# Pierre Kalulu

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French association football player (born 2000)

In this [Congolese name](/source/Congolese_name), the [surname](/source/Surname) is *Kalulu* and the post-surname is *Kyatengwa*.

Pierre Kalulu Kalulu with AC Milan in 2022 Personal information Full name Pierre Kazeye Rommel Kalulu Kyatengwa[1] Date of birth (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 26) Place of birth Lyon, France Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] Positions Right-back centre-back Team information Current team Juventus Number 15 Youth career 2007–2010 Saint-Priest 2010–2018 Lyon Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2018–2020 Lyon B 34 (0) 2020–2025 AC Milan 84 (3) 2024–2025 → Juventus (loan) 29 (1) 2025– Juventus 37 (2) International career‡ 2018 France U18 5 (0) 2018–2019 France U19 12 (0) 2019 France U20 3 (0) 2021–2023 France U21 19 (2) 2021 France Olympic 4 (0) 2025– France 3 (0) Medal record Men's football Representing France UEFA Nations League 2025 * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:13, 24 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026

**Pierre Kazeye Rommel Kalulu Kyatengwa** (pronounced [\[ka.lu.lu\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French); born 5 June 2000) is a French professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) for [Serie A](/source/Serie_A) club [Juventus](/source/Juventus_FC) and the [France national team](/source/France_national_football_team). Having played for most of his youth career as a [right-back](/source/Full-back_(association_football)), he began to play in [central defense](/source/Centre-back_(association_football)) as his career progressed to the senior level.

## Early life

Kalulu was born in the [8th arrondissement of Lyon](/source/8th_arrondissement_of_Lyon), France, and is [Congolese](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo) by descent.[3] His father was born in Kabimba, [Belgian Congo](/source/Belgian_Congo), and his mother in [Likasi](/source/Likasi), [Congo-Léopoldville](/source/Congo-L%C3%A9opoldville). He acquired [French nationality](/source/French_nationality_law) on 26 December 2000 through the collective effect of his parents' [naturalization](/source/Naturalization).[4]

## Club career

### Lyon

Kalulu moved from his youth club [Saint-Priest](/source/AS_Saint-Priest) to the youth academy of [Olympique Lyon](/source/Olympique_Lyonnais) in the summer of 2010. In Lyon, he passed through the different youth departments from 2010 to 2018, and was elevated to their reserve team in June 2018. Ahead of the home game against [Amiens](/source/Amiens_SC) played on 5 March 2020, Kalulu received his first ever call-up to the senior team. However, he remained on the bench for the entire game.[5]

### AC Milan

In the summer of 2020, Kalulu moved to Italy to join [AC Milan](/source/A.C._Milan), and signed a contract until 2025.[6] On 10 December, he made his professional debut, playing the entire [Europa League](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_UEFA_Europa_League) game against [Sparta Prague](/source/AC_Sparta_Prague) as a left-sided centre-back; as Milan won 1–0, he was praised for helping the team keep a clean sheet.[7] Three days later, on 13 December, Kalulu made his debut in [Serie A](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Serie_A), replacing the injured [Matteo Gabbia](/source/Matteo_Gabbia) in the fifth minute of a home game against [Parma](/source/Parma_Calcio).[8] In the following away league game against [Genoa](/source/Genoa_C.F.C.) played on 16 December, he made his first-ever start in Serie A and scored a debut goal in his senior career, equalizing the score in the eventual 2–2 draw.[9]

During the [2021–22 season](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_A.C._Milan_season), after an injury to [Alessio Romagnoli](/source/Alessio_Romagnoli), Kalulu started the match against [Napoli](/source/S.S.C._Napoli) on 6 March 2022, partnering in central defence with [Fikayo Tomori](/source/Fikayo_Tomori); he helped Milan to clinch a 1–0 win, impressing against Napoli's striker [Victor Osimhen](/source/Victor_Osimhen).[10] On 12 March against [Empoli](/source/Empoli_F.C.), Kalulu scored his first goal of the season, a powerful curling shot from outside the box, as Milan managed to win 1–0 and stay top of the league.[11] With him and Tomori again in central defence, Milan kept clean sheets in two consecutive Serie A games for the first time in 2022.[12]

In the [2022–23 season](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_A.C._Milan_season), Kalulu played in several different positions all throughout the season such as a right-sided centre-back next to Fikayo Tomori, on the right of a back-three with [Malick Thiaw](/source/Malick_Thiaw) in the middle and Tomori on the left, and as a right full-back in a back-four. However, towards the season's end, as manager Stefano Pioli switched back to 4–2–3–1 formation, Kalulu began to lose his place in the starting XI as a centre-back to Thiaw, the summer signing who emerged in the second half of the season, and team captain [Davide Calabria](/source/Davide_Calabria) as a right full-back.

