Gaël Nlundulu
![]() N'Lundulu with Lausanne-Sport in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Villiers-le-Bel, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain B | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2008–2010 | Portsmouth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Lausanne-Sport | 12 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Chernomorets Burgas | 24 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 22 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Aris | 12 | (6) |
2016–2018 | Apollon Pontou | 36 | (11) |
2018 | Trikala | 9 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Onisilos Sotira | 27 | (4) |
2019–2020 | Apollon Paralimnio | ||
2020– | Paris Saint-Germain B | 51[a] | (11) |
International career | |||
2008 | France U19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:25, 26 June 2023 (UTC) |
Gaël Nlundulu (born 29 April 1992) is a French footballer who plays a left winger for Régional 1 side Paris Saint-Germain B.
Club career
[edit]Paris Saint-Germain
[edit]Nlundulu first began his footballing career in his hometown with Paris Saint-Germain. By age 16 however, he was ready to move on and sign professional terms with a team away from Paris as PSG were only willing to offer a trainee contract.[1]
Portsmouth
[edit]After much speculation, he signed with Portsmouth in summer 2008 and spent the next two seasons playing primarily for the reserve team, though he did make the bench in a fourth round League Cup match against Stoke City on 27 October 2009.[2] Due to the immense financial difficulties of the English club, N'Lundulu's contract ended in summer 2010.
Lausanne-Sport
[edit]He moved on to Nantes where he went on trial, featuring in several friendlies at the beginning of the season but he was not able to earn himself a contract. Eventually he joined Swiss-side Lausanne-Sport in February 2011.[3] At the end of the 2011–12 season he was released from the club.
Aris
[edit]On 22 August 2014, he signed for Greek club Aris. He did not make any appearances during the first part of the season, but in the second part of the season he was one of Aris's most important players, scoring 5 goals in 11 games. He became a fan favorite due to him scoring wonderful goals. He re-signed with Aris on 5 November. N'Lundulu scored an amazing goal from outside the box in a 3–1 win over Apollon Kalamaria.
Apollon Pontou
[edit]On 30 August 2016 he joined Apollon Pontou. He scored 11 goals, helping his team gain promotion to the Football League.
Apollon Paralimnio
[edit]On 8 August 2019, Nlundulu joined Apollon Paralimnio.[4]
Return to Paris Saint-Germain
[edit]In 2020, Nlundulu joined the amateur reserve side of Paris Saint-Germain.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]Nlundulu played for the France U19 national team in 2008.
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Nlundulu is of DR Congolese descent. His brother Dan, is also a footballer.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Statistics unknown for the 2023–24 season.
References
[edit]- ^ Soccernet Staff (21 May 2008). "PSG starlet N'Lundulu nears Portsmouth switch". ESPN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Soccernet Staff (27 October 2009). "Piquionne power pummels Potters". ESPN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Lausanne-Sport (15 February 2011). "Deux nouveaux joueurs rejoignent le LS". Lausanne-Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Ο Gaël N’Lundulu ΣΤΟΝ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΑ ΠΑΡΑΛΙΜΝΙΟΥ, apollonparalimniou.gr, 8 August 2019
- ^ Cheltenham Town: "Robins welcome Nlundulu to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium"
External links
[edit]- Gaël Nlundulu at Soccerway
- Gaël Nlundulu at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Gaël Nlundulu at WorldFootball.net
- 1992 births
- Living people
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Men's association football forwards
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- PSFC Chernomorets Burgas players
- FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Trikala F.C. players
- Onisilos Sotira players
- Apollon Paralimnio F.C. players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Swiss Super League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Football League (Greece) players
- Championnat National 3 players
- People from Villiers-le-Bel
- Footballers from Val-d'Oise
- French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- French expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Black French sportspeople
- Régional 1 players