Jordan Lotomba

Jordan Mvula Lotomba (born 29 September 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Nice.

Jordan Lotomba
Lotomba with Young Boys in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jordan Mvula Lotomba
Date of birth (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998
Place of birth Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Nice
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 (2)
2017–2020 Young Boys 54 (0)
2020– Nice 0 (0)
National team
2017–2019 Switzerland U21 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Lausanne-Sport

Lotomba is a youth exponent from Lausanne-Sport. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 24 July 2016 against Grasshopper Club Zürich.[1]

Young Boys

Having joined Young Boys in the summer of 2017 he scored the goal that sealed victory against Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA champions league.[2]

He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.[3]

Nice

On 3 August 2020, Lotomba signed for OGC Nice[4] in a deal worth around €5 million.[5]

Personal life

Lotomba was born in Switzerland and is of Angolan descent.[6]

Honours

Young Boys

References

  1. "Grasshopper vs. Lausanne-Sport - 24 July 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-100-best-teenagers-world-2017-100-91%3F_format%3D
  3. Homewood, Brian (28 April 2018). "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. "Jordan Lotomba est Niçois" (in French). OGC Nice. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "Official | OGC Nice sign right-back Jordan Lotomba from Young Boys". Get French Football News. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. Ruffieux, François (18 February 2018). "Lotomba, une force vive pour le Lausanne-Sport". 24heures.ch (in French). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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