The [2023–24 season](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_A.C._Milan_season) further undermined Kalulu's career at Milan, with him limited to just 11 appearances in all competitions, mainly due to several injuries requiring months of rehabilitation. However, he managed to return to fitness by May 2024 and made three appearances during that month.[13][14]

### Juventus

On 21 August 2024, fellow Serie A side [Juventus](/source/Juventus_FC) announced the signing of Kalulu on a one-year loan, worth €3.3 million, with an option to buy at the end of the loan for a further €14 million.[15] The move was made official on 6 June 2025.[16] Three weeks later, on 26 June, he scored an own goal in a 2–5 loss to [Manchester City](/source/Manchester_City_F.C.) in the last match of the group stage of the [2025 FIFA Club World Cup](/source/2025_FIFA_Club_World_Cup), becoming the first-ever player from a European club to score an own goal in a FIFA club competition.[17]

## International career

Since June 2018, Kalulu has played through the various national junior teams of France, taking part in the [2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship](/source/2019_UEFA_European_Under-19_Championship).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Kalulu made his [senior France](/source/France_national_football_team) debut on 5 June 2025 against [Spain](/source/Spain_national_football_team) in the [UEFA](/source/UEFA) [Nations League](/source/UEFA_Nations_League), at [MHPArena](/source/MHPArena) in [Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart).[18]

## Personal life

Kalulu is the younger brother of footballers [Aldo Kalulu](/source/Aldo_Kalulu) and [Gédéon Kalulu](/source/G%C3%A9d%C3%A9on_Kalulu).[19] He is the older brother of [Joseph Kalulu](/source/Joseph_Kalulu).

## Career statistics

### Club

- *As of match played 24 May 2026*[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Lyon B 2018–19 Championnat National 2 17 0 — — — 17 0 2019–20 Championnat National 2 19 0 — — — 19 0 Total 36 0 — — — 36 0 AC Milan 2020–21 Serie A 13 1 1 0 4[b] 0 — 18 1 2021–22 Serie A 28 1 4 0 5[c] 0 — 37 1 2022–23 Serie A 34 1 1 0 10[c] 0 1[d] 0 46 1 2023–24 Serie A 9 0 0 0 2[e] 0 — 11 0 Total 84 3 6 0 21 0 1 0 112 3 Juventus (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 29 1 1 0 8[c] 0 5[f] 0 43 1 Juventus 2025–26 Serie A 37 2 2 0 10[c] 0 — 49 2 Juventus total 66 3 3 0 18 0 5 0 92 3 Career total 186 6 9 0 39 0 6 0 240 6

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** Includes [Coppa Italia](/source/Coppa_Italia)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-UEL_22-0)** Appearances in [UEFA Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UCL_23-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UCL_23-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-UCL_23-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-UCL_23-3) Appearances in [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SCI_24-0)** Appearance in [Supercoppa Italiana](/source/Supercoppa_Italiana)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** One appearance in Supercoppa Italiana, four appearances in [FIFA Club World Cup](/source/FIFA_Club_World_Cup)

### International

- *As of match played 29 March 2026*[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals France 2025 1 0 2026 2 0 Total 3 0

## Honours

**AC Milan**

- [Serie A](/source/Serie_A): [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Serie_A)

