Gabriel N'Galula

Junior

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel N'Galula Mbuyi
Date of birth	1 June 1982
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2006	Anderlecht	19	(1)
2004–2005	→ Mons (loan)	15	(0)
2005–2006	→ Stoke City (loan)	22	(0)
2006–2007	Standard Liège	0	(0)
2007–2008	Roeselare	5	(0)
Total		61	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gabriel N'Galula Mbuyi (born 1 June 1982), sometimes referred to as Junior, is a former Belgian footballer.

Career

He showed promise in his 28 games at Anderlecht, but a long injury saw him lose his place to Yves Vanderhaeghe and Besnik Hasi. In the 2004–05 season, he was then loaned to R.A.E.C. Mons, that relegated to second division at the end of the season. He played 15 matches for Mons. He was loaned again to Stoke City in England for the 2005–06 season where former Anderlect manager Johan Boskamp had been appointed manager.^[1] He played 24 matches for Stoke and left at the end of the season along with Boskamp.

Boskamp was made Standard Liège manager and he signed Junior on a permanent deal with as part of the Mohammed Tchité transfer to Anderlecht in the 2006–07 season. He played one match for Standard, in a UEFA Cup qualification match. He spent the 2007–08 season, with K.S.V. Roeselare.

Personal

His brother Floribert N'Galula is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	2005–06[2]	22	0	2	0	0	0	24	0
Career Total		22	0	2	0	0	0	24	0

References

1. "Boskamp eyeing pair". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
2. "Games played by Junior in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 June 2014.