![]() Tutonda playing for
York City in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Mabanga Tutonda [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 October 1995||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Morecambe | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2014 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2017 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Newport County (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2015 | → York City (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Barnet | 92 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Gillingham | 54 | (1) |
2023– | Morecambe | 37 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:14, 5 June 2024 (UTC) |
David Mabanga Tutonda (born 11 October 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Morecambe. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2024.
Tutonda was spotted by Cardiff City academy manager Neal Ardley while playing in a showcase match, who signed him in October 2012. [4] [5] He was offered a professional contract with Cardiff in April 2014. [5]
On 13 February 2015, he joined League Two club Newport County on an initial one-month loan. Tutonda made his Football League debut for Newport the following day in the starting line-up for the fixture against Wycombe Wanderers. [6] Newport won the match 2–1. He scored his first Football League goal for Newport on 18 April 2015 in the 3–2 defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge. [7]
Tutonda joined League Two club York City on 7 August 2015 on a six-month loan. [8] He made his debut a day later in the opening match of the 2015–16 season, a 3–0 away defeat to Wycombe Wanderers. [9] The loan was terminated early on 27 November 2015. [10]
On 31 December 2016, Tutonda agreed to sign for League Two club Barnet on a two-year contract, [11] effective from 1 January 2017. [12] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 April 2017 in a 3–1 win over Grimsby Town. [13] He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season, having played 113 games for the Bees, scoring five goals. [14]
On 28 August 2020, Tutonda joined Bristol Rovers on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal following a successful trial period. [15] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season, replacing Luke Leahy in the 73 minute of a 1–1 away draw at Sunderland [16] and made his first league start three weeks later, playing the entirety of a 2–0 home victory over Northampton Town. [17] On 18 June 2021, Tutonda had his contract terminated by Rovers in order to allow him to pursue opportunities elsewhere. [18]
Having departed Rovers, Tutonda joined Gillingham on 18 June 2021. [19]
In May 2023, manager Neil Harris confirmed that Tutonda had been offered a new contract at the club. [20]
Tutonda left Gillingham at the end of his contract and on 11 August 2023 signed a one-year deal with Morecambe. [21]
Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, the club confirmed that having made Tutonda a contract offer that was rejected, he would depart the club. [22]
Tutonda was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo [23] and moved to London, England with his family at the age of five. He did not start playing football until the age of 12. [4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cardiff City | 2014–15 [24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16 [9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2016–17 [25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Newport County (loan) | 2014–15 [24] | League Two | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
York City (loan) | 2015–16 [9] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Barnet | 2016–17 [25] | League Two | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
2017–18 [26] | League Two | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
2018–19 [27] | National League | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
2019–20 [28] | National League | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 [c] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Total | 92 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 113 | 5 | ||
Bristol Rovers | 2020–21 [29] | League One | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Gillingham | 2021–22 [30] | League One | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2022–23 [31] | League Two | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
Total | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
Morecambe | 2023–24 [32] | League Two | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
Career total | 227 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 266 | 10 |