Aldo Kalulu
Aldo-Nsawila Kalulu Kyatengwa (born 21 January 1996) is a French professional footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Welsh club Swansea City on loan from FC Basel.
 Kalulu with Swansea City in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aldo-Nsawila Kalulu Kyatengwa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Swansea City (on loan from FC Basel) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | CO St Fons | ||
| 2004–2015 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Lyon B | 38 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Lyon | 14 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Rennes (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sochaux (loan) | 31 | (11) |
| 2018– | Basel | 17 | (0) |
| 2019– | → Swansea City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015 | |||
Club career
Lyon
Kalulu is a youth exponent from Lyon. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 12 September 2015 against Lille OSC replacing Jordan Ferri after 78 minutes in a 0–0 home draw.[2]
He scored his first goal against Bastia on 23 September 2015, assisted by Steed Malbranque.[3]
Basel
On 26 June 2018, Kalulu signed a three-year deal with Swiss side FC Basel.[4]
Under trainer Marcel Koller Basel won the Swiss Cup in the 2018–19 season. In the first round Basel beat FC Montlingen 3–0, in the second round Echallens Région 7–2 and in the round of 16 Winterthur 1–0. In the quarter finals Sion were defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi finals Zürich were defeated 3–1. All these games were played away from home. The final was held on the 19 May 2019 in the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern against Thun. Striker Albian Ajeti scored the first goal, Fabian Frei the second for Basel, then Dejan Sorgić netted a goal for Thun, but the end result was 2–1 for Basel.[5] Kalulu played in four cup games and scored a goal in the match against Montlingen.
Loan to Swansea City
On 5 August 2019, Kalulu signed for EFL Championship club Swansea City on a season-long loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.[6]
International career
Kalulu was born in France and is of Congolese descent.[7][8] He is a former youth international for France at U18 level.
Personal life
Kalulu is the older brother of the footballer Gédéon Kalulu.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 9 January 2020[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Rennes (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Sochaux (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 12 | ||
| Basel | 2018–19 | Super League | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 16 | ||
- Includes UEFA Champions League
- Includes Trophée des champions
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Swansea City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "Lyon vs. Lille - 12 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- "EN DIRECT. Lyon - Bastia : Kalulu ouvre le score ! (1-0)". Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- "Der FCB verpflichtet den französischen Offensivspieler Aldo Kalulu". FC Basel 1893. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Thun 2:1 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- "Aldo Kalulu: Swansea City sign Basel forward on loan". BBC Sport. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- http://www.africatopsports.com, Publié par Isidore AKOUETE pour Africa Top Sports Journaliste à Africa Top Sports Premier portail sportif Africain (December 27, 2017). "Aldo Kalulu : Le Franco-Congolais courtisé par Norwich City".
- "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere. - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- "Aldo Kalulu: Rwanda's first football superstar?". ESPN.com. September 10, 2016.
- "France - A. Kalulu - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
External links
- Aldo Kalulu – UEFA competition record
- Aldo Kalulu at the French Football Federation (in French)