{{Short description|French footballer (born 1987)}} {{update|date=August 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Loïc Lumbilla | full_name = Loïc Lumbilla-Kandja | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Saint-Denis,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110720174118/http://giovanili.inter.it/aas/squadra?stagione=2004%2F05&IDS=4&L=en Inter Profile]</ref> France | height = 1.83 m | position = Forward | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Paris FC | youthyears2 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs2 = Inter Milan | years1 = 2006–2008 | clubs1 = Inter Milan | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2006–2007 | clubs2 = → Legnano (loan) | caps2 = 7<ref name=tuttocalciatori>[http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Lumbilla_Kandja_Loic Loic Lumbilla Kandja - Carriera: Tutto Calciatori]</ref> | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = → Locarno (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2008–2009 | clubs4 = Écija Balompié | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2009–2010 | clubs5 = VfL Wolfsburg II | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2010–2011 | clubs6 = Al Quwat | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2011–2012 | clubs7 = Al-Shaab | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2013 | clubs8 = Hamrun Spartans | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2013–2016 | clubs9 = Al-Najma SC (Bahrain) | caps9 = | goals9 = | club-update = }} '''Loïc Lumbilla-Kandja''' (born 12 May 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.

==Career== Lumbilla started his career at Paris FC. In July 2004, along with Tijani Belaid, he signed for the Inter Milan Youth Sector.<ref name="Inter2004announce">{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=14540|title= TWO YOUNGSTERS SIGN FOR INTER |date=4 July 2004|accessdate=9 January 2010|publisher=inter.it}}</ref>

In the next season he played for Inter's under-20 team in Campionato Nazionale Primavera. He also played numbers of friendlies for the first team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=19042|title= CRUZ GOAL DECIDES SUZZARA FRIENDLY |date=7 June 2005|accessdate=9 January 2010|publisher=inter.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=19488|title= INTER BEAT CAGLIARI ON PENALTIES |date=27 July 2005|accessdate=9 January 2010|publisher=inter.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=19516|title= INTER BEATEN 4–1 BY TREVISO |date=29 July 2005|accessdate=9 January 2010|publisher=inter.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=20436|title= VINOTINTO BEAT INTER 1–0 |date=17 October 2005|accessdate=9 January 2010|publisher=inter.it}}</ref>

In the 2006–07 season, he left on loan to Legnano of Serie C2, where he won the championship.

He then left for FC Locarno of Swiss Challenge League,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=26943|title= New clubs for three academy players |date=30 July 2007|accessdate=9 January 2010|publisher=inter.it}}</ref> where he played nine matches.

In January 2009, he signed a contract with Écija Balompié of Spanish Segunda División B.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ecijabalompie.com/index1.php?id=1143&num=2 |title=Loic Lumbilla presentado con el Ecija Balompié SAD. |date=3 February 2009 |accessdate=9 January 2010 |publisher=Écija Balompié |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723122355/http://www.ecijabalompie.com/index1.php?id=1143&num=2 |archivedate=23 July 2011 }}</ref>

In August 2009, he signed a two-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg, rejoining former teammate Obafemi Martins.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/55012+M5bc7d01f639.html|title=U23: Zwei Neuzugänge|date=14 August 2009|accessdate=9 January 2010|publisher=VfL Wolfsburg|language=German|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927184057/http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/55012+M5bc7d01f639.html|archivedate=27 September 2011}}</ref>

After few years playing outside Europe, Lumbilla returned to Europe for Maltese club Hamrun Spartans in January 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-01-14/football/lumbilla-kandja-comes-scores-and-conquers-for-hamrun-686391297/|title=Lumbilla Kandja comes, scores and conquers for Hamrun|date=14 January 2013|access-date=20 August 2017|work=Malta Independent}}</ref>

==Personal life== Born in France, Lumbilla has Congolese origins.<ref name="Inter2004announce"/>

==Honours== * Coppa Italia Primavera: 2006 * Serie C2: 2007

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{soccerway|loic-lumbilla-kandja/109667}} * {{BDFutbol|400182}}

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