Saël Kumbedi
Saël Kumbedi Nseke (born 26 March 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[2]
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| Full name | Saël Kumbedi Nseke | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 March 2005 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stains, France | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||
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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 B | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2022– | Lyon | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | France U18 | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2023– | France U19 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Club career
A former youth academy player of Paris Saint-Germain and CC Taverny, Kumbedi joined Le Havre in 2019.[3] He made his senior team debut for the club on 13 November 2021 in a 2–0 cup win against Vierzon.[4]
On 31 August 2022, Kumbedi signed a three-year contract with Lyon until June 2025.[5]
International career
Born in France, Kumbedi is of Congolese descent.[6] 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.[7] On 1 June 2022, he scored two goals in the final of the tournament in a 2–1 win against Netherlands.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 April 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre B | 2021–22 | CFA 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 B | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Lyon | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
References
- "Saël Kumbedi". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- Saël Kumbedi at Soccerway
- "SAËL KUMBEDI NSÉKÉ : "QUAND TU REDESCENDS AVEC LA RÉSERVE, TU SENS QUE LES REGARDS SONT DIFFÉRENTS"". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- "SAËL KUMBEDI NSÉKÉ, L'ARRIÈRE LATÉRAL PRÉCOCE DU HAC". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- "Arrivée du défenseur Saël Kumbedi jusqu'au 30 juin 2025" (in French). Lyon. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- "Vos talents : Saël Kumbedi, droit au(x) but(s)". Mairie d'Épinay-sur-Seine. August 28, 2022.
- "LES VINGT JOUEURS CHOISIS POUR L'EURO". 30 April 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- "France 2-1 Netherlands: French fight back to claim third U17 EURO title after Kumbedi double". 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- "Final: France 2–1 Netherlands: Line-ups". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
External links
- Profile at the Olympique Lyonnais website
- Saël Kumbedi at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Saël Kumbedi at WorldFootball.net
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