Kiki Musampa

Ajax and Bordeaux

Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Musampa first started off in the Ajax youth academy, where he played a total of 31 games in two seasons and scored six goals including a winner scored against NAC Breda, which was the first Ajax goal in the new current stadium, the Johan Cruyff Arena. He also scored in the quarter-final of the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund in 1996; Ajax went on to win the game 2-0, and went on to the final. He subsequently signed for Bordeaux in 1997 to further his experience and with the intention of being selected for the Netherlands national team to compete in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, although he was ultimately overlooked by then coach Guus Hiddink.

Málaga and Atlético

After spending two seasons at the French club, he decided to move on to Spanish club Málaga, where he played 94 games and scored a total of 22 goals in four seasons. In 2003, he was transferred to Atlético Madrid for €3 million on a five-year contract, a year before his Málaga contract was due to expire, in what he viewed as a potentially good career move. In his first season with the club, he played 26 matches and scored two goals; although, in the following season, he was relegated to the substitutes' bench and only scraped together eight games in 2004.

Manchester City

In January 2005, Musampa moved to Manchester City of the Premier League on loan after becoming a fringe player at Atlético. In his…

Musampa was a member of the Netherlands U20 team at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, playing all three group matches, the team did not proceed past the group stage. Musampa went on to be a key player for the Netherlands Under-21s and achieved 25 caps, scoring 8 goals, he is currently in the top 10 players for both caps and goals at that level. His form whilst on loan at Manchester City earned him a call-up to the Netherlands squad to play Romania and Finland but he played in neither game.

Ajax

Intercontinental Cup: 1995 UEFA Champions League: 1994-95 UEFA Super Cup: 1995 Eredivisie: 1994–95, 1995-96 Dutch Supercup: 1995 Bordeaux

Division 1: 1998-99 Málaga

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002