Albert Sambi Lokonga
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert-Mboyo Sambi Lokonga | ||
Date of birth | 22 October 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2017 | Anderlecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Anderlecht | 69 | (3) |
2021– | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Belgium U21 | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 22 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:46, 15 June 2021 (UTC) |
Albert-Mboyo Sambi Lokonga (born 22 October 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal.
Club career
Anderlecht
Having first joined their youth academy in 2010,[1] Sambi signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht on 10 November 2017.[2] He made his professional debut for Anderlecht in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A win over Eupen on 22 December 2017.[3] In November 2019, Sambi extended his contract with the club until 2023. On 27 September 2020, he scored the first goal of his senior career as Anderlecht drew 1–1 with Eupen.[4]
Arsenal
On 19 July 2021, Arsenal confirmed the signing of Sambi subject to the completion of regulatory processes.[5]
International career
Having previously played for Belgium at Belgium U17, Belgium U19 and Belgium U21 levels,[6] Sambi was called up to the senior Belgium squad in March 2021.[7]
Personal life
Sambi was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent, and his brother Paul-José M'Poku is also a professional footballer.[8] He grew up in Verviers.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 August 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anderlecht | 2017–18[9] | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2018–19[9] | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2019–20[9] | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
2020–21[9] | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
Total | 69 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 78 | 3 | ||||
Arsenal | 2021–22 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 71 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3 |
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ a b "Albert Sambi Lokonga: "Je porte le 48 en hommage à Verviers"". vedia.be (in French). 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Albert Sambi Lokonga verlengt zijn contract" (in Flemish). Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht. 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Anderlecht boekt glansloze overwinning dankzij debuterende Amuzu" (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Albert Sambi Lokonga, un baptême du feu à l'arrière-goût amer pour le buteur d'un soir". RTBF Sport (in French). 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Welcome Sambi! | Lokonga joins Arsenal". arsenal.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Albert Sambi Lokonga". static.belgianfootball.be (in Dutch).
- ^ "Lukaku in Belgium squad despite Inter Covid-19 issues". egypttoday.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Mpoku suit l'évolution de son petit frère: "Je lui souhaite de percer à Anderlecht"" (in French). 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "A. Lokonga: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
External links
- Albert Sambi Lokonga at Soccerway
- UEFA youth league profile
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brussels
- Belgian footballers
- Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Association football midfielders
- Belgium youth international footballers
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- Premier League players