{{short description|Congolese association footballer}} {{redirect|Assombalonga|the father|Fedor Assombalonga}} {{Use British English|date=November 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Britt Assombalonga | image = Britt-Assombalonga.jpg | image_size = | caption = Assombalonga with [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in 2016 | fullname = Britt Curtis Assombalonga<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Middlesbrough |publisher=English Football League |page=23 |access-date=18 June 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|6|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|22130|access-date=18 June 2018}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Kinshasa]], [[Zaire]] | height = 1.77 m<ref name=11v11>{{cite web |title=Britt Assombalonga |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/britt-assombalonga-237493/ |work=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] | clubnumber = 27 | youthyears1 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs1 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] | years1 = 2011–2013 | clubs1 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = → [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]] (loan) | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2012 | clubs3 = → [[Braintree Town F.C.|Braintree Town]] (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = → [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] (loan) | caps4 = 43 | goals4 = 15 | years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] | caps5 = 43 | goals5 = 23 | years6 = 2014–2017 | clubs6 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | caps6 = 65 | goals6 = 30 | years7 = 2017–2021 | clubs7 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] | caps7 = 152 | goals7 = 45 | years8 = 2021–2023 | clubs8 = [[Adana Demirspor]] | caps8 = 49 | goals8 = 12 | years9 = 2023 | clubs9 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] | caps9 = 11 | goals9 = 2 | years10 = 2023–2024 | clubs10 = [[Antalyaspor]] | caps10 = 22 | goals10 = 2 | years11 = 2024–2025 | clubs11 = [[Amed S.F.K.|Amedspor]] | caps11 = 18 | goals11 = 3 | years12 = 2025– | clubs12 = [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] | caps12 = 16 | goals12 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2018–2021 | nationalteam1 = [[Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team|DR Congo]] | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = 19:15, 2 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 15:44, 2 October 2025 (UTC) }} '''Britt Curtis Assombalonga''' (born 6 December 1992) is a Congolese professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] and the [[DR Congo national football team]]. He has played in the [[English Football League|Football League]] for [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]], [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]], [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]. He will become a [[free agent]] on 30 June 2026.
==Early life== Assombalonga was born in [[Kinshasa]], [[Zaire]], and moved to [[London]], England, with his family at eight months old.<ref name=Hugman/><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24160080|title=Britt Assombalonga: Peterborough United forward has split loyalties|date=20 September 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He grew up in [[Swiss Cottage]], in the London borough of Camden, and attended [[Whitefield School]]. He is the son of [[Fedor Assombalonga]], a former [[Zaire national football team|Zaire]] international footballer.<ref name=":0" /> His brother, Christian, is also a footballer who plays in the English [[non-League football]] system at Bourne Town Football Club<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.daggers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/transfer-assombalonga-joins-billericay-town-3514551.aspx|title=Transfer: Assombalonga Joins Billericay Town|access-date=2 March 2017|language=en|archive-date=10 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110054054/https://www.daggers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/transfer-assombalonga-joins-billericay-town-3514551.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Watford=== [[File:Britt_Assombalonga.jpg|thumb|upright|Assombalonga playing for [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in 2012]] Assombalonga began his career with [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], signing as a 17-year-old youth player in 2010 after making his way through via the Hertswood Impact Scheme. In his first full season in the youth team, he finished as the second top goal scorer while his team made it to the [[FA Youth Cup]] quarter-finals.
He also appeared regularly for Watford's reserve team, and was rewarded for his performances with a one-year professional contract at the end of the season. He was an unused substitute for the senior squad's last two games against [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] and [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Watford announce who will be released in the summer|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/8966641.Watford_reward_Isaac_s__excellent__attitude_with_a_pro_contract/|publisher=Watford Observer|date=11 April 2011|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>
In November 2011, Assombalonga joined [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]] alongside youth teammate [[Connor Smith (footballer, born 1993)|Connor Smith]] to gain more playing experience.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watford pair Connor Smith and Britt Assombalonga have joined Wealdstone on loan |url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/9384344.Young_Hornets_make_loan_moves/ |first=Joe |last=Whitbread |work=Watford Observer |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=21 March 2012}}</ref> On 3 December, he scored his first goal in a league match against [[Concord Rangers F.C.|Concord Rangers]]. Assombalonga had his loan spell extended for another month on 4 January 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hornets pair extend loans at Wealdstone|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/archive/2012/01/04/9451744.Hornets_pair_extend_loans_at_Wealdstone/|publisher=Watford Observer|date=4 January 2012|access-date=31 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915141450/http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/archive/2012/01/04/9451744.Hornets_pair_extend_loans_at_Wealdstone/|archive-date=15 September 2014}}</ref> Assombalonga returned to Watford on 4 February, having scored 11 goals in 16 games for Wealdstone.
