Jordan Lotomba
Mvula Jordan Lotomba (born 29 September 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Nice.
 Lotomba with Young Boys in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mvula Jordan Lotomba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Champagne Sports | ||
| 2008–2013 | Yverdon-Sport | ||
| 2013–2016 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Lausanne-Sport | 41 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Young Boys | 54 | (0) |
| 2020– | Nice | 18 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Switzerland U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2020– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020 | |||
Club career
Lausanne-Sport
Lotomba was trained in the Lausanne-Sport academy. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 24 July 2016 against Grasshopper Club Zürich.[2]
Young Boys
Having joined Young Boys in the summer of 2017 he scored the goal that sealed victory against Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA champions league.[3]
He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.[4]
International career
He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Croatia.[7]
Personal life
Lotomba was born in Switzerland, and is of Angolan descent through his father and of Congolese descent through his mother.[8]
References
- "Mvula Jordan Lotomba". Swiss Football Association (in German). Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Grasshopper vs. Lausanne-Sport - 24 July 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-100-best-teenagers-world-2017-100-91%3F_format%3D
- Homewood, Brian (28 April 2018). "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- "Jordan Lotomba est Niçois" (in French). OGC Nice. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Official | OGC Nice sign right-back Jordan Lotomba from Young Boys". Get French Football News. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- "Switzerland v Croatia game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
- Ruffieux, François (18 February 2018). "Lotomba, une force vive pour le Lausanne-Sport". 24heures.ch (in French). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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