Aurélien Ngeyitala Lola (born 29 May 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for French club Saint-Michel FC 91. Born in France, he is a former DR Congo youth international.

Early life

Ngeyitala was born in Évry, France, to a mother born in

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Zaire Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire, was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 18 May 1997. Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria, and the 11th-la ...

. He acquired

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on 29 April 1998 through the collective effect of his mother's

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Club career

In March 2019, he moved to

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1994 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players PSFC Chernomorets Burgas players Évry FC players ŠK Senec players FC Nitra players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Vereya players ESA Linas-Montlhéry players CA Vitry players Paris Saint-Germain FC players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Slovak First Football League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ukrainian Premier League players Championnat National 3 players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria French expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Black French sportspeople 21st-century French sportsmen {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub