Zito Luvumbo

Zito Luvumbo
Luvumbo with Cagliari in 2023
Personal information
Full name Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Mallorca
(on loan from Cagliari)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Primeiro de Agosto 17 (6)
2020– Cagliari 104 (9)
2021Como (loan) 3 (0)
2026–Mallorca (loan) 3 (0)
International career
Angola U17
2019– Angola 15 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:33, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo (born 9 March 2002) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish La Liga club Mallorca on loan from Italian club Cagliari, and the Angola national team.

Club career

Born in Luanda,[1] Luvumbo began his career with Primeiro de Agosto, and underwent a trial with English club Manchester United's academy in February 2019.[3] He was also linked with a transfer to English club West Ham United.[4]

On 23 September 2020, he signed a five-year contract with Italian Serie A club Cagliari.[5]

On 27 July 2021, he moved to Como on a season-long loan.[6]

On 2 February 2026, Luvumbo joined Mallorca in Spanish La Liga on loan until the end of the season.[7]

International career

Luvumbo played for Angola under-17s, and received his first-call up to the senior team in August 2019.[3] In September 2019, he made his debut with the Angola national team in a 1–0 away win against Gambia.[8]

In 2024, he participated in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with Angola, which was eliminated in the quarter-finals by the Nigeria national football team.[9]

On 3 December 2025, Luvumbo was called up to the Angola squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 March 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Como (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 3 0 1 0 4 0
Cagliari 2022–23 Serie B 41 5 2 0 43 5
2023–24 Serie A 30 4 2 0 32 4
2024–25 Serie A 26 2 2 0 28 2
2025–26 Serie A 12 0 2 0 14 0
Total 109 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 117 11
Mallorca 2025–26 La Liga 3 0 3 0
Career total 115 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 124 11

References

  1. ^ a b "Zito Luvumbo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Zito Luvumbo" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Angola call-up under-17 star Zito Luvumba". BBC Sport. 30 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Zito Luvumbo cobiçado por "grandes" da Europa". SAPO Desporto.
  5. ^ "Luvumbo è del Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "ZITO LUVUMBO AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO 2022" (in Italian). Como. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Zito Luvumbo, nuevo jugador del RCD Mallorca" [Zito Luvumbo, new player for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  8. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Line-ups". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations – Team Angola". cafonline.com.
  10. ^ "Angola name final 28-man squad for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2025 as Beaumelle targets historic breakthrough". Confederation of African Football. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  11. ^ Zito Luvumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.