Saël Kumbedi
Personal information
Full name Saël Kumbedi Nseke
Date of birth (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005
Place of birth Stains, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Lyon
Number 20
Youth career
2015–2018 Paris Saint-Germain
2018–2019 CC Taverny
2019–2022 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Le Havre B 9 (0)
2021–2022 Le Havre 6 (0)
2022 Lyon B 3 (0)
2022– Lyon 35 (0)
International career
2021–2022 France U17 15 (2)
2022–2023 France U18 7 (3)
2023– France U19 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2022 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023

Saël Kumbedi Nseke (born 26 March 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[2]

Club career

A former youth academy player of Paris Saint-Germain and CC Taverny, Kumbedi joined Le Havre in 2019.[3] He made his senior team debut for the club on 13 November 2021 in a 2–0 cup win against Vierzon.[4]

On 31 August 2022, Kumbedi signed a three-year contract with Lyon until June 2025.[5]

International career

Born in France, Kumbedi is of Congolese descent.[6] He is a French youth international. In April 2022, he was named in France under-17 team squad for 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7] On 1 June 2022, he scored two goals in the final of the tournament in a 2–1 win against Netherlands.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre B 2022–23 National 3 9090
Le Havre 2021–22 Ligue 2 201030
2022–23 Ligue 2 400040
Total 60100070
Lyon B 2022–23 National 3 300030
Lyon 2022–23 Ligue 1 20020220
2023–24 Ligue 1 15000150
Total 35020370
Career total 53030000000560

Honours

France U17

References

  1. "Saël Kumbedi". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Saël Kumbedi at Soccerway
  3. "SAËL KUMBEDI NSÉKÉ : "QUAND TU REDESCENDS AVEC LA RÉSERVE, TU SENS QUE LES REGARDS SONT DIFFÉRENTS"". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. "SAËL KUMBEDI NSÉKÉ, L'ARRIÈRE LATÉRAL PRÉCOCE DU HAC". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. "Arrivée du défenseur Saël Kumbedi jusqu'au 30 juin 2025" (in French). Lyon. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  6. "Vos talents : Saël Kumbedi, droit au(x) but(s)". Mairie d'Épinay-sur-Seine. August 28, 2022.
  7. "LES VINGT JOUEURS CHOISIS POUR L'EURO". 30 April 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. "France 2-1 Netherlands: French fight back to claim third U17 EURO title after Kumbedi double". 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. "Final: France 2–1 Netherlands: Line-ups". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.


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