Just days after his return to Watford, Assombalonga was loaned to [[Braintree Town F.C.|Braintree Town]] on a one-month deal. Despite being heavily linked with a permanent move to Scottish club [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]], he also signed a one-year contract extension with Watford on the same day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watford youngster Britt Assombalonga signs new deal before joining Braintree Town on loan |url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/9522932.Assombalonga_signs_new_deal/ |work=Watford Observer |date=9 February 2012 |access-date=21 March 2012}}</ref> Assombalonga made an eventful debut in a 3–3 draw against [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]]; he scored his first goal for the club to put Braintree 3–2 up before being sent off for a second bookable offence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watford youngster Britt Assombalonga scores one and sees red in Braintree Town debut |url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/9533430.Young_Watford_forward_has_debut_to_remember/ |work=Watford Observer |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=21 March 2012}}</ref> He scored four more goals in four games for Braintree after serving his one-match suspension, and was subsequently recalled by Watford to join their senior squad.<ref>{{cite news|title=Watford recall in-form striker Britt Assombalonga from Braintree Town|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/watfordfc/academy/9592404.Assombalonga_recalled_by_Watford/r/?ref=rss|work=Watford Observer|date=15 March 2012|access-date=10 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306031355/http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/watfordfc/academy/9592404.Assombalonga_recalled_by_Watford/r/?ref=rss|archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>
On 17 March 2012, he made his first-team debut in a 0–0 draw with [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]. His appearance made him the 50th player to go through Watford's academy and represent the first-team.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17442835 |title = Watford academy reaches landmark with 50th first-teamer |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 20 March 2012 |access-date = 20 March 2012}}</ref>
At the start of the 2012–13 season, Assombalonga joined [[Football League Two|League Two]] club [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] on an initial one-month loan.<ref>[http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/120817-assombalonga-318896.aspx "Loan: Britt joins Shrimpers"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822102934/http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/120817-assombalonga-318896.aspx |date=22 August 2012 }}. Watford Football Club. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.</ref> On 25 August 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw against [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]. Assombalonga went on to score five goals in four matches, including a brace in a 3–1 win against [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]] on 7 September.<ref>{{cite news|title=Southend 3–1 Dagenham & Redbridge|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19447937|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 September 2013|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>
At the end of the month, Southend extended the loan deal to run until 3 January 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Watford's Britt Assombalonga extends Southend loan spell|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19592902|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 September 2012|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref> Having established himself in the first team, Assombalonga became the club's top scorer that season with a total of 15 goals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Southend United duo created mayhem – Paul Sturrock|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19945249|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130731214323/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19945249|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2013|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 October 2012|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref> Southend again extended Assombalonga's loan in December 2012, keeping him at the club until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Britt Assombalonga: Southend United extend Watford man's loan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20783140|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 December 2012|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref> He played in the [[2013 Football League Trophy Final|2013 League Trophy Final]] against [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] which Southend lost 2–0.<ref>{{cite news|title=Johnstone's Paint Trophy final: Crewe 2–0 Southend|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21986344|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 April 2013|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>
===Peterborough United=== On 31 July 2013, [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] broke their previous transfer record to sign Assombalonga from Watford on a four-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Britt Assombalonga joins Peterborough in club record deal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23516455|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 July 2013|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref> The fee was undisclosed, but was confirmed as greatly exceeding the club's previous £1.1 million record fee. He was given the number nine shirt. Peterborough chairman [[Darragh MacAnthony]] hailed the deal, saying he was "delighted", and that Assombalonga had been Peterborough's main transfer target.<ref>{{cite news|title=Peterborough United smash transfer record to sign striker Britt Assombalonga from Watford|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/10582374.We_smashed_transfer_record_for_Assombalonga__says_Posh_chairman/|publisher=Watford Observer|date=31 July 2013|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref> On the opening game of the season, he scored on his debut as Peterborough defeated [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] 1–0.<ref>{{cite news|title=Debut goal delights the Posh entourage|url=http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/debut-goal-delights-the-posh-entourage-1-5353314|newspaper=Peterborough Today|date=4 August 2013|access-date=4 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114215/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/debut-goal-delights-the-posh-entourage-1-5353314|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He scored a penalty in a 3–1 win over Chesterfield at Wembley in the [[2014 Football League Trophy Final]].
