Yrondu Musavu-King

Yrondu Musavu-King

Musavu-King in action for Caen in 2014
Personal information
Full name Yrondu Musavu-King
Date of birth (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992
Place of birth Libreville, Gabon
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Lorient
Youth career
1999–2003 SC Hérouville
2003–2007 USON Mondeville
2007–2012 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Caen 11 (1)
2013–2014Uzès Pont du Gard (loan) 19 (0)
2015– Granada 0 (0)
2016Lorient (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2013– Gabon 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 May 2015

Yrondu Musavu-King (born 8 January 1992) is a Gabonese footballer who plays for French club FC Lorient on loan from Granada CF and the Gabon national team mainly as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Libreville, Musavu-King moved to France in 1994, aged only two. In 2007 he joined SM Caen's youth setup, after representing SC Hérouville and USON Mondeville.[1]

After already playing for the reserve team, Musavu-King made his first team debut on 17 November 2012, starting in a 3–1 away win against US Breteuil, for the season's Coupe de France.[2] Six days later he made his Ligue 2 debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home success over Angers SCO.[3]

On 1 July 2013 Musavu-King renewed his contract for a further two seasons, until 2015,[4] and was loaned to ES Uzès Pont du Gard on 30 August.[5] After returning from loan in the 2014 summer, he was included in the main squad in Ligue 1.

Musavu-King made his top level debut on 28 September 2014, starting in a 0–0 away draw against RC Lens. He scored his first professional goal on 4 October, but in a 1–2 home loss against Olympique de Marseille.

On 2 July 2015 Musavu-King signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Granada CF.[6]

International career

Musavu-King made his debut for Gabon on 23 March 2013, starting in a 0–1 2014 World Cup qualifier loss against Congo.[7]

References

  1. "Yrondu Musavu-King" (in French). SC Hérouville's official website. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. "US Breteuil 1–3 SM Caen" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. "SM Caen 1–0 Angers SCO" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. "Musavu-King a prolongé deux ans" [Musavu-King extended two years] (in French). L'Équipe. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. "Yrondu Musavu-King et Riffi Mandanda prêtés en National" [Yrondu Musavu-King and Riffi Mandanda loaned in National] (in French). Sport Caen. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. "Musavu-King, segundo refuerzo del Granada CF" [Musavu-King, second addition of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada's official website. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  7. "Congo 1–0 Gabon". FIFA.com. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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