Gédéon Kalulu

In this Congolese name, the surname is Kalulu and the post-surname is Kyatengwa.

Gédéon Tshingoma Kalulu Kyatengwa (born 29 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lorient. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Gédéon Kalulu

Personal information
Full name	Gédéon Tshingoma Kalulu Kyatengwa
Date of birth	(1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Lorient
Number	24
Youth career
2002–2007	CO Saint-Fons
2007–2013	Lyon
2013–2014	Saint-Priest
2014–2015	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Lyon B	49	(3)
2018–2019	→ Bourg-en-Bresse (loan)	19	(1)
2019–2022	Ajaccio	85	(1)
2022–	Lorient	68	(0)
International career‡
2020–	DR Congo	20	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:53, 10 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Early life

Kalulu was born in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon, France, and is Congolese by descent.^[1] His father was born in Kabimba, Belgian Congo, and his mother in Likasi, Congo-Léopoldville. He acquired French nationality on 26 December 2000 through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.^[2]

Club career

A youth product of Lyon, Kalulu signed his first professional contract with the club on 19 April 2017.^[3] After a season on loan with Bourg-en-Bresse, Kalulu signed with Ajaccio on 24 July 2019.^[4] He made his debut for Ajaccio in a 4–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Valenciennes on 13 August 2019.^[5]

On 3 June 2022, Kalulu signed a four-year contract with Lorient.^[6]

International career

On 22 September 2020, Kalulu was called-up by the DR Congo.^[7] On 13 October 2020, he debuted for DR Congo in a 1–1 friendly tie with Morocco.^[8]

On 27 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 24 Congolese players selected by Sébastien Desabre to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow professional footballers Partizan forward Aldo and A.C. Milan defender Pierre Kalulu, as well as Pau FC left-back Joseph Kalulu.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon B	2013–14	CFA	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
	2014–15		1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2016–17		21	0	—		—		—		—		21	0
	2017–18	National 2	23	3	—		—		—		—		23	3
	2018–19		1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		49	3	—		—		—		—		49	3
Bourg-en-Bresse (loan)	2018–19	National	19	1	2	0	—		—		—		21	1
Ajaccio	2019–20	Ligue 2	19	1	0	0	1	0	—		—		20	1
	2020–21		34	0	2	0	—		—		—		36	0
	2021–22		32	0	1	0	—		—		—		33	0
	Total		85	1	3	0	1	0	—		—		89	1
Lorient	2022–23	Ligue 1	29	0	0	0	—		—		—		21	0
	2023–24		19	0	1	0	—		—		—		11	0
	Total		48	0	0	0	—		—		—		88	0
Career total			201	5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	208	5

International

As of match played 19 November 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
DR Congo	2020	1	0
	2021	1	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	13	0
Total		20	0

Honours

Lorient

• Ligue 2: 2024–25^[12]