Lionel Zouma
.jpg) Zouma with Sochaux in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lionel Zouma | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bourg-en-Bresse | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Vaulx-en-Velin | ||
| 2007–2010 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Sochaux B | 65 | (4) |
| 2011–2016 | Sochaux | 32 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Asteras Tripolis | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bourg-en-Bresse | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Central African Republic | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:43, 7 August 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2013 | |||
Lionel Zouma (born 10 September 1993) is a Central African footballer who plays as a central defender for French club Bourg-en-Bresse and the Central African national team.
Club career
Born in Lyon, Zouma began his development at Vaulx-en-Velin before moving to Sochaux, where he made his senior debut for their reserve team in CFA (fourth tier) in the second half of the 2010–11 season.
Zouma made his professional debut on 16 October 2011 in a league match against Valenciennes.[2]
On 12 July 2016, Zouma signed a three-year contract with Greek club Asteras Tripoli of Superleague Greece.[3] On 25 January 2018 he was released.
Following his release, Zouma trained from March 2018 with Bourg-en-Bresse. On 21 June, following their relegation to the Championnat National, he signed a two-year deal.[4]
International career
In October 2017, Zouma accepted and was called up for the Central African Republic for the friendly match against Equatorial Guinea in Malabo.[5]
Personal life
Zouma's younger brother, Kurt, plays in the same position for English club Chelsea and has represented France at senior level.[6] Their parents emigrated from the Central African Republic.[7]
Career statistics
Correct as of 2 December 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue
References
- ↑ "Lionel Zouma UNFP Profile". National Union of Professional Footballers (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ "Valenciennes v. Sochaux Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 16 October 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ "ATFC: Στα κιτρινομπλέ ο Lionel Zouma" [ATFC: Lionel Zouma in yellow and blue]. Asteras Tripoli F.C. (in Greek). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Lionel Zouma signe en Bourg-en-Bresse" [Lionel Zouma signs for Bourg-en-Bresse]. L'Équipe (in French). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ↑ "Fauves A: La liste des 22 joueurs convoqués pour Malabo" [Wildcats senior team: The list of the 22 players chosen for Malabo] (in French). Bangui.com. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ↑ "Les retrouvailles des " jumeaux " Zouma" [The reunion of the Zouma "twins"]. Le Parisien (in French). 23 March 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "France: Kurt Zouma parle de la paix en Centrafrique" [France: Kurt Zouma speaks of peace in the Central African Republic]. Journal de Bangui (in French). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lionel Zouma. |
- Lionel Zouma – French league stats at LFP
- Lionel Zouma at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Lionel Zouma – UEFA competition record