Lionel Zouma

Lionel Zoume (* September 10, 1993 in Lyon ) is a French football player. The defender is also a citizen of the Central African Republic.

Career

Lionel Zoume played until 2007 Vaulx -en -Velin, and then moved to first division club FC Sochaux. At first he went through there the youth teams, in 2010, he was brought to the second team of the club, since 2011 he is also playing for the first team. His professional debut was on October 16, 2011 by a 3-0 defeat at FC Valenciennes, when he came in to replace Carlão. Two weeks earlier, he had been in the squad for the first time. Zoume made ​​during this season, a total of five games, three times over the full 90 minutes. In the 2012/13 season, he completed all competitions two games. For the season 2013/14 he was appointed permanently to the squad for the first team.

Zoume ran so far even for the French national team, on 25 May 2012 for the U-19 team against the Czech Republic.

Private life

Its about a year younger brother Kurt Zoume is also professional and plays for AS Saint- Étienne.