Joël Kiassumbua

Joël Kiassumbua
Personal information
Date of birth6 April 1992
Place of birthSwitzerland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Wohlen
Number1
Youth career
Luzern
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011Luzern II6(0)
2011Kriens (loan)0(0)
2011–2012Rapperswil-Jona5(0)
2012Wohlen II3(0)
2012-Wohlen28(0)
National team
2006–2007Switzerland U153(0)
2007–2008Switzerland U165(0)
2008–2009Switzerland U174(0)
2009–2010Switzerland U182(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2015

Joël Kiassumbua (born 6 April 1992) is a Swiss-Congolese professional footballer currently playing for FC Wohlen.

Club career

Kiassumbua began his playing career at FC Luzern. He rose through the youth ranks, eventually featuring for the reserve team during the 2010–11 season. During the second part of the 2010–11 season Kiassumbua would go on loan to third-tier side SC Kriens, however he did not feature for the club during his six months there. Upon returning to Luzern, he left the club, moving on to FC Rapperswil-Jona in August 2011. He made his debut on 28 August 2011 in a 4–4 away draw against FC Lugano II. His stay at the club was short though, remaining there for less than six months and making just five league appearances.[1] In January 2012 Kiassumbua was released from Rapperswil-Jona and remained unattached until he signed for FC Wohlen in September later that year. He made his debut for Wohlen in the second half of the season on 6 April 2013 against FC Vaduz in a 2-1 away win. Prior to his first-team debut, Kiassumbua also featured twice for Wohlen's reserve team.


Kiassumbua is in the season 2014/15 with FC Wohlen the 1st keeper. Playing to promote for the Super League.

International career

Kiassumbua was a Switzerland youth international, having competed at various youth levels. In 2009 he was part of the Swiss under-17 team that won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup beating the host nation Nigeria 1—0 in the final. Although playing prior to the tournament, he remained an unused substitute at the tournament itself, unable to displace first choice Benjamin Siegrist who would go on to win the Golden Glove.[2]


Kiassumbua decided in 2015 to play for Congo DR.

On 19 March 2015, Kiassumbua received his first call for the DR Congo team for the match against Iraq.

Honours

References

  1. "2009 waren sie U17-Weltmeister – heute trennen sie Welten". Blick Online (in German). blick.ch. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. "Awards galore in Abuja". FIFA U-17 World Cup (FIFA.com). 15 November 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

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