===Nottingham Forest=== On 6 August 2014, Assombalonga joined [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee reported to be in the region of £5 million, potentially rising to £8 million based on various clauses (of which Watford will receive 50% due to sell-on clauses).<ref>{{cite web|title=Reds land front man|url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/reds-land-front-man-1809318.aspx|website=nottinghamforest.co.uk|publisher=Nottingham Forest FC|access-date=6 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806190045/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/reds-land-front-man-1809318.aspx|archive-date=6 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/article/165/9408910/forest-complete-double-deal |title=Forest complete double deal | Sporting Life - Football News | Premier League, Champions League, Live Scores, Football Transfer News & Gossip |access-date=6 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812193244/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/article/165/9408910/forest-complete-double-deal |archive-date=12 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9408905/|title=Transfer news: Nottingham Forest sign Britt Assombalonga and Michail Antonio}}</ref> This made Assombalonga Forest's record signing, surpassing the £4.5 million fee paid to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] for striker [[Pierre van Hooijdonk]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title=Britt Assombalonga: Forest seal deal for Peterborough striker |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28681698 |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=6 August 2014}}</ref> Assombalonga scored his first goals for Forest twelve days after signing, netting a brace against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] at the [[Macron Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bolton 2–2 Forest |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/bolton-v-forest-160814-1830108.aspx |publisher= Nottingham Forest F.C. |date=16 August 2014}}</ref> He then scored a goal each in their next two games, against [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] and [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] respectively. Assombalonga scored in his first East Midlands Derby, opening the scoring against [[Derby County]] at the [[City Ground]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bournemouth 1–2 Forest |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28749886 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 August 2014 |access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nott'm Forest 4–0 Reading |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28815166 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 August 2014 |access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref> Assombalonga's goal-scoring run continued with his first hat-trick for Forest on 17 September in a 5–3 home victory against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nottingham Forest 5–3 Fulham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29137522 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 September 2014 |access-date=17 September 2014}}</ref> He then went on to score in the reverse fixture against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby]], equalising at [[Pride Park Stadium|Pride Park]] as Forest secured a 2–1 win to relieve the pressure on their beleaguered manager [[Stuart Pearce]]. On 11 February 2015, Assombalonga sustained a serious knee injury during a 3–0 victory over [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] after taking a shot at goal that prematurely ended his season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Assombalonga injury update |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/assombalonga-injury-update-2268560.aspx |publisher=Nottingham Forest |date=13 February 2015 |access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref> Assombalonga eventually made his return from injury on 19 April 2016 as an 84th-minute substitute for [[Robert Tesche]] in a draw against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Forest 1–1 Blackburn |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/forest-v-blackburn-match-report-2445864.aspx |publisher=Nottingham Forest |date=19 April 2016 |access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref> On 7 May Assombalonga scored the winner away at [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|MK Dons]], his first senior goal since his injury.<ref>{{cite web |title=Match Report |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/index.aspx?matchid=3834701 |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |date=7 May 2016 |access-date=9 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601190539/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/index.aspx?matchid=3834701 |archive-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
On the opening day of the [[2016-17 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2016–17 season]], Assombalonga started the first competitive match under new manager [[Philippe Montanier]] and scored a brace at home against newly promoted [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36929864|title=Nottingham Forest 4–3 Burton Albion|date=6 August 2016|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> The striker then reaffirmed his commitment to Forest by signing a new five-year contract on 2 September, tying him to the club until 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/nottingham-forest-britt-assombalonga-new-contract-deal-3287977.aspx|title=Britt signs new contract}}</ref> On 19 November, Assombalonga scored a brace against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], his first coming after only 17 seconds, which took his tally to six goals in eight games for the season. After the game, Assombalonga was described as the "best goalscorer in the league" by teammate [[Ben Osborn]] and "the best in the