Gédéon Kalulu

Gédéon Kalulu
Personal information
Full name	Gédéon Tshingoma Kalulu Kyatengwa
Date of birth	29 August 1997 (age 27)
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
2015–2019	Lyon B
2018–2019	→ Bourg-en-Bresse (loan)
2019–2022	Ajaccio
2022–	Lorient
International career‡
2020–	DR Congo
	*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

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

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

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

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

^ 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

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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