Yrondu Musavu-King

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Yrondu Musavu-King

| image = Caen - Rennes 20140709 - Yrondu Musavu-King.JPG

| caption = Musavu-King in action for Caen in 2014

| fullname =

| height = 1.86 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Libreville, Gabon

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 = 1999–2003

| youthclubs1 = SC Hérouville

| youthyears2 = 2003–2007

| youthclubs2 = USON Mondeville

| youthyears3 = 2007–2012

| youthclubs3 = Caen

| years1 = 2010–2015

| clubs1 = Caen II

| caps1 = 43

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2012–2015

| clubs2 = Caen

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2013–2014

| clubs3 = → Uzès Pont du Gard (loan)

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2016

| clubs4 = Granada

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016

| clubs5 = → Lorient (loan)

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Udinese

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2016–2017

| clubs7 = → Toulouse (loan)

| caps7 = 3

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2017–2018

| clubs8 = → St. Gallen (loan)

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2019

| clubs9 = Boulogne

| caps9 = 11

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2019–2020

| clubs10 = Le Mans

| caps10 = 11

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2021–2022

| clubs11 = Bengaluru

| caps11 = 6

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2013–

| nationalteam1 = Gabon

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = February 2022

| nationalteam-update = May 2020

}}

Yrondu Musavu-King (born 8 January 1992) is a Gabonese professional footballer who last played as a defender for Indian Super League club Bengaluru{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/indian-football/news-bengaluru-fc-sign-gabonese-defender-yrondu-musavu-king-2021-afc-cup?article-trending|title=Bengaluru FC sign Gabonese defender Yrondu Musavu-King for 2021 AFC Cup|website=Sportskeeda.com|access-date=11 March 2021|archive-date=22 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622005544/https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/indian-football/news-bengaluru-fc-sign-gabonese-defender-yrondu-musavu-king-2021-afc-cup?article-trending|url-status=live}} and the Gabon national team. He is the son of Gabonese politician Augustin Moussavou King.{{cite web|url=http://www.sofoot.com/mon-pere-se-presente-aux-elections-gabonaises-220652.html|title=Mon père se présente à la présidentielle gabonaise|trans-title=My father is a candidate in the Gabonese presidential election|publisher=sofoot.com|language=fr|date=19 April 2016|access-date=20 April 2016|archive-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420045043/http://www.sofoot.com/mon-pere-se-presente-aux-elections-gabonaises-220652.html|url-status=live}}

Club career

Born in Libreville, Musavu-King moved to France in 1994, aged only two. In 2007, he joined SM Caen's youth setup, after representing SC Hérouville and USON Mondeville.{{cite web|url=http://www.scherouville.com/2014/05/19/yrondu-musavu-king/|title=Yrondu Musavu-King|publisher=SC Hérouville's official website|language=fr|date=19 May 2014|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703223103/http://www.scherouville.com/2014/05/19/yrondu-musavu-king/|url-status=dead}}

After already playing for the reserve team, Musavu-King made his first team debut on 17 November 2012, starting in a 3–1 away win against US Breteuil, for the season's Coupe de France.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/autresCompetitions/coupeFrance/feuille_match/77188|title=US Breteuil 1–3 SM Caen|publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|language=fr|date=17 November 2012|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704034112/http://www.lfp.fr/autresCompetitions/coupeFrance/feuille_match/77188|url-status=live}} Six days later he made his Ligue 2 debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home success over Angers SCO.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/76440|title=SM Caen 1–0 Angers SCO|publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|language=fr|date=23 November 2012|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704034151/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/76440|url-status=live}}