business outside of the Premier League" by former Forest defender [[Kenny Burns]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nottingham Forest's Britt Assombalonga is 'best goalscorer in the league' |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-forest-s-britt-assombalonga-is-best-goalscorer-in-the-league/story-29920866-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |date=21 November 2016 |access-date=21 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121233322/http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-forest-s-britt-assombalonga-is-best-goalscorer-in-the-league/story-29920866-detail/story.html |archive-date=21 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nottingham Forest must be taken over before January – to stop Britt Assombalonga being sold |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-forest-must-be-taken-over-before-january-to-stop-britt-assombalonga-being-sold/story-29921715-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |date=21 November 2016 |access-date=23 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122190625/http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-forest-must-be-taken-over-before-january-to-stop-britt-assombalonga-being-sold/story-29921715-detail/story.html |archive-date=22 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Assombalonga missed Forest's next game – a 5–2 win at [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] – with a hamstring problem to continue his injury-hit start to the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nottingham Forest boss Philippe Montanier not worried about Britt Assombalonga being sold in January |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-forest-boss-philippe-montanier-not-worried-about-britt-assombalonga-being-sold-in-january/story-29931718-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |date=24 November 2016 |access-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125125151/http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-forest-boss-philippe-montanier-not-worried-about-britt-assombalonga-being-sold-in-january/story-29931718-detail/story.html |archive-date=25 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Assombalonga ended the season on a high, scoring his second brace against Ipswich Town on 7 May. With Forest remaining out of the [[2016-17 EFL Championship|Championship]] relegation zone by virtue of a one-goal difference with [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], Assombalonga's brace – one a penalty and the other an exquisite solo effort – either side of a [[Chris Cohen (footballer)|Chris Cohen]] goal ensured that Forest retained their Championship status at the expense of the Lancashire club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forest 3–0 Ipswich |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/nottingham-forest-ipswich-town-match-report-3702986.aspx |publisher=Nottingham Forest Official Site |date=7 May 2017}}</ref> He ended the Championship season as Forest's top goalscorer, having scored 14 goals from 20 starts and 12 substitute appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/stats/player-stats/ |title=Player Statistics |publisher=Nottingham Forest Official Site |access-date=10 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210025559/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/stats/player-stats/ |archive-date=10 February 2016}}</ref>
===Middlesbrough=== On 17 July 2017, Assombalonga signed for newly relegated [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], for a reported club-record fee of £15 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boro Complete Club Record Signing of Britt Assombalonga |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/boro-complete-club-record-signing-of-britt-assombalonga |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=17 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2017-07-17/boro-sign-striker-britt-assombalonga-in-club-record-breaking-15m-transfer-deal/|title=Boro sign striker Britt Assombalonga in club record-breaking £15m transfer deal}}</ref> He scored his first goals for Middlesbrough when he scored twice in a 2–0 win against [[Burton Albion]] on 15 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40858333 |title=Middlesbrough 2–0 Burton |publisher=BBC |date=15 August 2017 |access-date=16 August 2017}}</ref>
Middlesbrough did not offer him a renewal of his contract, due to expire at the end of the 2020–21 season, and manager [[Neil Warnock]] confirmed on 21 April 2021 that he had been allowed to leave the club early.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/19249858.britt-assombalonga-ashley-fletcher-left-middlesbrough/ |title=Britt Assombalonga and Ashley Fletcher have left Middlesbrough |first=Scott |last=Wilson |newspaper=The Northern Echo |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref>
===Adana Demirspor=== On 3 July 2021, Assombalonga signed a three-year deal with the newly-promoted [[Süper Lig]] side [[Adana Demirspor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/britt-assombalonga-lands-new-club-20963964|title=Britt Assombalonga's Middlesbrough goodbye message as he lands a new club after summer exit|website=Gazette Live|date=3 July 2021|accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref> On 29 January 2023, he had his contract terminated by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1619597034771853313|title=Oyuncumuz Britt Assombalonga'nın kulübümüzle olan sözleşmesi karşılıklı anlaşılarak feshedilmiştir. Kendisine kulübümüze vermiş olduğu hizmetlerden dolayı teşekkür eder, bundan sonraki kariyerinde başarılar dileriz.|trans-title=The contract of our player Britt Assombalonga with our club has been terminated by mutual agreement. We thank him for his service to our club and wish him success in his future career.|language=Turkish|user=AdsKulubu|date=29 January 2023|accessdate=29 January 2023}}</ref>
