Kabongo Tshimanga signed a permanent deal with the Bees in January 2026, joining from Crawley Town.

The 28-year-old made the move to the capital from the Reds, where he made a total of 23 appearances since joining the Sussex outfit last summer.

Progressing through the ranks at Milton Keynes, where he signed his professional contract, Tshimanga enjoyed multiple non-league loans and at just 18-years-old, he ventured out to Iceland to play his football for a few months in Reykjavik.

Kabby then made the move North to join Boston United for a season, followed by stints with Oxford City and Boreham Wood where he scored a combined 62 league goals.

 The forward’s best goalscoring period came with Chesterfield in the National League, where he found the back of the net 31 times in 51 appearances during his 18-month stint with the Spireites, including an impressive record of 24 in 27 games in the 2020/21 season.

 

A loan move to Peterborough United followed, before the move was made permanent and he linked up with Boreham Wood for a second time on loan, followed by a spell with Fleetwood Town.

The 28-year-old also enjoyed a season-long loan at Swindon Town, where he scored 11 goals and assisted a further three in their 2024/25 League Two campaign.