Dimitry Imbongo Boele (born 28 March 1990) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Alemannia Aachen.

Career

On 16 July 2012, midway through the MLS Season, Imbongo signed a contract with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.[1] His move to New England from TSV 1860 Munich II was reminicint of the move the Revolution's all-time leading goal scorer Taylor Twellman made in 2002.[2]

Despite helping the Revolution return to the playoffs for the first time in four years in 2013,[3] Imbongo is perhaps most notable for setting a Revolution club-record by earning 3 red cards in a single season, the most in a season by any Revolution player.[4][5]

As of 2024 Imbongo is tied for third in Revolution history for career red cards received, and earned the dubious distinction in just 32 matches, the fastest Rev to reach the three-ejection mark.[4]

Revolution manager Jay Heaps praised Imbongo, stating he "does some good stuff. He holds it up, he has really good feet for a big man. He’s still adjusting to his teammates and that takes a little time."[2]

Imbongo made his Revolution debut as a 69th minute substitute for Kelyn Rowe in a 2–1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on 29 July 2012.[4] He made his first start the following week in a 1–0 loss to Sporting Kansas City on 4 August.[4]

Imbongo scored his first goal for the Revolution on 5 September 2012, a game-winning effort against the Columbus Crew.[6] That goal would be his only contribution in 9 appearances during the Revolution's 2012 campaign.[4]

In the 2013 New England Revolution season, his first and only full season in New England, Imbongo scored three goals and recorded four assists in 21 games played.[4] He made his first start of the campaign on 11 May, and was issued a red card in a 18 May match in Houston after an incident with Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell.[7]

He missed the following match against Toronto FC on 25 May serving a one-game suspension.[5] On 13 July 2013, he was issued his second red card of season, again against Houston,[8] and missed the following match against Colorado on 17 July due to suspension.[5]

Imbongo scored the game-winner for the Revolution in the 4th round of the 2013 U.S. Open Cup, helping the Revolution defeat the New York Red Bulls 4–2 to the quarter finals.[9]

On 27 July 2013 Imbongo scored at D.C. United, marking his third goal in seven games, but was then issued a club-record third red card of the season at Kansas City on 10 August,[10][11] missing the next match against Chicago on 17 August.[12] On 25 August 2013, Imbongo recorded his first two career MLS assists against Philadelphia Union, setting up a Kelyn Rowe's goal, (that was ultimately nominated for goal of the week), and then Juan Agudelo's second goal.[5] Imbongo started both of the team's matches in the MLS Cup Playoffs against Sporting Kansas City, and scored first career playoff goal in the team's 3–1 loss in leg 2 on 6 November 2013.[13]

Imbongo received what would be the final red card of his Revolution career in the final of the 2014 Desert Diamond Cup pre-season tournament, after getting in a "tussle" with Colorado's Marvin Chavez in the 85th minute.[14]

Following the Revolution's acquisition of Charlie Davies,[15] Imbongo would appear only twice for the Revolution in the 2014 New England Revolution season.[16]

On 8 December 2014 the Revolution traded Imbongo, Geoffrey Castillion and a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft to the Colorado Rapids for goalkeeper Joe Nasco and a third-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.[17]

Colorado declined Imbongo's option prior to the start of the 2015 season.[18][19]

In February 2015 Imbongo signed for Austrian second-division side Kapfenberger SV.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ "Revolution adds Dimitry Imbongo". New England Revolution. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Dell'Apa, Frank (29 July 2012). "New England Revolution aim to be more consistent". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ O'Connell, Brian (1 January 2014). "PHOTOS: #1 Revs Moment of 2013". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "profile". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Columbus Crew's win streak snapped at New England Revolution, 2–0 (video)". www.cleveland.com. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Houston's Boswell suspended one additional game". 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Match Recap: Houston Dynamo 2, New England Revolution 1". 13 July 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. ^ O'Connell, Brian (13 June 2013). "2013 US Open Cup Fourth Round: New England Revolution roll past New York 4–2 at Harvard". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. ^ Hainkel, Alan (10 August 2013). "Kamara brace helps Sporting KC reclaim first place with win vs. Revs". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  11. ^ Dreska, Molly (11 August 2013). "Fast Facts: Sporting KC 3–0 NE Revolution". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  12. ^ O'Connell, Brian (24 December 2013). "Making a List, and Checking it Twice". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  13. ^ "profile". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Final: Revs 2, Rapids 2". 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  15. ^ Lanigan, Ryan (9 January 2014). "Revolution Acquire Davies on Free Transfer from Randers FC". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  16. ^ Johnstone, Greg (8 December 2013). "Revs Deal Imbongo, Castillion to Rapids". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  17. ^ "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Colorado Rapids: A look at player departures". 6 February 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  19. ^ Stejskal, Sam (1 March 2015). "Colorado Rapids 2015 Team Guide". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  20. ^ O'Connell, Brian (2 February 2015). "Imbongo Joins Austrian Side Kapfenberger SV". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  21. ^ "3 Neue Stürmer für die Falken: KSV verpflichtet Poljanec, Dos Santos & Boelé – Spirk wechselt zu Wacker" (in German). 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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