Brian Cipenga

Brian Cipenga
Personal information
Full name Brian Kibambe Cipenga
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)
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 [pt]. 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

  1. ^ "CONTRATAÇÃO PARA A ÉPOCA 2020–2021" [SIGNING FOR THE 2020–2021 SEASON]. SC Ideal (in Portuguese). Facebook. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.