Fabrice Muamba

Fabrice Ndala Muamba (born 6 April 1988) is an English former professional footballer and current coach. He played as a central midfielder. Born in Zaire, Muamba moved to England at the age of 11 and later played for England up to under-21 level.

Fabrice Muamba

Muamba in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Fabrice Ndala Muamba
Date of birth	(1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
2002–2005	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Arsenal	0	(0)
2006–2007	→ Birmingham City (loan)	34	(0)
2007–2008	Birmingham City	37	(2)
2008–2012	Bolton Wanderers	130	(3)
Total		201	(5)
International career
2002–2003	England U16	7	(0)
2004–2005	England U17	7	(0)
2005–2006	England U18	2	(0)
2006–2007	England U19	8	(0)
2007–2011	England U21	33	(0)
Managerial career
2018–	Rochdale U16
Medal record Men's football Representing  England UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Muamba joined Arsenal's youth academy in 2002. After three years, he turned professional in 2005. He joined Birmingham City on loan in 2006. The move was made permanent in 2007. He made a total of 79 appearances for Birmingham City. In 2008, he joined Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He made 148 appearances for Bolton, including 130 Premier League matches.

On 17 March 2012, Muamba had a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup match between Bolton and Tottenham Hotspur. Although his heart stopped for 78 minutes, he was successfully revived.^[1] He retired from professional football in August 2012 based on medical advice.

As of September 2018, Muamba is a youth coach at Rochdale.^[2]

Personal life

Muamba was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). In 1994, his father arrived in the UK after leaving Zaire because of his political views. He was given indefinite leave to remain in 1999. The rest of his family soon joined him.

Muamba married Shauna Magunda in October 2012. The couple have four children.^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal	2005–06[4]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
Birmingham City (loan)	2006–07[5]	Championship	34	0	3	0	4	0	—		41	0
Birmingham City	2007–08[6]	Premier League	37	2	1	0	0	0	—		38	2
	Total		71	2	4	0	4	0	—		79	2
Bolton Wanderers	2008–09[7]	Premier League	38	0	1	0	1	0	—		40	0
	2009–10[8]	Premier League	36	1	4	0	3	0	—		43	1
	2010–11[9]	Premier League	36	1	5	0	0	0	—		41	1
	2011–12[10]	Premier League	20	1	2	0	2	1	—		24	2
	Total		130	3	12	0	6	1	—		148	4
Career total			201	5	16	0	12	1	—		229	6

Honours

England U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runners-up: 2009^[11]