Zito Luvumbo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Como | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Primeiro de Agosto | 17 | (6) |
| 2020– | Cagliari | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Como (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Angola U17 | |||
| 2019– | Angola | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2021 | |||
Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo (born 9 March 2002) is an Angolan footballer who plays as a right winger in Italy for Como on loan from Cagliari.[2]
Club career[]
Born in Luanda,[1] Luvumbo began his career with Primeiro de Agosto, and underwent a trial with English club Manchester United's academy in February 2019.[3] He was also linked with a transfer to English club West Ham United.[4]
On 23 September 2020, he signed a 5-year contract with Italian Serie A club Cagliari.[5]
On 27 July 2021, he moved to Como on a season-long loan.[6]
International career[]
Luvumbo played for Angola under-17s, and received his first-call up to the senior team in August 2019.[3] In September 2019, he made his debut with the Angola national football team in the 0–1 away win against Gambia.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b "Zito Luvumbo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Zito Luvumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Angola call-up under-17 star Zito Luvumba". 30 August 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Zito Luvumbo cobiçado por "grandes" da Europa". SAPO Desporto.
- ^ "Luvumbo è del Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 23 September 2020.
- ^ "ZITO LUVUMBO AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO 2022" (in Italian). Como. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Line-ups". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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