Fabrice Muamba
Fabrice Ndala Muamba (born 6 April 1988) is an English former professional footballer and current coach. He played as a central midfielder. Born in Zaire, Muamba moved to England at the age of 11 and later played for England up to under-21 level.
 Muamba in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fabrice Ndala Muamba | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Birmingham City | 37 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Bolton Wanderers | 130 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 201 | (5) | |||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | England U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | England U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | England U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | England U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | England U21 | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Rochdale U16 | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Muamba joined Arsenal's youth academy in 2002. After three years, he turned professional in 2005. He joined Birmingham City on loan in 2006. The move was made permanent in 2007. He made a total of 79 appearances for Birmingham City. In 2008, he joined Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He made 148 appearances for Bolton, including 130 Premier League matches.
On 17 March 2012, Muamba had a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup match between Bolton and Tottenham Hotspur. Although his heart stopped for 78 minutes, he was successfully revived.[1] He retired from professional football in August 2012 based on medical advice.
As of September 2018, Muamba is a youth coach at Rochdale.[2]
Personal life
Muamba was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). In 1994, his father arrived in the UK after leaving Zaire because of his political views. He was given indefinite leave to remain in 1999. The rest of his family soon joined him.
Muamba married Shauna Magunda in October 2012. The couple have four children.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2005–06[4] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2006–07[5] | Championship | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |
| Birmingham City | 2007–08[6] | Premier League | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |
| Total | 71 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 79 | 2 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2008–09[7] | Premier League | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[8] | Premier League | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11[9] | Premier League | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12[10] | Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 130 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 148 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 201 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 229 | 6 | |||
Honours
England U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runners-up: 2009[11]
References
Other websites
- Fabrice Muamba at Soccerbase
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