On the eve Rhode Island FC's home opener at Centreville Bank Stadium, the club announced the signing of Aimé Mabika to a contract for the remainder of the 2025 USL Championship season.

Mabika spent the last two seasons with MLS club Toronto FC, making 20 starts in 33 appearances during that stretch and logging nearly 2,000 minutes with the Canadian club. Prior to his time up north, the Zambia native spent two seasons with Inter Miami, logging more than 12,000 minutes in 17 appearances with Miami’s first team after being selected as the 26th overall pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. He began his career in 2021 with Inter Miami II (formerly Fort Lauderdale CF) playing alongside current RIFC defender Frank Nodarse, making 14 appearances for Miami’s reserves during the 2021 USL League One season.