On 1 July 2013, Musavu-King renewed his contract for a further two seasons, until 2015,{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Musavu-king-a-prolonge/382837|title=Musavu-King a prolongé deux ans|trans-title=Musavu-King extended two years|publisher=L'Équipe|language=fr|date=1 July 2013|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703080641/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Musavu-king-a-prolonge/382837|url-status=live}} and was loaned to ES Uzès Pont du Gard on 30 August.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportacaen.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6469:yrondu-musavu-king-et-riffi-mandanda-pretes-en-national&catid=1:stade-malherbe-caen&Itemid=2|title=Yrondu Musavu-King et Riffi Mandanda prêtés en National|trans-title=Yrondu Musavu-King and Riffi Mandanda loaned in National|publisher=Sport Caen|language=fr|date=30 August 2013|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703133503/http://www.sportacaen.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6469:yrondu-musavu-king-et-riffi-mandanda-pretes-en-national&catid=1:stade-malherbe-caen&Itemid=2|url-status=dead}} After returning from loan in the 2014 summer, he was included in the main squad in Ligue 1.

Musavu-King made his top level debut on 28 September 2014, starting in a 0–0 away draw against RC Lens. He scored his first professional goal on 4 October in a 1–2 home loss against Marseille.

On 2 July 2015, Musavu-King signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Granada CF.{{cite web|url=http://granadacf.es/es/el-club/noticias-club/1437-musavu-king-segundo-refuerzo-del-granada-cf|title=Musavu-King, segundo refuerzo del Granada CF|trans-title=Musavu-King, second addition of Granada CF|publisher=Granada CF|language=es|date=2 July 2015|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704000055/http://granadacf.es/es/el-club/noticias-club/1437-musavu-king-segundo-refuerzo-del-granada-cf|url-status=dead}}

On 28 January 2016, Musavu-King was loaned to Ligue 1 side Lorient until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.fclweb.fr/fr/info/flash_info/yrondu-musavu-king-prete-au-fc-lorient|title=Yrondu Musavu-King prêté au FC Lorient|trans-title=Yrondu Musavu-King on loan at FC Lorient|language=fr|publisher=FC Lorient|date=28 January 2016|access-date=28 January 2016|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310233457/https://www.fclweb.fr/fr/info/flash_info/yrondu-musavu-king-prete-au-fc-lorient|url-status=dead}}

In July 2016, Musavu-King joined Italian club Udinese on a free transfer.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}. On 31 August 2016, he was loaned to French club Toulouse for the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.tfc.info/yrondu-musavu-king-est-toulousain |title=Yrondu Musavu-King est Toulousain! |language=fr |trans-title=Yrondu Musavu-King is a Toulouse player! |publisher=Toulouse FC |date=31 August 2016 |access-date=1 September 2016 |archive-date=4 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904135818/http://www.tfc.info/yrondu-musavu-king-est-toulousain |url-status=live }}

In January 2019, he signed for French third-tier club Boulogne on a six-month deal with the option of a further year,{{cite web|url=http://www.usbco.com/un-renfort-defensif-pour-les-rouge-et-noir-a4778.html|title=Un renfort défensif pour les rouge et noir! |language=fr |trans-title=A defensive reinforcement for the black and reds |publisher=US Boulogne |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=27 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082839/http://www.usbco.com/un-renfort-defensif-pour-les-rouge-et-noir-a4778.html |archive-date=28 January 2019}} and joined Le Mans of Ligue 2 in August 2019.{{cite web |url=https://lemansfc.fr/index.php?section=actualites-contenu&actu=904 |title=Yrondu Musavu-King signe au Mans FC |language=fr |trans-title=Yrondu Musavu-King signs for Le Mans |publisher=Le Mans FC |date=6 August 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 |archive-date=6 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806105702/https://www.lemansfc.fr/index.php?section=actualites-contenu&actu=904 |url-status=live }} He left at the end of the 2019–20 season after Le Mans were relegated.{{cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/le-mans-fc/ils-ont-quitte-le-mans-fc-6888572|title=Football. Ils ont quitté Le Mans FC|publisher=Ouest France|language=fr|date=30 June 2020|access-date=22 December 2020|archive-date=26 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826085154/https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/le-mans-fc/ils-ont-quitte-le-mans-fc-6888572|url-status=live}}

