Saël Kumbedi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saël Kumbedi Nseke | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Stains, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Lyon B | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 15 | (2) |
| 2022– | France U18 | 4 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 | |||
Saël Kumbedi Nseke (born 26 March 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[1]
Club career[]
A former youth academy player of Paris Saint-Germain and CC Taverny, Kumbedi joined Le Havre in 2019.[2] He made his senior team debut for the club on 13 November 2021 in a 2–0 cup win against Vierzon.[3]
On 31 August 2022, Kumbedi signed a three-year contract with Lyon until June 2025.[4]
International career[]
Born in France, Kumbedi is of Congolese descent.[5] 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.[6] On 1 June 2022, he scored two goals in the final of the tournament in a 2–1 win against Netherlands.[7]
Career statistics[]
- As of 31 August 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 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 | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Honours[]
France U17
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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[]
- Saël Kumbedi at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Saël Kumbedi at WorldFootball.net
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