Dan Nlundulu

Dan Nlundulu (born 5 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Southampton. Born in France, he represents England internationally.

Dan Nlundulu
Personal information
Full name Dan Nlundulu[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999[2]
Place of birth France[3]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Youth career
0000–2013 Chelsea
2013–2020 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Southampton 12 (0)
2021–2022 → Lincoln City (loan) 16 (1)
2022 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 4 (1)
National team‡
2014 England U16 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:34, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:17, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Nlundulu signed a two-year contract extension in September 2019.[4] He made his first match day squad appearance as an unused substitute against Manchester United on 31 August 2019.[5] On 25 October 2020, Nlundulu made his senior debut as a substitute in Southampton's 2–0 home league win over Everton.[6]

On 19 January 2021, Nlundulu scored his first goal in Southampton's 2–0 victory over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup.[7]

On 14 July 2021, he signed a new three-year contract at Southampton, before being immediately loaned out to Lincoln City on a season-long loan.[8][9] He made his debut for the Imps on 17 August, coming off the bench against Bolton Wanderers.[10] He scored his first goal for the club against Wigan Athletic on 26 October 2021.[11] On 6 January 2022, Southampton recalled Nlundulu from his loan spell.[12] Later that day, he joined Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season.[13]

International career

Born in France, Nlundulu is of Congolese descent. He moved to England at a young age with his family, when his brother Gaël joined local rivals Portsmouth in 2008 from PSG. He is a youth international for England.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U21s 2016–17 EFL Trophy[15] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18 EFL Trophy[16] ———0000
2018–19 EFL Trophy[17] ———0000
2019–20 EFL Trophy[18] ———2[lower-alpha 1]121
2020–21 EFL Trophy[19] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ———4141
Southampton 2019–20[18] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21[19] Premier League 1203100—151
Total 120310000151
Lincoln City (loan) 2021–22[20] League One 16120003[lower-alpha 1]0211
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2021–22[20] League One 4100000041
Career total 322510071444
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Updated squad lists for 2020/21". Premier League. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "Dan Nlundulu". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. "Academy Spotlight: Southampton Forward Dan N'Lundulu". Last Word on Sports. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. "N'Lundulu seals two-year extension". Southampton FC. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. "Southampton 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  6. "Southampton 2–0 Everton". BBC Sport. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. "Southampton 2 Shrewsbury Town 0". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. "Imps sign exciting forward Nlundulu". Lincoln City F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. "Nlundulu seals loan move". Southampton F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. "Match report: Imps 0 Bolton Wanderers 1". Lincoln City F.C. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  11. "'Time to kick on' - Lincoln City's Dan Nlundulu after scoring his first Imps goal in win at Wigan Athletic". LincolnshireLive. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  12. "Nlundulu and Mair recalled by parent clubs". Lincoln City F.C. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  13. "Robins welcome Nlundulu to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium". Cheltenham Town F.C. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  14. "Dan N'Lundulu". Read Southampton.
  15. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  16. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  17. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  18. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  19. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  20. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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