Mvula Jordan Lotomba (born 29 September 1998) is a Swiss professional
footballer who plays as a
right-back for
Ligue 1
Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. A ...
club
Nice and the
Switzerland national team.
Club career
Lausanne-Sport
Lotomba was trained in the
Lausanne-Sport
FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football i ...
academy. He made his
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season ...
debut on 24 July 2016 against
Grasshopper Club Zürich
Grasshopper Club Zürich, commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshoppers, is a multisports club based in Zürich, Switzerland. The oldest and best known department of the club is its football team. With 27 titles, Grasshopper holds the ...
.
Young Boys
Having joined Young Boys in the summer of 2017 he scored the goal that sealed victory against
Dynamo Kyiv in the
UEFA champions league.
He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the
2017–18 Swiss Super League
The 2017–18 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 15th under its current name and format. Basel were the defending c ...
, their first league title for 32 years. During the
2019–20 season, Lotomba became a key member of the squad, making 35 appearances for the club as they won a third successive Super League title.
Nice
On 3 August 2020, Lotomba signed for
Nice in a deal worth around €5 million.
International career
Lotomba made his
Switzerland national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against
Croatia.
On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final 26-man squad for the rescheduled
UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.
Personal life
Lotomba was born in Switzerland, and is of Congolese descent through his father and of Angolan descent through his mother.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Young Boys
*
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season ...
:
2017–18,
,
Nice
*
Coupe de France runner-up:
2021–22
References
1998 births
Living people
People from Yverdon-les-Bains
Association football midfielders
Swiss men's footballers
Switzerland international footballers
Switzerland youth international footballers
Switzerland under-21 international footballers
Swiss people of Angolan descent
Swiss sportspeople of African descent
FC Lausanne-Sport players
OGC Nice players
Swiss Super League players
Ligue 1 players
UEFA Euro 2020 players
Swiss expatriate footballers
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in France
Sportspeople from the canton of Vaud
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