Luis Pedro Cavanda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Pedro Cavanda | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Lazio | 47 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Torino (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Bari (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Belgium U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Belgium U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luis Pedro Cavanda (born 2 January 1991) is an Angolan-born Congolese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Lazio.
He also holds Belgian citizenship.
Career
Youth
Cavanda moved to Belgium at a young age and began playing for the Belgian club Standard Liège. In January 2007, Italian side Lazio loaned him to Rome. With Lazio, Cavanda spent three-and-a-half years with the youth side.
Lazio
In 2009, Cavanda made a substitute appearance in a 4–0 win away to Bulgarian club Levski Sofia in the UEFA Europa League. He got his first start in the return match at the Stadio Olimpico, which Lazio lost 0–1.
On 29 August 2010, Cavanda made his Serie A debut, replacing Simone Del Nero in the second half of Lazio's opening day 2–0 loss to Sampdoria at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
His first league start for Lazio came at the Stadio Olimpico against eventual champions Milan. Cavanda earned plaudits with an impressive display against former FIFA World Player of the Year and World Cup winner Ronaldinho.
In January 2011, he was loaned to Torino until the end of the season. Cavanda returned to Lazio after making just three appearances for the Turin club.
Having played regularly in Serie A and in the Europa League during the 2011-12 season, Cavanda cemented his spot as a first choice in 2012-13, replacing Abdoulay Konko. Predominantly playing at right back, Cavanda also played at left back, making him a very versatile full back. Cavanda matured under manager Vladimir Petkovic and became an important player in Lazio's squad.
Personal life
Cavanda was born in Angola, to an Angolan father and a Democratic Republic of the Congo mother,[1] and migrated to Belgium at a young age. He holds Belgian nationality. Despite having made youth level appearances for Belgium, Cavanda remained eligible to represent the Angolan and the Congolese national teams, opting for the latter in March 2015.[2]
Statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2013
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lazio | 2009–10 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Torino | 2010–11 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total Torino (loan) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bari | 2011–12 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total Bari (loan) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lazio | 2011–12 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total Lazio | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Cavanda si presenta in granata:Toro, aiutami a crescere".
Cavanda was born in Luanda (Angola), but the premature death of father Pedro (Angolan) took him with mom Efrasie (Congolese) and sister Gaby in neighboring Congo
- ↑ "Il Belgio è ormai un ricordo, Cavanda giocherà con la nazionale del Congo".
External links
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
- Luis Pedro Cavanda at aic.football.it
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