Zito Luvumbo

Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo (born 9 March 2002) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie A club Cagliari and the Angola national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sebastião and the second or paternal family name is Luvumbo.

Zito Luvumbo
Luvombo with Cagliari in 2023
Personal information
Full name Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Primeiro de Agosto 17 (6)
2020– Cagliari 49 (8)
2021 → Como (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
Angola U17
2019– Angola 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:29, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:33, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 October 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Como (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 3010——40
Cagliari 2022–23 Serie B 41520——435
2023–24 Serie A 8310——93
Total 498300000528
Career total 528400000568

References
  1. "Zito Luvumbo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Zito Luvumbo" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. "Angola call-up under-17 star Zito Luvumba". 30 August 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Zito Luvumbo cobiçado por "grandes" da Europa". SAPO Desporto.
  5. "Luvumbo è del Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 23 September 2020.
  6. "ZITO LUVUMBO AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO 2022" (in Italian). Como. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Line-ups". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  8. Zito Luvumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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