Giannelli Imbula

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Gianelli Imbula
Personal information

Full name	Gianelli Imbula Wanga
Date of birth	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992
Place of birth	Vilvoorde, Belgium^[1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Olympique de Marseille
Number	25
Youth career
1998–1999	US Argenteuil
2000–2004	Racing Club
2004–2005	Paris Saint-Germain^[2]
2005–2007	Racing Club
2007–2009	Guingamp
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2013	Guingamp	63	(2)
2013–	Marseille	18	(1)
National team^‡
2013	France U20	4	(1)
2013–	France U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:00, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Gianelli Imbula (born Gilbert Imbula on 12 September 1992) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Olympique de Marseille. He also holds the citizenship of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[3]

He made his professional debut in Ligue 2 on 16 October 2009 for Guimgamp in a game against Dijon FCO, becoming the youngest player in Ligue 2 history at 17 years, 1 month and 4 days of age.

In May 2013, he was voted best player of Ligue 2, and he joined Olympique de Marseille from En Avant de Guingamp on the 19 July.

International career

Son of Congolese parents, Imbula was born in Belgium but has grown up in France, making him eligible for any of these three countries. In 2013, he received a call up from France U21 to compete in the Toulon Tournament.^[4]

References

↑ "Taillé pour être grand". Le Télégramme. 26 August 2011.
↑ Gianelli Imbula on FFF.fr (French)
↑ "45 joueurs présélectionnés pour le match RDC-Guinée Equatoriale de la CAN-Afrique du Sud 2013". ACPCongo.com. 17 July 2012.
↑ (French)

External links

France profile at FFF

v t e Olympique de Marseille – current squad

1 Bracigliano 3 N'Koulou 4 Lucas 7 Cheyrou 8 N'Doumbou 9 Gignac 10 Ayew 12 Osei 13 Lemina 14 Thauvin 15 Morel 16 Samba 17 Payet 19 Abergel 20 Romao 21 Diawara 23 Mendy 24 Fanni 25 Imbula 26 Dja Djédjé 28 Valbuena 29 Khalifa 30 Mandanda (c) Manager: Anigo

v t e Ligue 2 Player of the Year

1994: Gourvennec 1995: Vairelles 1996: Dib 1997: Moreau 1998: Pédron 1999: Ferhaoui 2000: Pagis 2001: Santos 2002: Caveglia 2003: Fauré 2004: Gravelaine 2005: Koné 2006: Ziani 2007: Gouffran 2008: Hoarau 2009: Alo'o 2010: Giroud 2011: Ribas 2012: Rothen 2013: Imbula

Persondata
Name	Imbula, Gianelli
Alternative names	Gervinho?
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	12 September 1992
Place of birth	Vilvoorde, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death

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