Yrondu Musavu-King
Musavu-King in action for Caen in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Libreville, Gabon
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) 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 2 (0)
International career‡
2013– Gabon 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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]

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.[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]

In January 2019, he signed for French third-tier club Boulogne on a six-month deal with the option of a further year,[11] and joined Le Mans of Ligue 2 in August 2019.[12] He left at the end of the 2019–20 season after Le Mans were relegated.[13]

On 10 March 2021, Musavu-King joined Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC.[14] On 3 July 2021, he extended his contract for two more years keeping him at the club until 2023.[15] 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.[16][17][18] He later played in all three group stage matches against ATK Mohun Bagan, Bashundhara Kings and Maziya S&RC.[19][20] He made his ISL debut on 20 November against NorthEast United FC in a 4–2 win.[21][22]

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.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Bengaluru FC sign Gabonese defender Yrondu Musavu-King for 2021 AFC Cup". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Yrondu Musavu-King" (in French). SC Hérouville's official website. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "US Breteuil 1–3 SM Caen" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "SM Caen 1–0 Angers SCO" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Musavu-King a prolongé deux ans" [Musavu-King extended two years] (in French). L'Équipe. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  7. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Musavu-King, segundo refuerzo del Granada CF" [Musavu-King, second addition of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Yrondu Musavu-King prêté au FC Lorient" [Yrondu Musavu-King on loan at FC Lorient] (in French). FC Lorient. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Yrondu Musavu-King est Toulousain!" [Yrondu Musavu-King is a Toulouse player!] (in French). Toulouse FC. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Yrondu Musavu-King signe au Mans FC" [Yrondu Musavu-King signs for Le Mans] (in French). Le Mans FC. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Football. Ils ont quitté Le Mans FC" (in French). Ouest France. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Bengaluru sign Gabonese defender Yrondu Musavu-King". Bengaluru FC. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Yrondu Musavu-King extends his contract for two more years". IFTWC-Indian Football Team for World Cup. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Bengaluru FC vs Club Eagles player ratings: Rane's piledriver hands the Blues a sneaky 1-0 win". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  17. ^ Sports News | Bengaluru FC Beat Eagles 1-0 in Playoff, Join ATK Mohun Bagan in Group D Archived 15 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine latestly.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
  18. ^ "AFC Cup: Jayesh Rane's solitary goal powers Bengaluru FC to win over Club Eagles in playoff match". First Post. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  19. ^ @bengalurufc (21 August 2021). "Final change for the blues..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ @bengalurufc (24 August 2021). "Quality Touch, Quality Finish!..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ ISL 2021-22 Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United HIGHLIGHTS: BFC beats NEUFC 4-2 Archived 25 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  22. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC Record Classic 4-2 Win Against NorthEast United". Outlook India. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Congo 1–0 Gabon". FIFA.com. 23 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

External links

Gabon squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
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