===Return to Watford=== On 29 January 2023, Assombalonga signed for [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on a six-month contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/23284435.watford-snap-assombalonga-six-month-contract|title=Watford snap up Assombalonga on six-month contract|website=Watford Observer|date=29 January 2023|accessdate=29 January 2023}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 14 March 2023 in a 3–0 win against [[Birmingham City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64871006 |title=Watford 3-0 Birmingham |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=14 March 2023 |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref>
===Later career=== After spells in Turkey with [[Antalyaspor]] and [[Amed S.F.K.|Amedspor]], Assombalonga joined [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] on 20 October 2025.<ref>https://barnetfc.com/britt-joins-the-bees</ref> After two goals in eighteen appearances for the Bees, he was not retained at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web | title=BARNET FC 2025/26 RETAINED LIST| url=https://barnetfc.com/barnet-fc-2025-26-retained-list | access-date=2026-05-07 | website=barnetfc.com}}</ref>
==International career== Assombalonga was eligible to represent both [[England national football team|England]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team|Democratic Republic of the Congo]] internationally. In August 2014, he was named on a 37-man provisional DR Congo squad list for the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] but withdrew from the final squad.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gharbi|first1=Sabri|title=CAN 2015 : nouvelle liste de présélectionnés pour la RD Congo|url=http://fr.starafrica.com/football/can-2015-nouvelle-liste-de-preselectionnes-pour-la-rd-congo.html|publisher=Star Africa|access-date=20 August 2014|language=fr|date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821042357/http://fr.starafrica.com/football/can-2015-nouvelle-liste-de-preselectionnes-pour-la-rd-congo.html|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fr.starafrica.com/football/can-2015-encore-une-liste-pour-la-rd-congo.html|title=CAN 2015 : encore une liste pour la RD Congo|date=2 September 2014|access-date=17 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190639/http://fr.starafrica.com/football/can-2015-encore-une-liste-pour-la-rd-congo.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 4 November 2016, the [[Nottingham Post]] reported that Assombalonga had accepted a call-up to the [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]] national side for their away game against [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] on 13 November.<ref>{{cite web |title=Britt Assombalonga accepts call-up from DR Congo – and could miss Nottingham Forest games in 2017 |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/britt-assombalonga-accepts-call-up-from-dr-congo-and-could-miss-nottingham-forest-games-in-2017/story-29865770-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |date=4 November 2016 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Assombalonga was forced to pull out of the squad prior to the game as he was not cleared to play in time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paperwork problems halt Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga's international debut |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/paperwork-problems-halt-nottingham-forest-striker-britt-assombalonga-s-international-debut/story-29891494-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |date=13 November 2016 |access-date=20 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114181022/http://www.nottinghampost.com/paperwork-problems-halt-nottingham-forest-striker-britt-assombalonga-s-international-debut/story-29891494-detail/story.html |archive-date=14 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> That December, Assombalonga rejected the chance to represent DR Congo at the [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations]] in [[Gabon]], stating that he wanted to focus on playing games for Nottingham Forest after an injury-hit season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nottingham Forest star Britt Assombalonga says no to DR Congo call up |url=http://africanfootball.com/news/673544/Nottingham-Forest-star-Britt-Assombalonga-says-no-to-DR-Congo-call-up |publisher=Africanfootball.com |date=23 December 2016 |access-date=31 December 2016}}</ref>
Assombalonga made his senior debut for DR Congo in a friendly 2–0 loss to [[Tanzania national football team|Tanzania]] on 27 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/britt-assombalonga-makes-debut-busy-14465333|title=Assombalonga makes international debut|first=Anthony|last=Vickers|date=28 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/27/world/friendlies/tanzania/congo-dr/2749056/?ICID=PL_MS_69|title=Tanzania vs. Congo DR – 27 March 2018 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|end of 2025-26 season}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2" width=160|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[FA Cup]], [[Turkish Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]] |[[2011–12 Watford F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name=BA11>{{soccerbase season|59419|2011| access-date = 7 May 2014}}</ref> |[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |[[2012–13 Watford F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name=BA12>{{soccerbase season|59419|2012| access-date = 7 May 2014}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0 |- |[[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]] (loan) |[[2011–12 Isthmian League|2011–12]]<ref name="BA11 for Wealdstone">{{Cite web|url=http://wealdstone-fc.com/history/first-team-2011-12/|title=Games played by Britt Assombalonga in 2011/2012 for Wealdstone|publisher=Wealdstone F.C.