Dembakwi Yomba
Birth dateSeptember 4, 1996 (age 29)
Birth placeFreetown, Sierra Leone
Height1.70 m
PositionForward
Youthyears 12014–2015
Youthclubs 1Atlético Madrid
Years 12015
Clubs 1Atlético Madrid C
Caps 10
Goals 10
Years 22016
Clubs 2Orlando City B
Caps 20
Goals 20
Years 32017–2018
Clubs 3Reno 1868
Caps 34
Goals 31
Years 42017–2018
Clubs 4San Jose Earthquakes (loan)
Caps 40
Goals 40
Years 52019
Clubs 5Oakland Roots
Caps 54
Goals 50
Years 62020
Clubs 6Laçi
Caps 62
Goals 60
Years 72022
Clubs 7Sporting Kansas City II
Caps 73
Goals 70
Nationalyears 12013
Nationalteam 1United States U18
Nationalcaps 18
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22014
Nationalteam 2United States U20
Nationalcaps 24
Nationalgoals 22
Club-update01:04, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Dembakwi "Boxi" Yomba (born September 4, 1996) is a professional soccer player. Born in Sierra Leone, he has represented the United States at youth level.

Career

Yomba signed with Spanish club Atlético Madrid in 2014,[1] before returning to the United States to join United Soccer League club Orlando City B on January 13, 2016.[2] He failed to make a first-team appearance during his time at Orlando, and was released by the club at the end of the 2016 season.[3]

On March 14, 2017, Yomba signed with United Soccer League club Reno 1868.[4] He scored his first goal for the team against OSA FC on May 17 during the second round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup.[5] Yomba was one of five Reno players called up by the team's Major League Soccer affiliate, the San Jose Earthquakes, for its July 14 friendly against Eintracht Frankfurt, and he substituted in for Chris Wondolowski in the 33rd minute of the 4–1 victory before being substituted out again in the 63rd minute for Valeri Qazaishvili.[6]

Yomba and Reno mutually parted ways on June 23, 2018.[7]

Yomba joined Oakland Roots on July 5, 2019.[8]

In January 2020, Yomba moved to Albanian Kategoria Superiore side Laçi.[9] He left the club again at the end of the season.

On February 28, 2022, Yomba signed with MLS Next Pro side Sporting Kansas City II.[10]

References

  1. ^ "American whizkid Dembakwi Yomba joins Atletico Madrid - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com
  2. ^ "Orlando City B Deepens Squad with Seven Acquisitions | Orlando City"
  3. ^ David, Austin (8 June 2016). "Orlando City B Parts Ways with "Boxi" Yomba". The Mane Land
  4. ^ "Reno 1868 FC signs Dembakwi Yomba". Reno Gazette Journal
  5. ^ "#USOC2017 DREAMERS ONE STEP FROM MLS RECKONING". US Soccer. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. ^ "RECAP: Earthquakes Defeat Bundesliga's Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  7. ^ FC, Reno 1868 (23 June 2018). "Reno 1868 FC, Dembakwi Yomba Mutually Part Ways". Reno 1868 FC. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Oakland Roots Sign Winger Dembakwi Yomba". OaklandRootsSC.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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  10. ^ "Sporting KC II signs Tijani Fatah, Curtez Kellman, Cole McLagan and Dembakwi Yomba"