Zito Luvumbo
![]() Luvombo with Cagliari in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Primeiro de Agosto | 17 | (6) |
2020– | Cagliari | 66 | (7) |
2021 | → Como (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Angola U17 | |||
2019– | Angola | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:33, 2 February 2024 (UTC) |
Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo (born 9 March 2002) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie A club Cagliari and the Angola national team.
Club career
Born in Luanda,[1] Luvumbo began his career with Primeiro de Agosto, and underwent a trial with English club Manchester United's academy in February 2019.[3] He was also linked with a transfer to English club West Ham United.[4]
On 23 September 2020, he signed a 5-year contract with Italian Serie A club Cagliari.[5]
On 27 July 2021, he moved to Como on a season-long loan.[6]
International career
Luvumbo played for Angola under-17s, and received his first-call up to the senior team in August 2019.[3] In September 2019, he made his debut with the Angola national football team in the 0–1 away win against Gambia.[7]
In 2024, he participated in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with the Angola national football team, which was eliminated in the quarter-finals by the Nigeria national football team.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 February 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Como (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Cagliari | 2022–23 | Serie B | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 5 | ||
2023–24 | Serie A | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
Total | 62 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 9 | ||
Career total | 65 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 9 |
References
- ^ a b "Zito Luvumbo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Zito Luvumbo" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Angola call-up under-17 star Zito Luvumba". 30 August 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Zito Luvumbo cobiçado por "grandes" da Europa". SAPO Desporto.
- ^ "Luvumbo è del Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 23 September 2020.
- ^ "ZITO LUVUMBO AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO 2022" (in Italian). Como. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Line-ups". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations - Team Angola". cafonline.com.
- ^ Zito Luvumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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- 4 Hatzidiakos
- 6 Luperto
- 8 Adopo
- 9 Lapadula
- 10 Viola
- 14 Deiola
- 16 Prati
- 18 Marin
- 19 Zortea
- 21 Jankto
- 22 Scuffet
- 23 Wieteska
- 24 Palomino
- 25 Pereiro
- 26 Mina
- 28 Zappa
- 29 Makoumbou
- 30 Pavoletti
- 31 Iliev
- 33 Obert
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- 71 Sherri
- 77 Luvumbo
- 80 Mutandwa
- 91 Piccoli
- 97 Felici
- 99 Di Pardo
- Manager: Nicola
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