Oscar Kabwit (born 5 May 2005) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Luzern on loan from TP Mazembe, and the DR Congo national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Kabwit Tshikomb | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lubumbashi, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Luzern (on loan from TP Mazembe) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Katumbi Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Don Bosco | ||
| 2023– | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2025– | → Luzern (loan) | 27 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | DR Congo | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 August 2025 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Lubumbashi, Kabwit developed at the Katumbi Football Academy and moved to CS Don Bosco before joining TP Mazembe in 2023.[2][3]
He drew wider attention during the 2023–24 CAF Champions League quarter-final first leg on 6 April 2024 in Luanda, when Mazembe beat Petro de Luanda 2–1; Kabwit’s direct dribbling on the left wing was highlighted by club and local media coverage of the tie.[4][5]
On 8 September 2025, Kabwit joined Luzern in Switzerland on loan with an option to buy.[6] He was heavily praised for his critical role in a 4–2 victory against defending champions Basel on 22 February 2026, during which he scored two goals and one assist.[7]
International career
editKabwit was called up to DR Congo youth squads in 2024 and was listed for two U20 friendlies against Morocco in May 2024. In November 2024, national-team coach Sébastien Desabre included Kabwit in a senior squad for international fixtures, a move widely viewed as a message of confidence in domestic-league talent.[3] He made his national team debut on 19 November 2024 in the AFCON qualifier against Ethiopia.[8]
Style of play
editHonours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Oscar Kabwit Tshikomb". Foot Mercato. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- 1 2 "16 Oscar KABWIT – profile". TP Mazembe. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 Tshibangu, Darius (10 November 2024). "Léopards : qui est Oscar Kabwit, appelé par Sébastien Desabre ?". Leopardsfoot (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Petro de Luanda vs TP Mazembe – Match Summary (6 Apr 2024)". ESPN. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- 1 2 "RÉTRO 2024 : Oscar KABWIT, un gamin et l'année en « Or »". TP Mazembe (in French). 26 December 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "FC Luzern verpflichtet Oscar Kabwit leihweise" [FC Luzern signs Oscar Kabwit on loan] (in German). FC Luzern. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Basel unterliegt in Luzern - Dank Kabwit: FCL krönt Fasnachtswoche mit verrücktem Sieg". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ Oscar Kabwit at National-Football-Teams.com