Gédéon Kalulu Kyatengwa (born 29 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lorient. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gédéon Kalulu Kyatengwa | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Lyon B | 49 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Bourg-en-Bresse (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Ajaccio | 85 | (1) |
| 2022– | Lorient | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | DR Congo | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 5 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:17, 8 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
A youth product of Lyon, Kalulu signed his first professional contract with the club on 19 April 2017.[1] After a season on loan with Bourg-en-Bresse, Kalulu signed with Ajaccio on 24 July 2019.[2] He made his debut for Ajaccio in a 4–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Valenciennes on 13 August 2019.[3]
On 3 June 2022, Kalulu signed a four-year contract with Lorient.[4]
On 22 September 2020, Kalulu was called-up by the DR Congo.[5] On 13 October 2020, he debuted for DR Congo in a 1–1 friendly tie with Morocco.[6]
Kalulu was born in France, and is of Rwandan and Congolese descent.[7] He is the brother of the footballers Aldo and Pierre Kalulu.[8]
FC Lorient – current squad | |
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