Yrondu Musavu-King
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 Musavu-King in action for Caen in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Libreville, Gabon | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2020 | Le Mans | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bengaluru | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Gabon | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of May 2020 | |||
Yrondu Musavu-King (born 8 January 1992) is a Gabonese professional footballer who last played as a defender for Indian Super League club Bengaluru[1] and the Gabon national team. He is the son of Gabonese politician Augustin Moussavou King.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] Six days later he made his Ligue 2 debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home success over Angers SCO.[5]
On 1 July 2013, Musavu-King renewed his contract for a further two seasons, until 2015,[6] and was loaned to ES Uzès Pont du Gard on 30 August.[7] 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.[8]
On 28 January 2016, Musavu-King was loaned to Ligue 1 side Lorient until the end of the season.[9]
In July 2016, Musavu-King joined Italian club Udinese on a free transfer.[citation needed]. On 31 August 2016, he was loaned to French club Toulouse for the season.[10]
On 5 August 2017, Musavu-King was announced at St. Gallen on a one-year loan.[11]
In January 2019, he signed for French third-tier club Boulogne on a six-month deal with the option of a further year,[12] and joined Le Mans of Ligue 2 in August 2019.[13] He left at the end of the 2019–20 season after Le Mans were relegated.[14]
On 10 March 2021, Musavu-King joined Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC.[15] On 3 July 2021, he extended his contract for two more years keeping him at the club until 2023.[16] He debuted for the club on 15 August in a 1–0 win over Maldivian side Club Eagles in the 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[17][18][19] He later played in all three group stage matches against ATK Mohun Bagan, Bashundhara Kings and Maziya S&RC.[20][21] He made his ISL debut on 20 November against NorthEast United FC in a 4–2 win.[22][23]
