Aristote Lusinga

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Aristote Lusinga
Personal information
Full name Aristote Lusinga
Date of birth (1990-02-20) 20 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1998–2009 Nantes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Nantes 4 (0)
2012–2013 Vendée Fontenay Foot 19 (0)
2013–2015 Poiré-sur-Vie 56 (1)
2015–2016 AS Vitré 13 (0)
2016–2017 Lorient B 21 (1)
2017–2018 US Avranches 15 (2)
2018–2020 Nantes B 32 (2)
International career
2005–2006 France U16 13 (1)
2006–2007 France U17 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aristote Lusinga (born 20 February 1990) is a retired French professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

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Club career

Lusinga was born in the commune of Dervallières, a suburb of Nantes. He joined his hometown club FC Nantes in 1998. During his time in the youth system, he excelled and earned caps with France's under-15 side and the under-16 side making his debut in the Tournio de Montaigu. On 28 May 2008, he signed his first professional contract with, agreeing to a three-year deal with Nantes. [1]

In June 2018, he returned to Nantes to helps the youngs in the reserve team. [2]

Controversy

On 17 May 2008, Lusinga was involved in an incident on the final day of the 2007–08 CFA season, while playing with the FC Nantes Reserves, against US Orléans. After receiving a yellow card, from referee Stéphane Jochem, in the 42nd minute, Lusinga would later be cautioned again, prompting a send off. After having words, a very irritated Lusinga headbutted Jochem. [3] Following the match, Lusinga apologized and later sent an apology to the French Football Federation. Despite the remorse, the FFF suspended him from football for a period of two years, with one year being suspended. [4] He was still allowed to train with the club.

Lusinga made his return a year later on 23 May 2009 in a CFA 2 match against US Avranches. [5] He made his league debut a week later on the final match day of the season against Auxerre appearing as a substitute in the 89th minute. Nantes won the match 2–1, [6] but still suffered relegation back to Ligue 2.

Personal life

Lusinga is of Angolan descent. [7]

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References

  1. Lusinga passé pro. Football365.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  2. "FC Nantes. Aristote Lusinga de retour". Ouest-France. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. (in French) Lusinga suspendu un an ferme Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Presseocean.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  4. Lusinga suspendu un an. Football365.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  5. Retour à la compétition pour Aristote Lusinga. Fcnantes.com. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  6. Nantes v. Auxerre Match Report Archived 2 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine . Lfp.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  7. "Sports : Aristote Lusinga passé pro".