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Saël Kumbedi
Personal information
Full name Saël Kumbedi Nseke
Date of birth (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Stains, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 20
Youth career
2015–2018 Paris Saint-Germain
2018–2019 CC Taverny
2019–2022 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Le Havre B 9 (0)
2021–2022 Le Havre 6 (0)
2022– Lyon 1 (0)
2022– Lyon B 2 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U17 15 (2)
2022– France U18 4 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2022 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022

Saël Kumbedi Nseke (born 26 March 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[1]

Club career

A former youth academy player of Paris Saint-Germain and CC Taverny, Kumbedi joined Le Havre in 2019.[2] He made his senior team debut for the club on 13 November 2021 in a 2–0 cup win against Vierzon.[3]

On 31 August 2022, Kumbedi signed a three-year contract with Lyon until June 2025.[4]

International career

Born in France, Kumbedi is of Congolese descent.[5] He is a French youth international. In April 2022, he was named in France under-17 team squad for 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6] On 1 June 2022, he scored two goals in the final of the tournament in a 2–1 win against Netherlands.[7]

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre B 2021–22 Championnat National 3 9 0 — — 9 0
Le Havre 2021–22 Ligue 2 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
2022–23 Ligue 2 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Lyon 2022–23 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0

Honours

France U17

References

  1. ^ a b Saël Kumbedi at Soccerway
  2. ^ "SAËL KUMBEDI NSÉKÉ : "QUAND TU REDESCENDS AVEC LA RÉSERVE, TU SENS QUE LES REGARDS SONT DIFFÉRENTS"". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ^ "SAËL KUMBEDI NSÉKÉ, L'ARRIÈRE LATÉRAL PRÉCOCE DU HAC". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Arrivée du défenseur Saël Kumbedi jusqu'au 30 juin 2025" (in French). Lyon. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Vos talents : Saël Kumbedi, droit au(x) but(s)". Mairie d'Épinay-sur-Seine. August 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "LES VINGT JOUEURS CHOISIS POUR L'EURO". 30 April 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  7. ^ "France 2-1 Netherlands: French fight back to claim third U17 EURO title after Kumbedi double". 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Final: France 2–1 Netherlands: Line-ups". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.


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