Arnaud Luzayadio

{{short description|French footballer (born 1999)}}

{{family name hatnote|Luzayadio|Nkodi|lang=Congolese}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Arnaud Luzayadio

| image = FC Salzburg gegen Paris St. Germain (UEFA Youth League-21. Februar 2017) 24 (Arnaud Luzayadio).jpg

| upright =

| caption = Luzayadio in 2017

| full_name = Arnaud Nathanaël Luzayadio Nkodi{{cite web |url=http://www.reysol.co.jp/academy/results/2014/pdf/15_AlKass0115.pdf |title=AlKass Cup Start List 2014 |publisher=reysol.co.jp |accessdate=31 January 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|7|19}}

| birth_place = Montreuil, France

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = Pirin Blagoevgrad

| clubnumber = 18

| youthyears1 = 2007–2011 | youthclubs1 = RSC Montreuil

| youthyears2 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs2 = Paris FC

| youthyears3 = 2012–2018 | youthclubs3 = Paris Saint-Germain

| years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Paris Saint-Germain B | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2021 | clubs2 = Orléans | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019–2021 | clubs3 = Orléans B | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = Emmen | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Pirin Blagoevgrad | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 1

| club-update = 28 May 2024

}}

Arnaud Nathanaël Luzayadio Nkodi (born 19 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bulgarian club Pirin Blagoevgrad.

Career

Luzayadio joined US Orléans from the Paris Saint-Germain Academy on a three-year deal on 21 June 2019, a few days after signing a professional contract with the Paris club.{{Cite web|url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/the-club/content/arnaud-luzayadio-joins-union-sportive-orleans-1|title=Arnaud Luzayadio joins Union Sportive Orléans|publisher=Paris Saint-Germain}} The deal was part of a development partnership being established between the two clubs.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-arnaud-luzayadio-psg-va-signer-pour-trois-ans-a-orleans/1029506|title=Transferts : Arnaud Luzayadio (PSG) va signer pour trois ans à Orléans|publisher=L'Équipe|language=fr|date=13 June 2019}} He made his professional debut for Orléans in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to FC Chambly on 2 August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/02/france/ligue-2/us-orleans/fc-chambly-thelle/3031034/|title=Orléans vs. Chambly - 2 August 2019 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}}

On 26 July 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Dutch club Emmen.{{cite web|publisher=Emmen|url=https://fcemmen.nl/welkom-luzayadio-toufiqui/|title=PROEFSPELERS LUZAYADIO EN TOUFIQUI VERDIENEN CONTRACT|date=July 2021|accessdate=3 October 2021|language=nl}}

Personal life

Born in France, Luzayadio is of Congolese descent.{{Cite web|url=https://voila.cd/mercato-arnaud-nkodi-luzayadio-quitte-le-psg-pour-us-orleans-loiret-football/|title=MERCATO- ARNAUD NKODI LUZAYADIO QUITTE LE PSG POUR US ORLÉANS LOIRET FOOTBALL|date=22 June 2019}}

Honours

Emmen

  • Eerste Divisie: 2021–22{{cite web|title=Emmen pakt, ondanks nederlaag in Eindhoven, ook kampioenschap in eerste divisie|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2426994-emmen-pakt-ondanks-nederlaag-in-eindhoven-ook-kampioenschap-in-eerste-divisie|date=29 April 2022|access-date=4 May 2022}}

References

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