Zito Luvumbo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sebastião and the second or paternal family name is Luvumbo.

Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo (born 9 March 2002) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie A club Cagliari and the Angola national team.

Zito Luvumbo

Luvombo with Cagliari in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo^[1]
Date of birth	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Cagliari
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Primeiro de Agosto	17	(6)
2020–	Cagliari	62	(9)
2021	→ Como (loan)	3	(0)
International career^‡
	Angola U17
2019–	Angola	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 25 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:33, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

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 25 February 2024^[9]

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
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	21	4	1	0	—		—		22	4
	Total		62	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	65	9
Career total			65	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	69	9

References

1. "Zito Luvumbo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
2. "Zito Luvumbo" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
3. "Angola call-up under-17 star Zito Luvumba". 30 August 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
4. "Zito Luvumbo cobiçado por "grandes" da Europa". SAPO Desporto.
5. "Luvumbo è del Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 23 September 2020.
6. "ZITO LUVUMBO AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO 2022" (in Italian). Como. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
7. . fifa.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
8. "Africa Cup of Nations - Team Angola". cafonline.com.
9. Zito Luvumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.