Ntumba Massanka

Ntumba Massanka (born 30 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Digenis Akritas Morphou.

Ntumba Massanka
Massanka playing for Boston United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ntumba Massanka[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996[2]
Place of birth Tottenham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Digenis Akritas Morphou
Youth career
Manchester United
Manchester City
2013–2015 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Burnley 0 (0)
2016 → York City (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Morecambe (loan) 10 (0)
2017 → Wrexham (loan) 18 (4)
2017–2018 → Wrexham (loan) 24 (2)
2018 → Dover Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2019 → RWDM47 (loan) 11 (1)
2019–2020 Chorley 24 (3)
2020 ASD Angelana
2021–2023 South Shields 13 (5)
2022 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 7 (1)
2022 → Boston United (loan) 11 (0)
2022 → Stafford Rangers (loan) 14 (1)
2023 Macclesfield 13 (2)
2023– Digenis Akritas Morphou 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:43, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

Massanka was born in Tottenham, London, and moved to Manchester aged four, as his parents relocated with their work as pastors.[3] He was signed by Manchester United after being scouted, and spent six years with the club before a short stint with rivals Manchester City.[3] He joined Burnley in the summer of 2013, before signing a professional contract with the club on 15 April 2015.[4] Having started the 2015–16 season with 16 goals from 14 starts for the under-21 team, Massanka signed a new contract with Burnley on 23 December 2015.[5] He joined League Two club York City, on loan for the rest of 2015–16 on 12 January 2016,[6] making his debut four days later as a 56th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Newport County.[7] Having made only three appearances for York, Massanka was recalled by Burnley on 11 March 2016.[8]

On 31 August 2016, Massanka joined League Two club Morecambe on loan until 3 January 2017.[9] In January 2017, he returned to Burnley, having failed to make an impact at the club with all 10 of his appearances coming from the bench.[10][11]

On 12 January 2017, Massanka joined National League club Wrexham on loan until the end of 2016–17, after being recommended to the club by Brian Flynn.[12] He made his debut two days later as a 68th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home victory over North Ferriby United.[13] Massanka scored his first senior goal with an overhead kick which was the equaliser in Wrexham's 3–1 home win over Guiseley on 4 February 2017.[14]

He returned to Wrexham for a second time in July 2017, signing on an initial six-month loan deal.[15] He scored two goals in 26 appearances[16] before returning to Burnley in January 2018.[17] He was loaned out to Dover Athletic on 30 August 2018.[18]

On 10 January 2019, Massanka joined Belgian First Amateur Division side RWDM47 on loan until the end of the season.[19] He was released by Burnley at the end of the season.[20]

He joined newly promoted National League side Chorley on 3 August 2019, signing a one-year contract.[21]

In February 2020, Massanka joined Eccellenza side ASD Angelana on a deal until the end of the season.[22]

In July 2021, Massanka returned to English football to join Northern Premier League side South Shields.[23]

In January 2022 he joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan for the remainder of the season.[24] On 26 February it was confirmed that he had been recalled by South Shields from the loan period.[25] He subsequently joined Boston United and then Stafford Rangers on loan.[26]

In January 2023, Massanka left South Shields to join Northern Premier League side Macclesfield.[27]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2015–16[7] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[11] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[28] Premier League 0000——00
Total 000000—00
York City (loan) 2015–16[7] League Two 30———30
Morecambe (loan) 2016–17[11] League Two 10000—00100
Wrexham (loan) 2016–17[16] National League 184———184
2017–18[16] National League 24210—1[lower-alpha 1]0262
Total 42610—10446
Dover Athletic (loan) 2018–19[16] National League 30———30
RWDM47 (loan) 2018–19[16] Belgian First Amateur Division 121———121
Chorley 2019–20[16] National League 24320—2[lower-alpha 1]0283
South Shields 2021–22[29] NPL Premier Division 13520—00155
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2021–22[30] NPL Premier Division 71———71
Boston United (loan) 2021–22[16] National League North 110——3[lower-alpha 2]0140
Stafford Rangers (loan) 2022–23[31] NPL Premier Division 7110——81
Career total 1321760006014417
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in National League North play-offs

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. "Ntumba Massanka". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. Amofa, Richard (3 November 2015). "OTPN interview – Ntumba Massanka". Off the Post News. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017.
  4. Scholes, Tony (13 January 2016). "Ntumba Massanka". Clarets Mad. Digital Sports Group. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. "Young Burnley stars look to future after signing new deals". Lancashire Telegraph. Blackburn. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. Flett, Dave (12 January 2016). "Prolific teenage Burnley striker Ntumba Massanka signs for York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. "Games played by Ntumba Massanka in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  8. Cope, Niall (11 March 2016). "Massanka returns to Turf Moor". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.
  9. "Ntumba Massanka loan". Morecambe F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  10. "Massanka joins Agyei and Ginnelly back at Burnley". UpTheClarets. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  11. "Games played by Ntumba Massanka in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  12. Griffiths, Rob (12 January 2017). "Wrexham AFC boss Dean Keates delighted to bring in Ntumba Massanka on loan". Daily Post. Llandudno Junction. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  13. "Wrexham 1–0 North Ferriby United". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  14. "Wrexham 3–1 Guiseley". BBC Sport. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  15. Hogan, Carl (4 July 2017). "Ntumba Massanka returns". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  16. "N. Massanka". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  17. Griffiths, Rob (2 January 2018). "Wrexham AFC will always hold a special place in my heart". Daily Post. Llandudno Junction. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  18. Harvey, Richard (30 August 2018). "BURNLEY STRIKER JOINS ON LOAN". Dover Athletic. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  19. "DONE DEAL: Burnley striker Ntumba Massanka joins Racing White Daring Molenbeek". tribalfootball.com. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  20. "2018/19 Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  21. "Massanka is latest recruit". Chorley FC. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  22. "Week-End Time: in riva al Lago l'Angelana va a caccia di conferme. Con un Massanka in più". angelanacalcio1930.it (in Italian). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  23. "Ntumba Massanka joins South Shields". South Shields F.C. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  24. "Ntumba Massanka signs on loan for the rest of the season". Stalybridge Celtic. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  25. "Club News - Ntumba Massanka recalled by South Shields". Stalybridge Celtic. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  26. Gordon, James (26 February 2022). "Saturday's Transfer List - February 26". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  27. "NTUMBA MASSANKA SIGNS FOR THE SILKMEN". Macclesfield F.C. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  28. "Games played by Ntumba Massanka in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  29. "South Shields – Appearances – Ntumba Massanka – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  30. "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Ntumba Massanka – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  31. "Stafford Rangers – Appearances – Ntumba Massanka". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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