 Muamba with Birmingham City in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fabrice Ndala Muamba[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1988[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Kinshasa, Zaire (now DR Congo) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Burnley (Academy coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Fabrice Ndala Muamba (born 6 April 1988) is a Congolese-born English former professional footballer who played for Arsenal, Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers as a central midfielder. Born in Zaire, Muamba moved to England at the age of 11 and subsequently played for England up to under-21 level.
Muamba began his career in 2002, joining Arsenal's youth academy. After three years, he turned professional in 2005. He made his debut for Arsenal in the League Cup, but played only one other professional match for the club. Following a loan spell with Birmingham City, he made the move permanent in 2007. He stayed with Birmingham City for one additional year, and left after making more than 70 appearances and making his England under-21 debut while with the team. He joined Bolton Wanderers in 2008.
In March 2012, Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest during a televised FA Cup match between Bolton and Tottenham Hotspur, from which he recovered despite his heart having stopped for 78 minutes. Following medical advice, he announced his retirement from professional football in August 2012. He later completed a degree in sports journalism before making a return to football as a youth coach.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "First-Team Profiles: Fabrice Muamba". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012.