Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo (born 9 March 2002) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Segunda División club Mallorca on loan from Serie A club Cagliari, and the Angola national team.
 Luvumbo with Cagliari in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Primeiro de Agosto | 17 | (6) |
| 2020– | Cagliari | 104 | (9) |
| 2021 | → Como (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Mallorca (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Angola U17 | |||
| 2019– | Angola | 32 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:25, 29 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn 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 Premier League club West Ham United.[4]
On 23 September 2020, he signed a five-year contract with 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 La Liga on loan until the end of the season.[7]
International career
editLuvumbo 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 17 May 2026[11]
| 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 (loan) | 2025–26 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 121 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 11 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 29 December 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Luvumbo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2025 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola |  Zambia | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
References
edit- 1 2 "Zito Luvumbo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Zito Luvumbo" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- 1 2 "Angola call-up under-17 star Zito Luvumba". BBC Sport. 30 August 2019.
- ↑ "Zito Luvumbo cobiçado por "grandes" da Europa". SAPO Desporto.
- ↑ "Luvumbo è del Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Line-ups". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ↑ "Africa Cup of Nations – Team Angola". cafonline.com.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Zito Luvumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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