Lionel Zouma

Lionel Zouma
Personal information
Full name Lionel Zouma
Date of birth (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Sochaux
Number 4
Youth career
2003–2007 Vaulx-en-Velin
2007–2011 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Sochaux B 65 (4)
2011– Sochaux 32 (0)
National team
2012 France U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2013

Lionel Zouma (born 10 September 1993) is a French football player who plays as a central defender for Sochaux.

Career

Zouma made his professional debut on 16 October 2011 in a league match against Valenciennes.[2]

Personal life

Zouma's younger brother, Kurt, plays in the same position for English club Chelsea, and has represented France at senior level.[3] Their parents emigrated from the Central African Republic.[4]

Career statistics

Correct as of 2 December 2015

Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sochaux 2011–12 401050
2012–13 101020
2013–14 16020180
2014–15 11021131
2015–16 000000
Career total 3206100381
  1. Includes Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue

References

  1. "Lionel Zouma UNFP Profile". National Union of Professional Footballers (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Valenciennes v. Sochaux Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 16 October 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. "Les retrouvailles des " jumeaux " Zouma" [The reunion of the Zouma "twins"]. Le Parisien (in French). 23 March 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. "France: Kurt Zouma parle de la paix en Centrafrique" [France: Kurt Zouma speaks of peace in the Central African Republic]. Journal de Bangui (in French). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

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