Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala

Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala (born 16 February 1998) is a French footballer who plays for English club Chelmsford City as a winger.

Career
Born in Paris, Kalala played in Italy for Jolly Montemurlo, Carpi and Savona.

He signed for English club Cheltenham Town in August 2018, making his debut on 4 August 2018. On 5 October 2018, Kalala left Cheltenham after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

On 11 October 2018, Kalala signed for Torquay United of the National League South on a contract until January 2019; Torquay manager Gary Johnson had also been Kalala's manager at Cheltenham. He scored his first Torquay United goal with the opener against Winchester City on 20 October 2018 in a 4–1 FA Cup qualifying match victory. Kalala scored his first league goals for Torquay with a brace in a 3—0 win at Hampton & Richmond on 22 December 2018. In January 2019, Kalala signed an extension to his Torquay contract, believed to be until May 2020. On 27 April 2019, Kalala scored the fastest goal in Torquay United history, scoring after ten seconds in a 4–0 win against St Albans City. He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season, with Torquay announcing that they would be seeking compensation if he signed for another club as he was under 24.

In July 2021, he underwent a trial with German club FSV Zwickau. He later returned to France and signed for Entente Feignies Aulnoye.

He returned to England in December to play with Dartford. On 22 June 2022, it was confirmed that Kalala had left Dartford.

On 13 July 2022, it was announced that Kalala had signed for Dulwich Hamlet after a successful trial. He signed for Lewes on 9 August 2023.

On 18 June 2024, Kalala signed for Chelmsford City.

Personal life
Born in France, Kalala is of Congolese descent.