| Saël Kumbedi | |
| Full Name: | Saël Kumbedi Nseke |
| Birth Date: | 2005 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Stains, France |
| Height: | 1.75 m[1] |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Lyon |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | CC Taverny |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | Le Havre |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Le Havre B |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Le Havre |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Lyon B |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Lyon |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 April 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 28 July 2024 |
Saël Kumbedi Nseke (born 26 March 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Lyon.
A former youth academy player of Paris Saint-Germain and CC Taverny, Kumbedi joined Le Havre in 2019.[2] He made his senior team debut for the club on 13 November 2021 in a 2–0 cup win against Vierzon.[3]
On 31 August 2022, Kumbedi signed a three-year contract with Lyon until June 2025.[4]
Born in France, Kumbedi is of Congolese descent.[5] He is a French youth international. In April 2022, he was named in France under-17 team squad for 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6] On 1 June 2022, he scored two goals in the final of the tournament in a 2–1 win against Netherlands.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Le Havre B | 2022–23 | National 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Le Havre | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Lyon B | 2022–23 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Lyon | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||
Lyon
France U19
France U17