On 10 March 2021, Musavu-King joined Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC.{{Cite web|date=10 March 2021|title=Bengaluru sign Gabonese defender Yrondu Musavu-King|url=https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/club-news/bengaluru-sign-gabonese-defender-yrondu-musavu-king/|website=Bengaluru FC|access-date=10 March 2021|language=en|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310113834/https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/club-news/bengaluru-sign-gabonese-defender-yrondu-musavu-king/|url-status=live}} On 3 July 2021, he extended his contract for two more years keeping him at the club until 2023.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-03|title=Yrondu Musavu-King extends his contract for two more years|url=https://iftwc.com/official-yrondu-musavu-king-pens-two-year-deal-with-bengaluru-fc/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=IFTWC-Indian Football Team for World Cup|language=en|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703132124/https://iftwc.com/official-yrondu-musavu-king-pens-two-year-deal-with-bengaluru-fc/|url-status=live}} He debuted for the club on 15 August in a 1–0 win over Maldivian side Club Eagles in the 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/bengaluru-fc-vs-club-eagles-player-ratings-rane-s-piledriver-hands-blues-sneaky-1-0-win|title=Bengaluru FC vs Club Eagles player ratings: Rane's piledriver hands the Blues a sneaky 1-0 win|website=Sportskeeda.com|access-date=15 August 2021|language=en|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815172645/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/bengaluru-fc-vs-club-eagles-player-ratings-rane-s-piledriver-hands-blues-sneaky-1-0-win|url-status=live}}[https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/sports-news-bengaluru-fc-beat-eagles-1-0-in-playoff-join-atk-mohun-bagan-in-group-d-2748512.html Sports News | Bengaluru FC Beat Eagles 1-0 in Playoff, Join ATK Mohun Bagan in Group D] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815173532/https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/sports-news-bengaluru-fc-beat-eagles-1-0-in-playoff-join-atk-mohun-bagan-in-group-d-2748512.html |date=15 August 2021 }} latestly.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/afc-cup-jayesh-ranes-solitary-goal-powers-bengaluru-fc-to-win-over-club-eagles-in-playoff-match-9889111.html|title=AFC Cup: Jayesh Rane's solitary goal powers Bengaluru FC to win over Club Eagles in playoff match|website=First Post|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816050939/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/afc-cup-jayesh-ranes-solitary-goal-powers-bengaluru-fc-to-win-over-club-eagles-in-playoff-match-9889111.html|url-status=live}} He later played in all three group stage matches against ATK Mohun Bagan, Bashundhara Kings and Maziya S&RC.{{cite twitter|number=1429063204588589056|title=Final change for the blues...|user=bengalurufc}}{{cite twitter|number=1430220837261430790|user=bengalurufc|title=Quality Touch, Quality Finish!...}} He made his ISL debut on 20 November against NorthEast United FC in a 4–2 win.[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/2021-2022/news/isl-2021-22-bengaluru-fc-vs-northeast-united-live-score-streaming-chhetri-gallego-bfc-neufc/article37594436.ece ISL 2021-22 Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United HIGHLIGHTS: BFC beats NEUFC 4-2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425074844/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/2021-2022/news/isl-2021-22-bengaluru-fc-vs-northeast-united-live-score-streaming-chhetri-gallego-bfc-neufc/article37594436.ece |date=25 April 2022 }} sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/sports-news-isl-2021-22-bengaluru-fc-record-classic-4-2-win-against-northeast-united-news-401869|title=ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC Record Classic 4-2 Win Against NorthEast United|website=Outlook India|access-date=30 November 2021|date=20 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123160022/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/amp/sports-news-isl-2021-22-bengaluru-fc-record-classic-4-2-win-against-northeast-united/401869|archive-date=23 November 2021|url-status=live}}

International career

Musavu-King made his debut for Gabon on 23 March 2013, starting in a 0–1 2014 World Cup qualifier loss against Congo.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=258334/match=300181923/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512092612/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=258334/match=300181923/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2014|title=Congo 1–0 Gabon|publisher=FIFA.com|date=23 March 2013|access-date=2 July 2015}}