Moïse Bombito
Squad number 15 · Nice
Their 2026 World Cup
Moïse Bombito travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Canada, wearing number 15, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 5 matches (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 16, beaten by Morocco 3-0.
Defence went to A. Johnston (5 matches, 457′) and R. Laryea (5 matches, 438′).
Another 4 players in the Canada squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Canada team page.
Biography
Moïse Bombito Lumpungu (born March 30, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Canada national team.
Early life Born in Montreal, Quebec, Bombito is of Congolese descent. He began his youth soccer career with CS St-Laurent, where he initially played as a forward. At the age of 18, he declined an opportunity to join CS St-Hubert in the semi-professional Première ligue de soccer du Québec, choosing to remain with St-Laurent in the amateur Ligue de soccer élite du Québec to prioritize consistent playing time.
College career Bombito originally attended Collège Ahuntsic and played for their men's soccer team. In 2019, he was named to the RSEQ all-star team for Division 1 soccer. After attending a combine hosted by António Ribeiro and Frederico Moojen, he began attending junior college in the United States, joining Iowa Western Community College. He played two seasons, finishing as national runner-up in the 2021 spring season, following it up with a national championship in the fall 2021 season.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)