Gaëtan Laura
Personal information
Full name Gaëtan Loamba Laura
Date of birth (1995-08-06) 6 August 1995
Place of birth Argentan, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Samsunspor
Number 27
Youth career
UF Argentan
US Alençon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 US Alençon
2013–2015 Lorient B 30 (5)
2015–2016 Saint-Lô Manche 17 (3)
2016–2018 Évreux 37 (22)
2018–2019 Lens B 28 (6)
2019–2020 Quevilly-Rouen 23 (11)
2020–2022 Paris FC 50 (12)
2022Cosenza (loan) 15 (1)
2022– Samsunspor 27 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023

Gaëtan Loamba Laura (born 6 August 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Samsunspor. Born in France, he as opted to represent the DR Congo internationally.

Club career

A prolific footballer in the amateur divisions of French football, Laura joined Paris FC in the French Ligue 2 in the summer of 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 3–0 league win over FC Chambly on 22 August 2020, scoring a goal.[3]

On 31 January 2022, he joined Italian club Cosenza on loan with an option to buy.[4]

On 20 June 2022, Laura signed a three-year contract (with an option for a fourth year) with Samsunspor in Turkey.[5]

International career

Born in France, Laura is of DR Congolese descent.[6] In March 2023, he was called up to the DR Congo national team for a set of matches.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lorient II 2013–14 National 3 174174
2014–15 National 2 131131
Total 30500000000305
FC Saint-Lô Manche 2015–16 National 3 1730000173
Évreux 2016–17 National 3 1310000131
2017–18 242121002622
Total 3722210000003923
Lens II 2018–19 National 2 286286
US Quevilly-Rouen 2019–20 National 231120102611
Paris FC 2020–21 Ligue 2 3380000338
2021–22 1540023177
Total 4812202300004815
Career total 173584110000017859

    References

    1. "Gaëtan Laura - Football - Fiche Joueur - Foot-sur7". www.foot-sur7.fr.
    2. "Football 1 Ornais Gatean Laura decouvrira la Ligue 2 au Paris FC". ouest-france.fr.
    3. "Chambly vs. Paris FC - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
    4. "GAËTAN LAURA È DEL COSENZA" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    5. "GAETAN LAURA İLE 3+1 YILLIK SÖZLEŞME İMZALANDI" (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
    6. Mitoga, Jason (18 December 2021). "Gaëtan Laura : l'homme qui a enflammé Charlety face à Lyon !". LEOPARD LEADER FOOT (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
    7. "Actualité — Eliminatoires CAN Côte d'Ivoire : la RDC comptera sur ses nouvelles figures". mediacongo.net (in French). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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