Aristote Lusinga (born 20 February 1990) is a retired French professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Aristote Lusinga
Personal information
Full name Aristote Lusinga
Date of birth (1990-02-20) 20 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1998–2009 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Nantes 4 (0)
2012–2013 Vendée Fontenay Foot 19 (0)
2013–2015 Poiré-sur-Vie 56 (1)
2015–2016 AS Vitré 13 (0)
2016–2017 Lorient B 21 (1)
2017–2018 US Avranches 15 (2)
2018–2020 Nantes B 32 (2)
International career
2005–2006 France U16 13 (1)
2006–2007 France U17 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Lusinga was born in the commune of Dervallières, a suburb of Nantes. He joined his hometown club FC Nantes in 1998. During his time in the youth system, he excelled and earned caps with France's under-15 side and the under-16 side making his debut in the Tournio de Montaigu. On 28 May 2008, he signed his first professional contract with, agreeing to a three-year deal with Nantes.[1]

In June 2018, he returned to Nantes to helps the youngs in the reserve team.[2]

Controversy

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On 17 May 2008, Lusinga was involved in an incident on the final day of the 2007–08 CFA season, while playing with the FC Nantes Reserves, against US Orléans. After receiving a yellow card, from referee Stéphane Jochem, in the 42nd minute, Lusinga would later be cautioned again, prompting a send off. After having words, a very irritated Lusinga headbutted Jochem.[3] Following the match, Lusinga apologized and later sent an apology to the French Football Federation. Despite the remorse, the FFF suspended him from football for a period of two years, with one year being suspended.[4] He was still allowed to train with the club.

Lusinga made his return a year later on 23 May 2009 in a CFA 2 match against US Avranches.[5] He made his league debut a week later on the final match day of the season against Auxerre appearing as a substitute in the 89th minute. Nantes won the match 2–1,[6] but still suffered relegation back to Ligue 2.

Personal life

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Lusinga is of Angolan descent.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Lusinga passé pro. Football365.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  2. ^ "FC Nantes. Aristote Lusinga de retour". Ouest-France. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ (in French) Lusinga suspendu un an ferme Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Presseocean.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  4. ^ Lusinga suspendu un an. Football365.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  5. ^ Retour à la compétition pour Aristote Lusinga. Fcnantes.com. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  6. ^ Nantes v. Auxerre Match Report Archived 2 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Lfp.fr. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Sports : Aristote Lusinga passé pro".
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