Loïc Lumbilla

Loïc Lumbilla
Personal information
Full name Loïc Lumbilla-Kandja
Date of birth (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Saint-Denis,[1] France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Paris FC
2004–2006 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Legnano (loan) 7[2] (0)
2007–2008 → Locarno (loan) 10 (1)
2008–2009 Écija Balompié 2 (0)
2009–2010 VfL Wolfsburg II 4 (1)
2010–2011 Al Quwat
2011–2012 Al-Shaab
2013 Hamrun Spartans 9 (3)
2013–2016 Al-Najma SC (Bahrain)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Loïc Lumbilla-Kandja (born 12 May 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Lumbilla started his career at Paris FC. In July 2004, along with Tijani Belaid, he signed for the Inter Milan Youth Sector.[3]

In the next season he played for Inter's under-20 team in Campionato Nazionale Primavera. He also played numbers of friendlies for the first team.[4][5][6][7]

In the 2006–07 season, he left on loan to Legnano of Serie C2, where he won the championship.

He then left for FC Locarno of Swiss Challenge League,[8] where he played nine matches.

In January 2009, he signed a contract with Écija Balompié of Spanish Segunda División B.[9]

In August 2009, he signed a two-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg, rejoining former teammate Obafemi Martins.[10]

After few years playing outside Europe, Lumbilla returned to Europe for Maltese club Hamrun Spartans in January 2013.[11]

Personal life

Born in France, Lumbilla has Congolese origins.[3]

Honours

References

  1. ^ Inter Profile
  2. ^ Loic Lumbilla Kandja - Carriera: Tutto Calciatori
  3. ^ a b "TWO YOUNGSTERS SIGN FOR INTER". inter.it. 4 July 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  4. ^ "CRUZ GOAL DECIDES SUZZARA FRIENDLY". inter.it. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  5. ^ "INTER BEAT CAGLIARI ON PENALTIES". inter.it. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  6. ^ "INTER BEATEN 4–1 BY TREVISO". inter.it. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  7. ^ "VINOTINTO BEAT INTER 1–0". inter.it. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  8. ^ "New clubs for three academy players". inter.it. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Loic Lumbilla presentado con el Ecija Balompié SAD" (in Spanish). Écija Balompié. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  10. ^ "U23: Zwei Neuzugänge" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 14 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  11. ^ "Lumbilla Kandja comes, scores and conquers for Hamrun". Malta Independent. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2017.