Fabrice Muamba

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Fabrice Muamba
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Muamba with Birmingham City in 2007
Personal information
Full name Fabrice Ndala Muamba[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current club Bolton Wanderers
Number 6
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– Bolton Wanderers 130 (3)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 17 March 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2011

Fabrice Ndala Muamba (born 6 April 1988) is a footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers as a midfielder in the Premier League. He previously played for Arsenal and Birmingham City. Though born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Muamba has represented England at 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 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 his present club Bolton Wanderers in 2008, where he has played almost 150 times.

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[edit] Early life

Muamba was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[1] His father fled the country in 1994, because of his political views and arrived in the United Kingdom seeking asylum. In 1999, he was granted indefinite leave to remain, at which time he was joined by the rest of the family.[3] They settled in east London, where Muamba attended Kelmscott School in Walthamstow.[4] Despite having arrived in Britain aged 11, unable to speak English,[5] he went on to achieve 10 GCSEs and A-levels in English, French and Mathematics.[6]

[edit] Club career

[edit] Arsenal

Muamba was associated with Arsenal's youth system as a schoolboy from 2002, joining their Academy as a first-year scholar in August 2004. He signed his first professional contract in October 2005 and made his first team debut on 25 October in a League Cup tie against Sunderland, in front of a 47,000 crowd at the Stadium of Light.[7] He made his second and final first team appearance for Arsenal in the next round against Reading, where he helped towards a 3–0 victory.[8]

[edit] Birmingham City

In August 2006, Muamba joined Championship side Birmingham City on a season-long loan.[9] After a slow start, his energetic style of play, which has been likened to that of his hero Patrick Vieira,[7] established him as a regular starter in central midfield. The fans were equally impressed, voting him their Young Player of the Season.[10]

On 11 May 2007 Muamba made his move to Birmingham City permanent,[11] signing a three-year contract for a fee reported by the club of £4 million.[12] He scored his first goal for the club, a close-range volley from a corner, on 12 March 2008 in a 4–2 defeat at Portsmouth.[13] He made 37 appearances as Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League after one season back in the top tier.

[edit] Bolton Wanderers

Muamba warming up before a Bolton Wanderers game in 2011

On 16 June 2008, Muamba joined Premier League Bolton Wanderers for a fee of £5 million, with add-ons worth a further £750,000, on a four-year contract.[14] He scored his first goal for the club against Wigan Athletic on 13 March 2010.[15] In recognition of his impressive 2009–10 season at Bolton, he was named as The Bolton News Player of the Season in May 2010.[16] On 7 August 2010, Muamba signed a new four-year contract with Bolton Wanderers.[17]

Muamba scored on the opening day of the 2011–12 league season, in Bolton's 4–0 away win against Queens Park Rangers. He then scored his first ever goal in the League Cup, against his old club Arsenal in a 2–1 defeat.[18]

[edit] Cardiac arrest on the pitch

On 17 March 2012, Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest[19] and collapsed during the first half of an FA Cup quarter-final match between Bolton and Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. After receiving lengthy attention on the pitch from medical personnel including a consultant cardiologist who was at the game as a fan, Muamba was taken to the specialist coronary care unit at the London Chest Hospital.[20] Bolton manager Owen Coyle and club captain Kevin Davies accompanied Muamba in the ambulance.[21] The match was abandoned by referee Howard Webb, and Bolton's next game, against Aston Villa, due to be played three days later, was postponed at the club's request.[22]

A grandstand full of people holding up coloured cards spelling out the word "Muamba" and the number 6
Bolton fans show their support for Muamba at their next match.[23]

Bolton's club doctor later confirmed that Muamba had received numerous defibrillator shocks both on the pitch and in the ambulance, but his heart had stopped for 78 minutes.[24] The player was initially kept under anaesthetic in intensive care.[25] By 19 March, his heart was beating without medication and he was able to move his limbs,[26] and later that day his condition was described as "serious" rather than "critical" and he was able to recognise family members and respond appropriately to questions.[27] By 21 March, his consultant suggested that Muamba's progress had "exceeded our expectations" and that although he faced a "lengthy recovery period", "normal life is within the spectrum of possibility".[24] Two weeks after the incident, a photograph was released of Muamba sitting up in his hospital bed and smiling,[28] and on 16 April, he was discharged from hospital.[29] Muamba attended Bolton's home match against Tottenham Hotspur on 2 May, where he expressed his gratitude for the support he had received.[30]

[edit] Club career statistics

As of 10 March 2012.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2005–06[31] Arsenal Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2006–07[32] Birmingham City Championship 34 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 41 0
2007–08[33] Premier League 37 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 2
2008–09[34] Bolton Wanderers 38 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 0
2009–10[35] 36 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 43 1
2010–11[36] 36 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
2011–12[37] 20 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 24 2
Career total 200 5 16 0 12 1 0 0 227 6

[edit] International career

As a naturalised British citizen, Muamba is eligible to play for any of the Home Nations in which he has received three years of full time education before the age of 18 or lived in for five years. In Muamba's case, this is currently just England, who he has represented at all youth levels,[38] and captained the U-19 team.[5] He received his first call-up for England U-21 for the friendly against Romania U-21 on 21 August 2007 at Ashton Gate, Bristol,[39] and made his debut as a second-half substitute.[40]

Muamba had also been called up to the DR Congo squad in May 2007, but declined so as to remain eligible for England.[41]

[edit] Personal life

Muamba became engaged to Shauna Magunda on 14 February 2012. The pair met while he was playing for Birmingham City and she was studying for a master's degree at Birmingham City University. They have a son, Joshua Jeremiah.[6][42][43] Muamba has been described as "deeply religious"[44] and claimed he would have sought a career in accountancy had he not become a professional footballer.[45]

[edit] References

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