Jordan Lotomba

Jordan Lotomba

Lotomba with Young Boys in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Mvula Jordan Lotomba [1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Nice
Number	23
Youth career
2005–2008	Champagne Sports
2008–2013	Yverdon-Sport
2013–2016	Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Lausanne-Sport	41	(0)
2017–2020	Young Boys	54	(0)
2020–	Nice	119	(1)
International career‡
2017–2019	Switzerland U21	9	(0)
2020–	Switzerland	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:03, 20 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Mvula Jordan Lotomba (born 29 September 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Switzerland national team. He has also played for the Switzerland U21. ^[2]

Club career

Lausanne-Sport

Lotomba was trained in the Lausanne-Sport academy. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 24 July 2016 against Grasshopper Club Zürich. ^[3]

Young Boys

Having joined Young Boys in the summer of 2017, he scored a 90th-minute goal that sealed a 2–0 victory against Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League third qualifying round, which qualified his club to the play-offs on away goals. ^[4]

He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years. ^[5] During the 2019–20 season, Lotomba became a key member of the squad, making 35 appearances for the club as they won a third successive Super League title. ^[6]

Nice

On 3 August 2020, Lotomba signed for Ligue 1 side Nice for €7m. ^{[7] [8]} Later that year, on 23 December, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Lorient. ^[9] On 19 May 2024, he scored his second Ligue 1 goal on the final matchday of the 2023–24 season in the stoppage time of a 2–2 away draw against Lille. ^[10]

International career

Lotomba made his Switzerland national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Croatia. ^[11]

On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final 26-man squad for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. ^[12]

Personal life

Lotomba was born in Switzerland, and is of DR Congolese descent through his father and of Angolan descent through his mother. ^{[13] [14]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Boys	2017–18	Swiss Super League	22	0	5	0	6 [lower-alpha 1]	1	–		33	1
	2018–19		5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	2019–20		27	0	2	0	6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	–		35	0
	Total		54	0	7	0	12	1	0	0	73	1
Nice	2020–21	Ligue 1	30	1	1	0	5 [lower-alpha 3]	0	–		36	1
	2021–22		30	0	4	0	–		–		34	0
	2022–23		33	0	0	0	7 [lower-alpha 4]	0	–		40	0
	2023–24		28	1	2	1	–		–		30	2
	Total		121	2	7	1	12	0	0	0	140	3
Career total			175	2	14	1	24	1	0	0	213	4

1. Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 5 June 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland	2020	1	0
	2021	3	0
	2022	3	1
Total		7	1

Honours

Young Boys

• Swiss Super League: 2017–18, ^[6] 2018–19, ^[6] 2019–20 ^[6]

Nice

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22 ^[16]

Individual

• Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18 ^[17]

References

1. "Mvula Jordan Lotomba". Swiss Football Association (in German). Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
2. Jordan Lotomba at WorldFootball.net
3. "Grasshopper vs. Lausanne-Sport - 24 July 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
4. Brewin, Joe (6 November 2017). "FourFourTwo's 100 Best Teenagers in the World 2017: 100-91". fourfourtwo.com.
5. Homewood, Brian (28 April 2018). "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
6. "A seventh recruit for OGC Nice". Ligue 1. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
7. "Jordan Lotomba est Niçois" (in French). OGC Nice. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
8. "Official | OGC Nice sign right-back Jordan Lotomba from Young Boys". Get French Football News. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
9. "But Jordan LOTOMBA (18') / OGC NICE" (in French). Ligue 1. 23 December 2020.
10. Midda, Sunil (19 May 2024). "Lille miss out on Champions League qualification as Nice score late to break hearts". Flashscore.com.
11. "Switzerland v Croatia game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
12. "Switzerland's full 26-man Euro 2020 squad". The Athletic. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
13. Ruffieux, François (18 February 2018). "Lotomba, une force vive pour le Lausanne-Sport". 24 Heures (in French). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
14. Redaction Voila (4 August 2017). "DECOUVREZ JORDAN MVULA LOTOMBA DE BSC YOUNG BOYS". voila.cd (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
15. "Jordan Lotomba". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
16. "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport . 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
17. "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 - Die Gewinner". Golden11. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2022.