Aristote Lusinga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aristote Lusinga | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2009 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Nantes | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Vendée Fontenay Foot | 19 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Poiré-sur-Vie | 56 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | AS Vitré | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Lorient B | 21 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | US Avranches | 15 | (2) |
| 2018– | Nantes B | 23 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | France U16 | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | France U17 | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019 | |||
Aristote Lusinga (born 20 February 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays for French club Nantes B. He primarily plays as a centre back, but can also be utilized as a full back.
Club career[edit]
Lusinga was born in the commune of Dervallières, a suburb of Nantes. He joined his hometown club FC Nantes in 1998. During his time in the youth system, he excelled and earned caps with France's under-15 side and the under-16 side making his debut in the Tournio de Montaigu. On 28 May 2008, he signed his first professional contract with, agreeing to a three-year deal with Nantes.[1]
In June 2018, he returned to Nantes to helps the youngs in the reserve team.[2]
Controversy[edit]
On 17 May 2008, Lusinga was involved in an incident on the final day of the 2007–08 CFA season, while playing with the FC Nantes Reserves, against US Orléans. After receiving a yellow card, from referee Stéphane Jochem, in the 42nd minute, Lusinga would later be cautioned again, prompting a send off. After having words, a very irritated Lusinga headbutted Jochem.[3] Following the match, Lusinga apologized and later sent an apology to the French Football Federation. Despite the remorse, the FFF suspended him from football for a period of two years, with one year being suspended.[4] He was still allowed to train with the club.
Lusinga made his return a year later on 23 May 2009 in a CFA 2 match against US Avranches.[5] He made his league debut a week later on the final match day of the season against Auxerre appearing as a substitute in the 89th minute. Nantes won the match 2–1,[6] but still suffered relegation back to Ligue 2.
Personal life[edit]
Lusinga is of Angolan descent.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Lusinga passé pro. Football365.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
- ^ "FC Nantes. Aristote Lusinga de retour". Ouest-France. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ (in French) Lusinga suspendu un an ferme Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Presseocean.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
- ^ Lusinga suspendu un an. Football365.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
- ^ Retour à la compétition pour Aristote Lusinga. Fcnantes.com. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
- ^ Nantes v. Auxerre Match Report Archived 2 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Lfp.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Sports : Aristote Lusinga passé pro".
External links[edit]
- Aristote Lusinga at Soccerway
- "LFP Profile (lfp.fr)". Archived from the original on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- French sportspeople of Angolan descent
- Footballers from Nantes
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Nantes players
- Vendée Fontenay Foot players
- Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football players
- AS Vitré players
- US Avranches players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- France men's youth international footballers