N. Khumbeni · career
Nelson Khumbeni
Central · Gillingham · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistent
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 64 appearances, 2 goals and 1 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Morecambe — Season rating 13, 1 goal and 0 assists in 19 games. Form has slipped 8 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 8 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 3 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Gillingham | 17 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | Gillingham | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Accrington STLoan | 28 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | MorecambeLoan | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Bolton | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | AFC FyldeLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Bolton | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Norwich City U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Norwich City U18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Norwich City U18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Norwich City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Norwich City U18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
EFL Trophy×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 17 | 746 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| EFL Trophy | 3 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| League Cup | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2025/26
20 played6 unused sub· 937 min, 0g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-1 | Played | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 9 | League Two | H Walsall | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-1 | Played | 66 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 16 | League Two | A Tranmere | 1-1 | Played | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 19 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 4-1 | Played | 10 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Aug 23 | League Two | H Crewe | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 6 | League Two | A Bromley | 2-2 | Played | 33 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 4 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Colchester | 1-2 | Played | 64 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 11 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 8 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Played | 77 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Wycombe | 0-3 | Played | 61 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 15 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 2-2 | Played | 73 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 22 | League Two | H Barnet | 1-1 | Played | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 29 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 3-3 | Played | 30 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Barrow | 2-2 | Played | 23 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 10 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 1-5 | Played | 21 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 0-5 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 28 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 3 | League Two | A Walsall | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | A Salford City | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 14 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 1-2 | Played | 22 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 18 | League Two | H Grimsby | 1-4 | Played | 88 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | A Barnet | 2-6 | Played | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| May 2 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — |