Dan Nlundulu

Dan Nlundulu (born 5 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Bolton Wanderers. Born in France, he represents England internationally.

Dan Nlundulu
Personal information
Full name Dan Nlundulu[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999[2]
Place of birth France[3]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[4]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2013 Chelsea
2013–2020 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Southampton 12 (0)
2021–2022 → Lincoln City (loan) 16 (1)
2022 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 4 (1)
2022–2023 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 23 (4)
2023 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 13 (1)
2023– Bolton Wanderers 10 (0)
International career
2014 England U16 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Southampton

Nlundulu signed a two-year contract extension in September 2019.[5] He made his first match day squad appearance as an unused substitute against Manchester United on 31 August 2019.[6] On 25 October 2020, Nlundulu made his senior debut as a substitute in Southampton's 2–0 home league win over Everton.[7]

On 19 January 2021, Nlundulu scored his first goal in Southampton's 2–0 victory over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup.[8]

Loan moves

On 14 July 2021, he signed a new three-year contract at Southampton, before being immediately loaned out to Lincoln City on a season-long loan.[9][10] He made his debut for the Imps on 17 August, coming off the bench against Bolton Wanderers.[11] He scored his first goal for the club against Wigan Athletic on 26 October 2021.[12] On 6 January 2022, Southampton recalled Nlundulu from his loan spell.[13] Later that day, he joined Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season.[14]

On 4 July 2022, Nlundulu rejoined Cheltenham Town until 8 January 2023.[15]

On 9 January 2023, Nlundulu joined Bolton Wanderers on a loan deal until the end of the season.[16][17] He was cup-tied as Bolton went on to win the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.[18]

Bolton Wanderers

On 24 June 2023, Nlundulu signed permanently for Bolton on a three-year contract for an undislosed fee.[19][20] It was reported that Bolton paid a six figure sum for him.[21]

International career

Born in France, Nlundulu is of Congolese descent. He moved to England at a young age with his family, when his brother Gaël[22] joined local rivals Portsmouth in 2008 from PSG. He is a youth international for England.[23]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U21s 2016–17 EFL Trophy[24] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20 EFL Trophy[25] ———2[lower-alpha 1]121
2020–21 EFL Trophy[26] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ———4141
Southampton 2019–20[25] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21[26] Premier League 1203100—151
2022–23[27] Premier League 000000—00
Total 120310000151
Lincoln City (loan) 2021–22[28] League One 16120003[lower-alpha 1]0211
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2021–22[28] League One 4100000041
2022–23[27] League One 23410003[lower-alpha 1]0274
Total 275100030315
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2022–23[27] League One 13100002[lower-alpha 2]0151
Bolton Wanderers 2023–24[29] League One 13000102[lower-alpha 1]2162
Total 261001042313
Career total 817611014310211
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in the League One play-offs

References
  1. "Updated squad lists for 2020/21". Premier League. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "Dan Nlundulu". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. "Academy Spotlight: Southampton Forward Dan N'Lundulu". Last Word on Sports. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. "Dan Nlundulu". Cheltenham Town F.C. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. "N'Lundulu seals two-year extension". Southampton FC. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. "Southampton 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. "Southampton 2–0 Everton". BBC Sport. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. "Southampton 2 Shrewsbury Town 0". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. "Imps sign exciting forward Nlundulu". Lincoln City F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. "Nlundulu seals loan move". Southampton F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  11. "Match report: Imps 0 Bolton Wanderers 1". Lincoln City F.C. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  12. "'Time to kick on' - Lincoln City's Dan Nlundulu after scoring his first Imps goal in win at Wigan Athletic". LincolnshireLive. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  13. "Nlundulu and Mair recalled by parent clubs". Lincoln City F.C. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  14. "Robins welcome Nlundulu to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium". Cheltenham Town F.C. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  15. "Nlundulu returns to Cheltenham Town". Southampton FC. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  16. "Nlundulu joins Bolton on loan". Southampton FC. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  17. "Dan's The Man For Wanderers". www.bwfc.co.uk. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  18. "Evatt: Football Always Gives You Opportunities". bwfc.co.uk. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  19. "Welcome Back, Dan!". Bolton Wanderers FC. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  20. "Dan Nlundulu: Bolton Wanderers sign Southampton forward on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  21. The Bolton News: "Dan Nlundulu has completed a six-figure fee from Southampton, and will be in Portugal with the squad, but moves for midfielders Keanu Baccus and Florian Flick are ongoing."
  22. Cheltenham Town: "Robins welcome Nlundulu to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium"
  23. "Dan N'Lundulu". Read Southampton.
  24. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  25. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  26. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  27. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  28. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  29. "Games played by Dan Nlundulu in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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