**France**

- [UEFA Nations League](/source/UEFA_Nations_League) third place: [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_UEFA_Nations_League)[22]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)"](https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce4/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf) (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Player Biography: Pierre Kalulu"](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/men-first-team/players/pierre-kalulu/biography). AC Milan. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kalulu Kyatengwa: le prodige congolais de l'OL débarque au Milan AC"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201027012019/https://orangefootballclub.com/fr/articles/kalulu-milan-ac-rdc/#:~:text=N%C3%A9%20le%205%20juin%202000,de%20s'attacher%20ses%20services.). *Orange Football Club*. Archived from [the original](https://orangefootballclub.com/fr/articles/kalulu-milan-ac-rdc/#:~:text=N%C3%A9%20le%205%20juin%202000,de%20s'attacher%20ses%20services.) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Journal officiel de la Républiquex française n° 0303 du 31 décembre 2000 - Légifrance"](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/id/JORFCONT000000006763) (PDF). *legifrance.gouv.fr* (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Paul, Sumeet (14 June 2020). ["Who is Pierre Kalulu? Analysis of talented young ace set for Milan switch"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200928150002/https://milantalk.com/2020/06/14/who-is-pierre-kalulu-analysis-of-talented-young-ace-closing-in-on-milan-switch/). *Milan Talk*. Archived from [the original](https://milantalk.com/2020/06/14/who-is-pierre-kalulu-analysis-of-talented-young-ace-closing-in-on-milan-switch/) on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Official Statement: Pierre Kalulu"](http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/latest). *AC Milan*. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Sparta Praha-Milan | UEFA Europa League"](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2029840/). *[UEFA](/source/UEFA)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["AC Milan vs. Parma - Football Match Line-Ups - December 13, 2020 - ESPN"](https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups/_/gameId/583055). *ESPN.com*. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Genoa vs AC Milan - December 16, 2020"](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/serie-a-genoa-vs-ac-milan-dec-16-2020-game-boxscore-72174). *FOX Sports*. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Fisher, Oliver (11 March 2022). ["GdS: Kalulu will keep his place against Empoli - Milan are working to secure him"](https://sempremilan.com/kalulu-keep-place-empoli-milan-secure). *sempremilan*. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Campanale, Susy (12 March 2022). ["SERIE A : MILAN 1-0 EMPOLI: KALULU ENOUGH TO CONSOLIDATE TOP SPOT"](https://football-italia.net/serie-a-milan-1-0-empoli-kalulu-enough-to-consolidate-top-spot/). *Football Italia*. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["AC MILAN V EMPOLI: THE NUMBERS FROM THE GAME"](https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/stats/2022-03-12/ac-milan-v-empoli-the-numbers-from-the-game). *ACMILAN*. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Official Statement: Pierre Kalulu"](https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/media/2023-11-02/official-statement-pierre-kalulu).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["GDS: Kalulu's miserable season continues - summer sale a concrete possibility"](https://sempremilan.com/gds-kalulu-miserable-season-sale-milan). 19 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Pierre Kalulu joins Juventus on loan"](https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/pierre-kalulu-joins-juventus-on-loan). 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** JuveNewsLive (5 June 2025). ["OFFICIAL: Pierre Kalulu Signs Permanently with Juventus on His 25th Birthday"](https://juvenewslive.com/official-pierre-kalulu-signs-permanently-with-juventus-on-his-25th-birthday/). *Juve News Live*. Retrieved 5 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Club World Cup statistics (Group stage, 26-27 June)"](https://iffhs.com/posts/4454). [IFFHS](/source/IFFHS). 27 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Fretton, Mitch (5 June 2025). ["Spain vs France: Line-ups revealed as Portugal await winners in final"](https://www.101greatgoals.com/football/internationals/spain-vs-france-line-ups-revealed-as-portugal-await-winners-in-final/). Retrieved 5 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Aldo Kalulu: Rwanda's first football superstar?"](https://www.espn.com/soccer/club/lyon/167/blog/post/3108405/introducing-aldo-kalulu-rwandas-first-footballing-superstar). *ESPN.com*. 10 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** [Pierre Kalulu](https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/544178/) at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** ["Pierre Kalulu"](https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=33096). *EU-Football.info*. Retrieved 5 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-28)** ["Germany 0–2 France report: Kylian Mbappé scores landmark goal as Les Bleus clinch Nations League third place"](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/029a-1df3af7eedc9-c3b6e51cf3f1-1000--germany-0-2-france-report-kylian-mbappe-scores-landmark-g/). *[UEFA](/source/UEFA)*. [Union of European Football Associations](/source/Union_of_European_Football_Associations) (UEFA). 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Pierre Kalulu](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pierre_Kalulu).

- [Profile](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/men-first-team/players/pierre-kalulu/biography) at the AC Milan website

- [Pierre Kalulu](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/9453-kalulu-kyatengwa-pierre/fiche.html) at the [French Football Federation](/source/French_Football_Federation) (in French)

- [Pierre Kalulu](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/players/250122983/) – [UEFA](/source/UEFA) competition record ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250122983/profile/index.html))

v t e Juventus FC – current squad 1 Perin 3 Bremer 4 Gatti 5 Locatelli (c) 6 Kelly 7 Conceição 8 Koopmeiners 10 Yıldız 11 Zhegrova 13 Boga 14 Milik 15 Kalulu 16 Di Gregorio 17 Adžić 19 Thuram 20 Openda 21 Miretti 22 McKennie 23 Pinsoglio 27 Cambiaso 30 David 32 Cabal - Ekhator Manager: Spalletti

v t e France men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics 1 Bernardoni 2 Kalulu 3 Bard 4 Pembélé 5 Nkounkou 6 Tousart 7 Nordin 8 Le Fée 9 Mbuku 10 Gignac (c) 11 Savanier 12 Beka Beka 13 Michelin 14 Thauvin 15 Sagnan 16 Bajic 17 Caci 18 Kolo Muani 19 Doukouré 20 Lihadji 22 Bertaud Coach: Ripoll

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