|access-date=7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232133/http://wealdstone-fc.com/history/first-team-2011-12/|archive-date=12 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |[[Isthmian League|IL Premier Division]] |11||6||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—|||5{{efn|name=WEA|Four appearances and three goals in [[FA Trophy]], one appearance and two goals in [[Middlesex Senior Cup]]}}||5||16||11 |- |[[Braintree Town F.C.|Braintree Town]] (loan) |[[2011–12 Football Conference|2011–12]]<ref name="BA11"/> |[[National League (division)|Conference Premier]] |5||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||5 |- |[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] (loan) |[[2012–13 Southend United F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="BA12"/> |[[EFL League Two|League Two]] |43||15||0||0||0||0||6{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]]}}||1||49||16 |- |[[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] |[[2013–14 Peterborough United F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name=BA13>{{soccerbase season|59419|2013| access-date = 7 May 2014}}</ref> |[[EFL League One|League One]] |43||23||4||5||3||1||8{{efn|name=FLP|Two appearances and one goal in [[EFL League One play-offs|League One play-offs]], six appearances and three goals in Football League Trophy}}||4||58||33 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] |[[2014–15 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name=BA14>{{soccerbase season|59419|2014| access-date = 6 August 2014}}</ref> |Championship |29||15||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||32||15 |- |[[2015–16 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name=BA15>{{soccerbase season|59419|2015| access-date = 13 September 2015}}</ref> |Championship |4||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||1 |- |[[2016–17 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name=BA16>{{soccerbase season|59419|2016| access-date = 6 August 2016}}</ref> |Championship |32||14||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||33||14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !65!!30!!2!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!69!!30 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] |[[2017–18 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name=BA17>{{soccerbase season|59419|2017|access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref> |Championship |44||15||1||0||0||0||2||0||47||15 |- |[[2018–19 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name=BA18>{{soccerbase season|59419|2018|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref> |Championship |42||14||3||2||1||0||0||0||46||16 |- |[[2019–20 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name=BA19>{{soccerbase season|59419|2019|access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref> |Championship |35||11||0||0||1||0||0||0||36||11 |- |[[2020–21 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name=BA20>{{soccerbase season|59419|2020|access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref> |Championship |31||5||0||0||1||0||0||0||32||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !152!!45!!4!!2!!3!!0!!2!!0!!161!!47 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Adana Demirspor]] |[[2021–22 Adana Demirspor season|2021–22]]<ref name=BA21>{{soccerbase season|59419|2021|access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref> |[[Süper Lig]] |37||10||3||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||40||12 |- |[[2022–23 Adana Demirspor season|2022–23]]<ref name=BA22>{{soccerbase season|59419|2022|access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref> |Süper Lig |11||2||2||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!12!!5!!6!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!53!!18 |- |Watford |[[2022–23 Watford F.C. season|2022–23]] |Championship |11||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||2 |- |[[Antalyaspor]] |[[2023–24 Antalyaspor season|2023–24]] |Süper Lig |22||2||4||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||6 |- |[[Amed S.F.K.|Amedspor]] |[[2024–25 TFF 1. Lig|2024–25]] |[[TFF 1. Lig]] |18||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||3 |- |[[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] |[[2025–26 Barnet F.C. season|2025–26]] |League Two |16||1||1||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=FLT}}||1||18||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !436!!144!!20!!15!!8!!1!!22!!11!!486!!173 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== :''Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Assombalonga goal.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT|70913|access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ International goal scored by Britt Assombalonga |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 30 June 2019 || [[30 June Stadium]], [[Cairo]], Egypt || {{fb|ZIM}} || align="center" | 4–0 || align="center" | 4–0 || [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group A|2019 Africa Cup of Nations]] |}
==Honours== '''Southend United''' *[[Football League Trophy]] runner-up: [[2012–13 Football League Trophy|2012–13]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/crewe-alexandra-vs-southend-united/teams/283924 |title=Starting Lineups - Crewe vs Southend |website=Sky Sports |date=7 April 2013 |access-date=10 March 2024}}</ref>
'''Peterborough United''' *Football League Trophy: [[2013–14 Football League Trophy|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/britt-assombalonga/188378/|title=Congo DR – B. Assombalonga – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
'''Individual''' *[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#League One 5|2013–14 League One]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27180793 |title=Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker wins PFA Player of the Year award |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.mfc.co.uk/teams/middlesbrough/britt-assombalonga Profile] at the Middlesbrough F.C. website *{{Soccerbase}}
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