Gédéon Kalulu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gédéon Kalulu Kyatengwa | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajaccio | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | CO Saint-Fons | ||
| 2007–2013 | Lyon | ||
| 2013–2014 | Saint-Priest | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Lyon B | 49 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Bourg-en-Bresse (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2019– | Ajaccio | 30 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:10, 10 May 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2020 | |||
Gédéon Kalulu Kyatengwa (born 29 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Ligue 2 club AC Ajaccio. Born in France, Kalulu represents the DR Congo national team.
Club career
A youth product of Olympique Lyonnais, Kalulu signed his first professional contract with them on 19 April 2017.[1] After a season on loan with Bourg-en-Bresse, Kalulu signed with AC Ajaccio on 24 July 2019.[2] He made his debut for Ajaccio in a 4–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Valenciennes FC on 13 August 2019.[3]
International career
On 22 September 2020, Kalulu was called-up by the DR Congo.[4] On 13 October 2020, Kalulu debuted for DR Congo in a 1-1 friendly tie with Morocco.[5]
Personal life
Kalulu was born in France, and is of Rwandan and Congolese descent.[6] He is the brother of the footballers Aldo and Pierre Kalulu.[7]
References
- ^ "Gédéon Kalulu signe un premier contrat pro de 3 ans avec l'OL". www.OL.fr.
- ^ "Mercato - Gédéon Kalulu vers l'AC Ajaccio". MaLigue2. 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Ajaccio vs. Valenciennes - 13 August 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "RD Congo : Six nouveaux chez les Léopards, mais pas Disasi" [DR Congo: Six new among the Leopards, but not Disasi] (in French). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Morocco vs. Congo DR - 13 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ Bonnaud, Mickael (2 February 2017). "Gédéon Kalulu : " Je m'inspire de ce que fait Samuel Umtiti "". Olympique & Lyonnais.
- ^ "Aldo Kalulu: Rwanda's first football superstar?". ESPN.com. 10 September 2016.
External links
- Gédéon Kalulu at Soccerway
- Gédéon Kalulu – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- OL Profile
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lyon
- Association football fullbacks
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
- French footballers
- Black French sportspeople
- French people of Rwandan descent
- French people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- AC Ajaccio players
- Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- French football defender, 1990s birth stubs