Nathan Bitumazala

{{short description|French footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nathan Bitumazala | full_name = Nathan Julien Bitumazala<ref>{{cite web |title=Aspire Academy Tri-Series Season 2016–17 |url=https://www.aspire.qa/docs/TRI-SERIES-Yearbook-2016-2017.pdf |website=Aspire Academy |access-date=8 March 2025}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|12|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Fontainebleau, France | height = 1.78 m | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = Eupen | clubnumber = 10 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015 | youthclubs1 = Savigny-le-Temple | youthyears2 = 2015–2021 | youthclubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain | years1 = 2021–2022 | clubs1 = Paris Saint-Germain | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain B | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2022– | clubs3 = Eupen | caps3 = 53 | goals3 = 2 | club-update = 20 April 2026 }}

'''Nathan Julien Bitumazala''' (born 10 December 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Eupen.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|596880}}</ref>

==Career== A former youth academy player of Savigny-le-Temple, Bitumazala joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2015.<ref name="drc">{{cite web|date=10 September 2020|title=Bitumazala passe pro au PSG|trans-title=Bitumazala goes pro at PSG|url=https://www.leopardsfoot.com/bitumazala-passe-pro-au-psg-flash/|access-date=31 July 2021|website=Leopardsfoot|language=fr}}</ref> He signed his first professional contract on 3 September 2020, tying him to the club until June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 September 2020|title=Nathan Bitumazala signs his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain|url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/club/content/nathan-bitumazala-signs-his-first-professional-contract-with-paris-saint-germain|access-date=31 July 2021|publisher=Paris Saint-Germain F.C.}}</ref> On 14 July 2021, he made his first appearance for the senior team in a 4–0 friendly win over Le Mans.<ref>{{cite web|title=PSG vs. Le Mans|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/07/14/world/club-friendlies/paris-saint-germain-fc/le-mans-union-club-72/3541526/|access-date=31 July 2021|website=Soccerway}}</ref> His competitive debut came on 11 September 2021, as he came on as a substitute in a 4–0 Ligue 1 win over Clermont.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 September 2021|title=Première pour Donnarumma, Nuno Mendes et Bitumazala|trans-title=First for Donnarumma, Nuno Mendes and Bitumazala|url=https://www.psg.fr/equipes/equipe-premiere/content/premiere-pour-gianluigi-donnarumma-nuno-mendes-et-nathan-bitumazala-paris-saint-germain-clermont-foot-63-ligue-1-2021-2022|access-date=11 September 2021|publisher=Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|language=fr}}</ref>

On 17 August 2022, Bitumazala joined Eupen on a four-year deal until June 2026.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 August 2022 |title=Nathan Bitumazala from PSG to KAS Eupen |url=https://www.as-eupen.be/en/nathan-bitumazala-from-psg-to-kas-eupen/ |access-date=17 August 2022 |publisher=K.A.S. Eupen}}</ref>

==Personal life== Born in France, Bitumazala is of DR Congolese descent.<ref name=drc/>

==Career statistics== {{updated|17 August 2022}}<ref name=soccerway/> {| class="wikitable" Style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Paris Saint-Germain |2021–22 |Ligue 1 |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |Paris Saint-Germain B |2021–22 |National 3 |9 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |9 |1 |- |Eupen |2022–23 |First Division A |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |0 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !10!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!10!!1 |}

==Honours== '''Paris Saint-Germain'''

* Ligue 1: 2021–22<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bosher |first1=Luke |last2=Whitehead |first2=Jacob |date=23 April 2022 |title=PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4179531/2022/04/22/psg-crowned-ligue-1-champions-after-messi-secures-draw-against-lens/ |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|nathan-bitumazala}} * {{LFP Ligue 1|nathan-bitu-mazala}}

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