Barnet Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of centre-forward Kabongo Tshimanga on a permanent deal from fellow League Two side Crawley Town.
The 28-year-old makes 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.
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.
On bringing the experienced forward to the Bees, Dean Brennan said,
“We’ve tried to get Kabby on several occasions and nearly got him 2 or 3 times but it’s something that just never worked out. We’ve stayed patient and we think the timing of the move is needed for both parties and we know what he can bring to the team.
He’s a player that’s broken our hearts a few times over the years when scoring against us. He’s a box player, a goalscorer and we just want him to do what he’s good at.
We know his personality will fit into the group very well and we’re delighted that he’s chosen to come on board with us.
We know his personality will fit into the group very well and we’re delighted that he’s chosen to come on board with us.
In this window, I’m a big believer in trying to upgrade the group and that’s always been my motto since I started in management and certainly since I’ve been at Barnet and I believe we’ve upgraded the group with the three players we’ve just bought in.”
Welcome to Barnet Kabby!
The deal is subject to the usual league and FA clearances