Gédéon Kalulu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gédéon Tshingoma 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 | Lorient | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2022 | Ajaccio | 85 | (1) |
| 2022– | Lorient | 29 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | DR Congo | 16 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024 | |||
Gédéon Tshingoma Kalulu Kyatengwa (born 29 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 2 club Lorient. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
Early life
[edit]Kalulu was born in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon, France, and is Congolese by descent.[1] His father was born in Kabimba, Belgian Congo, and his mother in Likasi, Congo-Léopoldville. He acquired French nationality on 26 December 2000 through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.[2]
Club career
[edit]A youth product of Lyon, Kalulu signed his first professional contract with the club on 19 April 2017.[3] After a season on loan with Bourg-en-Bresse, Kalulu signed with Ajaccio on 24 July 2019.[4] He made his debut for Ajaccio in a 4–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Valenciennes on 13 August 2019.[5]
On 3 June 2022, Kalulu signed a four-year contract with Lorient.[6]
International career
[edit]On 22 September 2020, Kalulu was called-up by the DR Congo.[7] On 13 October 2020, he debuted for DR Congo in a 1–1 friendly tie with Morocco.[8]
On 27 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 24 Congolese players selected by Sébastien Desabre to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Personal life
[edit]He is the brother of fellow professional footballers Partizan forward Aldo and A.C. Milan defender Pierre Kalulu, as well as Pau FC left-back Joseph Kalulu.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Bonnaud, Mickael (2 February 2017). "Gédéon Kalulu : " Je m'inspire de ce que fait Samuel Umtiti "". Olympique & Lyonnais.
- ^ "Journal officiel de la République française n° 0303 du 31 décembre 2000 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "GÉDÉON KALULU, UN LÉOPARD CHEZ LES MERLUS" (in French). Lorient. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "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". Soccerway.
- ^ "Aldo Kalulu: Rwanda's first football superstar?". ESPN.com. 10 September 2016.
External links
[edit]
- Gédéon Kalulu at Soccerway
- Gédéon Kalulu – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- OL Profile[permanent dead link]
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