Aldo Kalulu


Aldo-Nsawila Kalulu Kyatengwa is a French professional footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Welsh club Swansea City on loan from FC Basel.

Club career

Lyon

Kalulu is a youth exponent from Lyon. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 12 September 2015 against Lille OSC replacing Jordan Ferri after 78 minutes in a 0–0 home draw.
He scored his first goal against Bastia on 23 September 2015, assisted by Steed Malbranque.

Basel

On 26 June 2018, Kalulu signed a three-year deal with Swiss side FC Basel.
Under trainer Marcel Koller Basel won the Swiss Cup in the 2018–19 season. In the first round Basel beat FC Montlingen 3–0, in the second round Echallens Région 7–2 and in the round of 16 Winterthur 1–0. In the quarter finals Sion were defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi finals Zürich were defeated 3–1. All these games were played away from home. The final was held on 19 May 2019 in the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern against Thun. Striker Albian Ajeti scored the first goal, Fabian Frei the second for Basel, then Dejan Sorgić netted a goal for Thun, but the end result was 2–1 for Basel. Kalulu played in four cup games and scored a goal in the match against Montlingen.

Loan to Swansea City

On 5 August 2019, Kalulu signed for EFL Championship club Swansea City on a season-long loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.

International career

Kalulu was born in France and is of Congolese descent. He is a former youth international for France at U18 level.

Personal life

Kalulu is the older brother of the footballer Gédéon Kalulu.

Career statistics

Honours

Basel