Christian Landu Landu

Last updated
Christian Landu-Landu
Christian-Tamba-Landu-Landu IMG 5600 (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Full name Christian Tamba Landu Landu
Date of birth (1992-01-25) 25 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender/ Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bryne FK
Number 4
Youth career
–2005 Tasta
2005–2008 Viking
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2015 Viking 93 (2)
2015–2018 Tromsø 84 (1)
2019–2022 Sandnes Ulf 94 (3)
2023– Bryne FK 25 (3)
International career‡
2007 Norway U15 2 (1)
2007–2008 Norway U16 9 (0)
2008 Norway U17 8 (0)
2009–2010 Norway U18 6 (1)
2010–2011 Norway U19 6 (0)
2012 Norway U20 2 (0)
2013 Norway U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Christian Landu Landu (born 25 January 1992) is a Norwegian footballer currently playing for Bryne FK. [1]

Contents

Club career

Viking

Landu Landu was born in Stavanger and started his career in local club Tasta, before he joined Viking in 2005. He trained with the Viking first-team for the first time in 2006, and later, while still a youth player, began training with the first team every day. Egil Østenstad described him as a talented player. [2]

He made his debut for the Viking first team as substitute in a Norwegian Premier League match on 3 August 2008, and started his first full-game against Sandefjord in Sandefjord. In the 2009 season he made 4 appearances for the first team, with another 12 following in the 2010 season. In November 2009 the player's agent claimed he was on trial at Liverpool. [3]

Bryne

After his contract with Sandnes Ulf expired, Landu Landu signed a two-year contract with Bryne, starting from the 2023 season. [1]

International career

Landu Landu is of Congolese descent, but has represented Norway at youth international level.

He has been capped at all levels from U15 to U21 by Norway. [4] [5]

Personal life

He was born in Stavanger to parents of Congolese ancestry. His father played football in his home country, but never at top level. He was at a young age brought to football by friends. He started his career as a goalkeeper, but thought that was boring after a while. He said that he suited best to an outfield role in an interview in 2009. [6]

Career statistics

As of 27 March 2024 [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking 2008 Tippeligaen 1010—20
2009 4010—50
2010 17010—180
2011 17040—210
2012 13130—161
2013 24030—270
2014 17141—212
Total932171—1103
Tromsø 2015 Tippeligaen20000—200
2016 28040—320
2017 Eliteserien 24120—261
2018 12041—161
Total841101—942
Sandnes Ulf 2019 1. divisjon 24110—251
2020 25100—251
2021 23120—251
2022 220301 [lower-alpha 1] 0260
Total94360101013
Bryne 2023 1. divisjon253201 [lower-alpha 1] 0283
2024 00000000
Total2532010283
Career Total29693522033311
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryne FK</span> Association football

Bryne Fotballklubb is a professional football club located in Bryne, Norway, which competes in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football. Founded on 10 April 1926 as Bryne Fotball-lag, the club joined the Norwegian Football Federation in 1929 and has played its home matches at Bryne Stadion since 1945.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Viking FK</span> Association football club in Stavanger, Norway

Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 Norwegian top division titles, most recently in 1991, and 6 domestic Norwegian Cup titles, most recently in 2019. The club has played more top-flight league games than any other club in Norway. It has played in the top division since the league was established, except for the years 1966–67, 1987–88 and 2018. Notable European successes include knocking English side Chelsea out of the UEFA Cup during the 2002–03 season, knocking out Sporting CP from the same tournament in 1999–2000, and qualifying for the group stages of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ragnvald Soma</span> Norwegian footballer (born 1979)

Ragnvald Soma is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender for his childhood club Frøyland Idrettslag. He signed for them 02.02.2014 effectively retiring from professional football.

Bjarte Andre Lunde Aarsheim is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Eliteserien club Viking FK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roger Nilsen</span> Norwegian footballer (born 1969)

Roger Nilsen is a Norwegian football coach and former player. A defender, he played for the Norwegian clubs Tromsø, Viking, Molde and Bryne, and spent time abroad at 1. FC Köln, Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur and Grazer AK. He made 32 appearances and scored three goals for Norway. He later worked as assistant coach at Viking.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bjarne Berntsen</span> Norwegian football manager (born 1956)

Bjarne Berntsen is a Norwegian football coach and former player who is the manager of Sandnes Ulf. He is the elder brother of fellow football coach Alf Ingve Berntsen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tommy Knarvik</span> Norwegian footballer (born 1979)

Tommy Knarvik is a Norwegian football coach and a former player who is the manager of Øygarden FK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ålgård FK</span> Norwegian football club

Ålgård Fotballklubb is a men's football club located in Ålgård, Norway that was founded in 1915. Ålgård played in Hovedserien, then the highest division in Norway, for several years after World War II. The club has been playing mainly at the third tier level, and was last promoted to 2. divisjon in 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tommy Høiland</span> Norwegian footballer (born 1989)

Tommy Høiland is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sandnes Ulf.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erik Fuglestad</span> Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1974)

Erik Fuglestad is a Norwegian former professional footballer and is currently head coach of Randaberg. During his professional career, Fuglestad played for Viking and Norwich City and made appearances for Norway at the under-21 level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">André Danielsen</span> Norwegian footballer (born 1985)

André Saltvold Danielsen is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a right-back or central midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zlatko Tripić</span> Norwegian-Bosnian footballer (born 1992)

Zlatko Hovland Tripić is a Norwegian-Bosnian footballer who plays as a winger for Viking FK.

Yann-Erik Randa Bahezre de Lanlay is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a winger for Viking in Eliteserien.

Henrik Malde Breimyr is a Norwegian footballer, playing for Egersund. Breimyr plays as a central defender.

Fredrik Torsteinbø is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Sandnes Ulf.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kristoffer Haugen</span> Norwegian footballer (born 1994)

Kristoffer Haugen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Molde.

Viljar Helland Vevatne is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Viking FK.

The 2020 season was Viking's 2nd consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 70th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien and the UEFA Europa League. The Norwegian Cup was cancelled.

The 2022 season was Viking's 4th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 72nd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien, the 2021 Norwegian Football Cup, the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League. It was the club's second season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers.

The 2023 season was Viking's 5th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 73rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien, the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup and the 2023 Norwegian Football Cup. It was the club's third season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers.

References

  1. 1 2 "Landu Landu klar for Bryne" (in Norwegian). Bryne FK. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Landu skriver lærlingkontrakt" Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Viking FK website, 12 April 2007 (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ "Reds look at youngster". Sky Sports . Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  4. 1 2 Christian Landu Landu at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ↑ "F.Y.R. Macedonia 0 - 4 Norway". UEFA. Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  6. ↑ "Ungt talent med utsikt mot profflivet". Stavanger Aftenblad. 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2012.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.