Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo (born 9 March 2002) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Cagliari and the Angola national team.
Club career
Born in Luanda,[1] Luvumbo began his career with Primeiro de Agosto, and underwent a trial with English club Manchester United's academy in February 2019.[3] He was also linked with a transfer to English club West Ham United.[4]
On 23 September 2020, he signed a 5-year contract with Italian Serie A club Cagliari.[5]
On 27 July 2021, he moved to Como on a season-long loan.[6]
International career
Luvumbo played for Angola under-17s, and received his first-call up to the senior team in August 2019.[3] In September 2019, he made his debut with the Angola national football team in the 0–1 away win against Gambia.[7]
In 2024, he participated in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with the Angola national football team, which was eliminated in the quarter-finals by the Nigeria national football team.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 November 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Como (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cagliari | 2022–23 | Serie B | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 82 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 10 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Zito Luvumbo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Zito Luvumbo" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Angola call-up under-17 star Zito Luvumba". BBC Sport. 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Zito Luvumbo cobiçado por "grandes" da Europa". SAPO Desporto.
- ^ "Luvumbo è del Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 23 September 2020.
- ^ "ZITO LUVUMBO AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO 2022" (in Italian). Como. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Line-ups". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations - Team Angola". cafonline.com.
- ^ Zito Luvumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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