Aristote Lusinga

Aristote Lusinga

Personal information
Full name	Aristote Lusinga
Date of birth	(1990-02-20) 20 February 1990
Place of birth	Nantes, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1998–2009	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Nantes	4	(0)
2012–2013	Vendée Fontenay Foot	19	(0)
2013–2015	Poiré-sur-Vie	56	(1)
2015–2016	AS Vitré	13	(0)
2016–2017	Lorient B	21	(1)
2017–2018	US Avranches	15	(2)
2018–2020	Nantes B	32	(2)
International career
2005–2006	France U16	13	(1)
2006–2007	France U17	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aristote Lusinga (born 20 February 1990) is a retired French professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Lusinga was born in the commune of Dervallières, a suburb of Nantes. He joined his hometown club FC Nantes in 1998. During his time in the youth system, he excelled and earned caps with France's under-15 side and the under-16 side making his debut in the Tournio de Montaigu. On 28 May 2008, he signed his first professional contract with, agreeing to a three-year deal with Nantes.

In June 2018, he returned to Nantes to helps the youngs in the reserve team.

Controversy

On 17 May 2008, Lusinga was involved in an incident on the final day of the 2007–08 CFA season, while playing with the FC Nantes Reserves, against US Orléans. After receiving a yellow card, from referee Stéphane Jochem, in the 42nd minute, Lusinga would later be cautioned again, prompting a send off. After having words, a very irritated Lusinga headbutted Jochem. Following the match, Lusinga apologized and later sent an apology to the French Football Federation. Despite the remorse, the FFF suspended him from football for a period of two years, with one year being suspended. He was still allowed to train with the club.

Lusinga made his return a year later on 23 May 2009 in a CFA 2 match against US Avranches. He made his league debut a week later on the final match day of the season against Auxerre appearing as a substitute in the 89th minute. Nantes won the match 2–1, but still suffered relegation back to Ligue 2.

Personal life

Lusinga is of Angolan descent.

External links

• Aristote Lusinga at Soccerway
• "LFP Profile (lfp.fr)". Archived from the original on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
• "FC Nantes Website Profile (fcnantes.com)". Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)