Zito Luvumbo

Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo (born 9 March 2002) is an Angolan footballer who plays as a right winger in Italy for Cagliari.[2]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Sebastião and the second or paternal family name is Luvumbo.
Zito Luvumbo
Personal information
Full name Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Primeiro de Agosto 17 (6)
2020– Cagliari 0 (0)
National team‡
Angola U17
2019– Angola 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:19, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2019

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]

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.[6]

References
  1. Zito Luvumbo at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Zito Luvumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. "Angola call-up under-17 star Zito Luvumba". 30 August 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Zito Luvumbo cobiçado por "grandes" da Europa". SAPO Desporto.
  5. "Luvumbo è del Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 23 September 2020.
  6. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Line-ups". fifa.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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