Gaël N'Lundulu
Gaël N'Lundulu (born 29 April 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays a left winger for Championnat National 3 side Paris Saint-Germain B.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Villiers-le-Bel, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain B | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2008–2010 | Portsmouth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Lausanne-Sport | 12 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Chernomorets Burgas | 24 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 22 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Aris | 12 | (6) |
2016–2018 | Apollon Pontou | 36 | (11) |
2018 | Trikala | 9 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Onisilos Sotira | 27 | (4) |
2019–2020 | Apollon Paralimnio | ||
2020– | Paris Saint-Germain B | 51 | (11) |
International career | |||
2008 | France U19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:25, 26 June 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
Paris Saint-Germain
N'Lundulu first began his footballing career in his hometown with Paris Saint-Germain. By age 16 however, he was ready to move on and sign professional terms with a team away from Paris as PSG were only willing to offer a trainee contract.[1]
Portsmouth
After much speculation, he signed with Portsmouth in summer 2008 and spent the next two seasons playing primarily for the reserve team, though he did make the bench in a fourth round League Cup match against Stoke City on 27 October 2009.[2] Due to the immense financial difficulties of the English club, N'Lundulu's contract ended in summer 2010.
Lausanne-Sport
He moved on to Nantes where he went on trial, featuring in several friendlies at the beginning of the season but he was not able to earn himself a contract. Eventually he joined Swiss-side Lausanne-Sport in February 2011.[3] At the end of the 2011–12 season he was released from the club.
Aris
On 22 August 2014, he signed for Greek club Aris. He did not make any appearances during the first part of the season, but in the second part of the season he was one of Aris's most important players, scoring 5 goals in 11 games. He became a fan favorite due to him scoring wonderful goals. He re-signed with Aris on 5 November. N'Lundulu scored an amazing goal from outside the box in a 3–1 win over Apollon Kalamaria.
Apollon Pontou
On 30 August 2016 he joined Apollon Pontou. He scored 11 goals, helping his team gain promotion to the Football League.
Apollon Paralimnio
On 8 August 2019, N'Lundulu joined Apollon Paralimnio.[4]
Return to Paris Saint-Germain
In 2020, N'Lundulu joined the amateur reserve side of Paris Saint-Germain.
International career
N'Lundulu played for the France U19 national team in 2008.
Personal life
Born in France, N'Lundulu is of DR Congolese descent.[5] His brother Dan, is also a footballer.[6]
References
- Soccernet Staff (21 May 2008). "PSG starlet N'Lundulu nears Portsmouth switch". ESPN. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- Soccernet Staff (27 October 2009). "Piquionne power pummels Potters". ESPN. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- Lausanne-Sport (15 February 2011). "Deux nouveaux joueurs rejoignent le LS". Lausanne-Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- Ο Gaël N’Lundulu ΣΤΟΝ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΑ ΠΑΡΑΛΙΜΝΙΟΥ, apollonparalimniou.gr, 8 August 2019
- Cheltenham Town: "Robins welcome Nlundulu to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium"
- Cheltenham Town: "Robins welcome Nlundulu to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium"
External links
- Gaël N'Lundulu at Soccerway
- Gaël N'Lundulu at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Gaël N'Lundulu at WorldFootball.net