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Youssouf Mulumbu (born 25 January 1987) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saint-Éloi Lupopo.

Youssouf Mulumbu

Mulumbu playing for West Bromwich Albion in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Youssouf Mulumbu[1]
Date of birth	(1987-01-25) 25 January 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Saint-Éloi Lupopo
Youth career
2004–2006	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2009	Paris Saint-Germain B	50	(1)
2006–2009	Paris Saint-Germain	13	(0)
2007–2008	→ Amiens (loan)	23	(1)
2009	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)	6	(0)
2009–2015	West Bromwich Albion	191	(15)
2015–2017	Norwich City	20	(0)
2017–2018	Kilmarnock	18	(1)
2018–2019	Celtic	1	(0)
2019	→ Kilmarnock (loan)	7	(1)
2020–2021	Kilmarnock	18	(0)
2021–	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	37	(16)
National team‡
2007	France U20	1	(0)
2007	France U21	2	(0)
2008–	DR Congo	45	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:50, 6 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:32, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Mulumbu came through Paris Saint-Germain's youth academy. He began playing for Paris Saint-Germain B in 2004 and was promoted to the first-team in 2006. He was sent on two loan deals to Amiens and West Bromwich Albion, respectively, ultimately signing a permanent deal with the latter. He played there several years, winning the club's player of the year award for 2011. In 2015, he moved to newly-promoted Premier League club Norwich City, and he played for Scottish clubs Celtic and Kilmarnock between 2017 and 2021. Afterwards, he returned to Congo to play for Saint-Éloi Lupopo.

Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, but growing up in France, Mulumbu represented France at various youth levels, before making his international debut in 2008 aged 21. He shortly withdrew from the national team citing a "lack of professionalism" in 2009. He returned in 2012, and helped the team finish in third place during the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Mulumbu moved to France from Zaire at young age with his family, and grew up in the town of Épinay-sous-Sénart, a suburb of Paris. He began playing for the Paris Saint-Germain Academy at age 13.[3] On 22 October 2006, he made his Ligue 1 debut under head coach Guy Lacombe, at 19 years and 10 months in a match against Auxerre.[4] He signed his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain on 13 November 2006.[5]

During the 2007–08 season, he was on loan at Amiens in Ligue 2, scoring once in 29 appearances.[6]

West Bromwich Albion

It was reported by the French media on 26 January 2009 that he joined Premier League team West Bromwich Albion on a trial basis. On 2 February 2009, the January transfer deadline day, he joined them on loan with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season. Mulumbu's first term at The Hawthorns was interrupted by injuries and he had to wait until April to make his Premier League debut, coming on as a sub in a 2–2 draw at Portsmouth. He signed for West Brom permanently on a one-year contract for a fee of £175,000 on 10 July 2009.[7]

He was named West Brom's Player of the Year by both the club and the fans at the end of the season, and signed his third contract extension in 13 months on 25 July 2011, tying himself to the club until 2015 (with the option of an extra year).[8]

On 15 March 2014, Mulumbu scored a crucial winner for West Brom in a 2–1 victory against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, giving Pepe Mel his first win as head coach.[9]

Norwich City

In June 2015, it was announced that Mulumbu would sign on a free-transfer for newly promoted Norwich City on 1 July 2015.[10]

On 3 August 2015, Norwich announced that Mulumbu suffered a broken metatarsal in a friendly against Brentford which would require surgery and sideline him for several weeks, ruling him out of the start of the season.[11] He would finally make his debut on 27 October in a League Cup game against Everton, which Norwich lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[12] He made his Premier League debut a few days later on 31 October in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester City.[13] However, with Jonny Howson, Alexander Tettey and Graham Dorrans preferred in the centre of midfield, Mulumbu would ultimately be confined to only five league starts and two appearances as a substitute in the 2015–16 season, plus one appearance in the FA Cup, and the season would end with Norwich relegated back to the Championship.

