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Full name | Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Suresnes, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rennes | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | FC Saint Cloud | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Lens (loan) | 28 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Lens (loan) | 32 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Rennes | 54 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | France U16 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | France U17 | 12 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | France U21 | 28 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | France U23 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:43, 31 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 |
Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (born 20 January 2002), known as Arnaud Kalimuendo, is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Rennes. [3]
Born in Suresnes, Kalimuendo joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) from FC Saint Cloud in July 2012. There he debuted with the under-19 squad in the UEFA Youth League, aged only 16, under the direction of Thiago Motta, becoming one of the leaders of the youth sides. [4] Kalimuendo signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 July 2019, a deal that was set to expire on 30 June 2022. [5] On 10 September 2020, Kalimuendo made his official debut for Paris Saint-Germain in a 1–0 loss against Lens. [6]
On 5 October 2020, Kalimuendo signed a contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain until June 2024, and joined Lens on a season-long loan deal. [7] He made his debut in a 4–0 loss to rivals Lille on 18 October, [8] and scored his first goal in a 1–0 win against Dijon on 22 November. [9] His third goal for Lens came on 5 December in a 2–0 victory against Rennes. By scoring his third goal for the club, he became the first Lens player in 70 years to score in his first three games as a starter in Ligue 1. [10]
On 10 June 2021, it was made official by Lens that Kalimuendo would return to PSG following the end of his loan deal. [11] His first appearance back at Paris Saint-Germain came in a 1–0 loss to Lille in the Trophée des Champions on 1 August 2021. [12] However, on transfer deadline day on 31 August, Kalimuendo returned to Lens on loan for the remainder of the season. [13] On 1 October, he scored his first two goals of the season in a 2–0 win over Reims. It was the first brace of his career. [14] Across his two loan spells at Lens, Kalimuendo scored 21 goals in 65 matches for the club. [15]
On 11 August 2022, Kalimuendo joined Ligue 1 side Rennes. [3]
Kalimuendo represents France at international level. He finished third with the U17 side at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil in 2019, scoring a hat-trick in the third-place play-off to beat the Netherlands by a score of 3–1. [16]
On 24 May 2021, Kalimuendo was called up for the Under-21 Euros by coach Sylvain Ripoll after Randal Kolo Muani was removed from the squad due to playing the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs with Nantes. [17]
Born in France, Kalimuendo is of DR Congolese descent. [18]
Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Lens (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 8 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 13 | |||
Total | 60 | 19 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 65 | 21 | ||||
Rennes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 37 | 7 | |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 35 | 11 | ||
Total | 54 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 72 | 18 | |||
Career total | 117 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 39 |
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