Yrondu Musavu-King

Yrondu Musavu-King (born 8 January 1992) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ligue 2 club Le Mans and the Gabon national team. He is the son of Gabonese politician Augustin Moussavou King.[1]

Yrondu Musavu-King

Musavu-King in action for Caen in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Yrondu Musavu-King
Date of birth	(1992-01-08) 8 January 1992
Place of birth	Libreville, Gabon
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Le Mans
Number	29
Youth career
1999–2003	SC Hérouville
2003–2007	USON Mondeville
2007–2012	Caen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Caen II	43	(1)
2012–2015	Caen	11	(1)
2013–2014	→ Uzès Pont du Gard (loan)	19	(0)
2015–2016	Granada	0	(0)
2016	→ Lorient (loan)	3	(0)
2016–2018	Udinese	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Toulouse (loan)	3	(0)
2017–2018	→ St. Gallen (loan)	15	(1)
2019	Boulogne	11	(0)
2019–	Le Mans	11	(0)
National team^‡
2013–	Gabon	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:49, 21 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:43, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Libreville, Musavu-King moved to France in 1994, aged only two. In 2007, he joined SM Caen's youth setup, after representing SC Hérouville and USON Mondeville.[2]

After already playing for the reserve team, Musavu-King made his first team debut on 17 November 2012, starting in a 3–1 away win against US Breteuil, for the season's Coupe de France.[3] Six days later he made his Ligue 2 debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home success over Angers SCO.[4]

On 1 July 2013, Musavu-King renewed his contract for a further two seasons, until 2015,[5] and was loaned to ES Uzès Pont du Gard on 30 August.[6] After returning from loan in the 2014 summer, he was included in the main squad in Ligue 1.

Musavu-King made his top level debut on 28 September 2014, starting in a 0–0 away draw against RC Lens. He scored his first professional goal on 4 October in a 1–2 home loss against Marseille.

On 2 July 2015, Musavu-King signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Granada CF.[7]

On 28 January 2016, Musavu-King was loaned to Ligue 1 side Lorient until the end of the season.[8]

In July 2016, Musavu-King joined Italian club Udinese on a free transfer.. On 31 August 2016, he was loaned to French club Toulouse for the season.[9]

In January 2019, he signed for French third-tier club Boulogne on a six-month deal with the option of a further year,[10] and joined Le Mans of Ligue 2 in August 2019.[11]

International career

Musavu-King made his debut for Gabon on 23 March 2013, starting in a 0–1 2014 World Cup qualifier loss against Congo.[12]

References

1. "Mon père se présente à la présidentielle gabonaise" [My father is a candidate in the Gabonese presidential election] (in French). sofoot.com. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
2. "Yrondu Musavu-King" (in French). SC Hérouville's official website. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
3. "US Breteuil 1–3 SM Caen" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
4. "SM Caen 1–0 Angers SCO" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
5. "Musavu-King a prolongé deux ans" [Musavu-King extended two years] (in French). L'Équipe. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
6. "Yrondu Musavu-King et Riffi Mandanda prêtés en National" [Yrondu Musavu-King and Riffi Mandanda loaned in National] (in French). Sport Caen. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
7. "Musavu-King, segundo refuerzo del Granada CF" [Musavu-King, second addition of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
8. "Yrondu Musavu-King prêté au FC Lorient" [Yrondu Musavu-King on loan at FC Lorient] (in French). FC Lorient. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
9. "Yrondu Musavu-King est Toulousain!" [Yrondu Musavu-King is a Toulouse player!] (in French). Toulouse FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
10. "Un renfort défensif pour les rouge et noir!" [A defensive reinforcement for the black and reds] (in French). US Boulogne. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
11. "Yrondu Musavu-King signe au Mans FC" [Yrondu Musavu-King signs for Le Mans] (in French). Le Mans FC. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
12. "Congo 1–0 Gabon". FIFA.com. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

External links

• LFP profile (in French)
• Yrondu Musavu-King – FIFA competition record
• Yrondu Musavu-King at National-Football-Teams.com
• Yrondu Musavu-King at Soccerway