Mulumbu remained with Norwich for the 2016–17 season but again found his opportunities for first team action restricted. His last appearance for Norwich came on 11 February 2017 in a 5–1 win over Nottingham Forest.[14] On 2 May, it was announced that Mulumbu was one of seven players who would be released by Norwich when their contracts expired at the end of the season.[15]

Kilmarnock

On 22 November 2017, it was announced that Mulumbu had signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock until the end of the 2017–18 season.[16] Mulumbu reunited with manager Steve Clarke, who had also managed him at West Bromwich.[16] He scored his first goal for Kilmarnock in a 1–0 win against Celtic on 3 February 2018.[17] On 13 July 2018, Clarke said that Mulumbu had left Kilmarnock and was not expected to return to the club.[18]

Celtic

On 31 August 2018, Mulumbu signed a two-year deal with Celtic.[19] Mulumbu was loaned back to Kilmarnock on 31 January 2019, until the end of the 2018–19 season,[20] and played 12 times in his second spell with the Ayrshire club.[21] In June 2019, Mulumbu left Celtic after the club activated a break clause in his contract.[21] Mulumbu had made three appearances for the Glasgow side.[21]

Return to Kilmarnock

After a year out of football, Mulumbu trained with Kilmarnock during August 2020.[22] On 28 August, he made his return to the club on a six-month deal.[23] On 11 January 2021, Mulumbu agreed a contract extension to remain at the club until the end of the 2020–21 season.[24] He left Kilmarnock in May 2021 to move to France.[25]

Saint-Éloi Lupopo

On 31 July 2021, Mulumbu signed a one-year contract with Saint-Éloi Lupopo, marking his return to Congo.[26]

International career

Mulumbu was formerly a member of the France under-20 and under-21 teams. He earned his first cap for Congo DR national football team against Algeria on 26 March 2008. In 2009, Mulumbu decided to boycott international football after he claimed his national team lacked professionalism. On 23 September 2011, he retired from international duties, quoting "numerous problems we were facing with some authorities within the DR Congo Football Federation".[27] However, in July 2012, he decided to revoke this decision, and made himself available for the Congo DR national football team once again.[27]

Personal life

Mulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire. He is a Muslim.[28]

Honours

National

DR Congo

• Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2015[29]

Career statistics

As of 6 May 2021[30][31][32]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Others		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B	2004–05	CFA	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	2005–06	CFA	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2006–07	CFA	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2007–08	CFA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2008–09	CFA	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	1
Paris Saint-Germain	2006–07	Ligue 1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2007–08	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2008–09	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	Total		13	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	0
Amiens SC (loan)	2007–08	Ligue 2	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
West Bromwich Albion	2008–09	Premier League	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2009–10	Championship	40	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	46	3
	2010–11	Premier League	34	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	7
	2011–12	Premier League	35	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	36	1
	2012–13	Premier League	28	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	2
	2013–14	Premier League	37	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	38	2
	2014–15	Premier League	17	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	21	0
	Total		197	15	6	0	8	0	0	0	211	15
Norwich City	2015–16	Premier League	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	2016–17	Championship	13	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	0
	Total		20	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	24	0
Kilmarnock	2017–18	Scottish Premiership	18	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
Celtic	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	3	0
Kilmarnock (loan)	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
Kilmarnock	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	16	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	20	0
Career total			348	19	13	0	12	0	5	0	378	19

References

External links

• Youssuf Mulumbu at Soccerbase
• Youssouf Mulumbu at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Youssouf Mulumbu

Youssouf Chafiq Mulumbu Ngangu (* 25. Januar 1987 in Kinshasa, Zaire) ist ein kongolesischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Youssouf Mulumbu

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[es] Youssuf Mulumbu

Youssouf Mulumbu (Kinsasa, República Democrática del Congo, 25 de enero de 1987) es un futbolista congoleño nacionalizado francés. Juega de centrocampista en el F. C. Saint Éloi Lupopo de la Linafoot.[2]

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[fr] Youssouf Mulumbu

Youssouf Mulumbu, né le 25 janvier 1987 à Bumbu, une commune de la ville de Kinshasa, est un footballeur international congolais qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain au FC Saint Éloi Lupopo, en Linafoot.

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[it] Youssuf Mulumbu

Youssouf Chafiq Mulumbu Ngangu (Kinshasa, 25 gennaio 1987) è un calciatore francese naturalizzato congolese (Repubblica Democratica del Congo), centrocampista del Saint Éloi Lupopo e della nazionale congolese, di cui è capitano.

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[ru] Мулумбу, Юссуф

Юссуф Мулумбу (фр. Youssouf Mulumbu; 25 февраля 1987, Киншаса, Заир) — конголезский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Сент-Элуа Лупопо» и сборной ДР Конго.

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