Arnold Mvuemba

Arnold Mvuemba Makengo (born 28 January 1985) is a French-Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Roeselare in the Belgian First Division B.

Arnold Mvuemba
Mvuemba with Lorient in 2010
Personal information
Full name Arnold Mvuemba Makengo[1]
Date of birth (1985-01-28) 28 January 1985[1]
Place of birth Alençon, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Roeselare
Number 15
Youth career
1998–2003 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Rennes 33 (1)
2007 → Portsmouth (loan) 7 (1)
2007–2009 Portsmouth 14 (0)
2009–2012 Lorient 109 (9)
2012–2016 Lyon 55 (2)
2014 Lyon B 2 (0)
2016–2018 Lorient 33 (1)
2018–2019 Umm Salal 7 (0)
2019– Roeselare 12 (0)
National team‡
2005–2006 France U21
2005 DR Congo 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:58, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:34, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Club career

Mvuemba was born in Alençon, Orne, France.[1] He was signed by Premier League team Portsmouth on loan from Stade Rennais in January 2007 until May 2007, with an option to complete a permanent deal.[2] He made his debut against Blackburn Rovers on 25 February 2007,[3] and scored his first Premier League goal on 9 April 2007 in a 4–2 defeat to Watford.[4] On 3 July, Mvuemba signed a three-year contract with Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.[5] Mvuemba was part of Portsmouth's 2007–08 FA Cup-winning team. Despite not making the squad for the final[6] he appeared in the earlier rounds.[7] He scored against VfL Wolfsburg in the UEFA Cup but it was not enough to enable Portsmouth to remain in the competition.[8] On 7 August 2009, Mvuemba signed a contract with FC Lorient after being released by Portsmouth.

He was signed by Lyon in summer 2012 for €3 million and €1 million variable.[9] Mvuemba was released by Lyon at the end of the 2015–16 season.[10]

International career

Mvuemba made one appearance for the DR Congo national team in 2005.[11]

Style of play

Mvuemba plays in central midfield normally as a playmaker in an attacking role. He came to prominence playing in this position alongside holding midfielder Lassana Diarra (now at FC Lokomotiv Moscow) in the Toulon Tournament (U20) in July 2004.

References
  1. Arnold Mvuemba at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  2. "Pompey snap up midfielder Mvuemba". BBC Sport. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  3. "Blackburn 3–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  4. Hughes, Ian (9 April 2007). "Watford 4–2 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  5. "Mvuemba completes Portsmouth move". BBC Sport. 5 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  6. "Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 17 May 2008.
  7. "Games played by Arnold Mvuemba in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. Newsum, Matt (4 December 2008). "Wolfsburg 3–2 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  9. http://www.actusnews.com/documents_communiques/ACTUS-0-29249-cp-ol-groupe-100912.pdf
  10. "Les années lyonnaises de Steed Malbranque, d'Henri Bedimo et d'Arnold Mvuemba". m.olweb.fr (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  11. "Arnold Mvuemba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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