[17] and made the Semi-finals. He scored 4 goals including a goal against Mahindra United FC in the semis.[18]

Dempo SC

Ahead of the 2008–09 I-League, Iyomi secured a contract with Dempo SC.[19] He bagged a hat-trick in a 3–3 stalemate with Churchill Brothers, his previous club.[20]

He has appeared with Dempo in the 2008 AFC Cup, where he scored 2 goals against Al-Safa of Lebanon and Home United FC of Singapore.[21][22][23] However, the Congolese-born forward got hold of an injury to the groin in 2009, causing him to part ways with Dempo and not participate in the prilimenary rounds of the AFC Champions League.[24][25]

Al Saqr

Suffered a ligament injury with Al-Saqr in 2010 which required a recovery program lasting one week which exacerbated the situation.[26]

Recreativo da Caála

In 2011, he signed with Angolan Girabola outfit Recreativo da Caála.[27] He spent half a season with the club and was in the 2012 Angola Cup winning squad.

Personal life

Iyomi was born on 18 April 1984 in Kinshasa, largest city of Zaire (now DR Congo). He later moved to Somalia and started playing football.[28]

During his days in India he quoted; "We feel it is easier to play in Europe if we play in India." He also added; "Money is not the parameter. A lot of teams in African countries like Algeria and Egypt pay more than the Indian clubs. But we are thinking two-three years down the line -- if we play in India, we might get noticed more and it could be easier to go to Europe."[29]

Honours

Churchill Brothers

Recreativo da Caála

References

  1. ↑ Mboyo Iyomi soccer player profile (Somalia) Archived 2018-03-31 at the Wayback Machine Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2021
  2. ↑ Indian Football Season 2007 (Results and Statistics) Archived 2016-08-08 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 March 2021
  3. ↑ "List of Dempo SC foreign football players (A to Z)". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Mboyo Iyomi". dnaindia.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "JCT's late dash, Dempo's maiden crown, and a BFC party that went wrong". espn.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ranti Martins: Striker Par Excellence". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Season ending transfers 2007". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Churchill Brothers rout Viva 5–0". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "I-League 2007–08". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Club Day: Churchill Brothers - Quotable Quotes Goal.com Retrieved 16 March 2021
  11. ↑ "ONGC I - LEAGUE 2007 Upto 23.02.2008 ::: Total Match - 90 ::::: Total Goal = 226 TEAM". Kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  12. ↑ I-League 2007–08 statistics Archived 2021-02-11 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021
  13. ↑ "Dempo's application to the fore". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "1st "ONGC" I-League – Division 1 2007/08". IndianFootball.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "ONGC I - LEAGUE 2007 - 2008 :Kolkatafootball.com". www.kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "I-League 2007–08". Indian Football. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  17. ↑ "Churchill beat Mohun Bagan in the opening of IFA Shield". Kolkata Football News. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  18. ↑ "Mahindra strikes". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "Season ending transfers 2008". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  20. ↑ Mboyo hat-trick helps Dempo hold Churchill Brothers Archived 2022-06-20 at the Wayback Machine Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2021
  21. ↑ "AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – DEMPO'S ASIAN ADVENTURE". thehardtackle.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "Five times Indian football clubs shocked Asian opponents". khelnow.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  23. ↑ "Mboyo Iyomi of Dempo in AFC Cup". m.live-result.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  24. ↑ ACL: Dempo Suffer Mboyo Setback Goal.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021
  25. ↑ "Dempo to register Beto's brother as replacement". news18.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  26. ↑ طبيب الفريق : معاذ عساج وعبدالله علي جاهزين و أمبويو يقترب من العودة للملاعب. (in Arabic) Archived 2018-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Al Saqr SC (website: alsaqrsc.net). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  27. ↑ "Iyomi Mboyo soccer player profile and clubs". ogol.com.br. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  28. ↑ Somalian striker Mboyo Iyomi : football stats and clubs Archived 2021-12-27 at the Wayback Machine worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2021
  29. ↑ "Africans kicking in Indian football". m.Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  30. ↑ "East Bengal woes not over yet". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  31. ↑ "Petro de Luanda conquer Angola League Cup in football". ANGOP.com. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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