Fabrice Muamba
Muamba with Birmingham City in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fabrice Ndala Muamba | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2008–2012 | Bolton Wanderers | 130 | (3) |
| Total | 201 | (5) | |
| 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Fabrice Ndala Muamba (born 6 April 1988) is an English retired professional footballer who played for Arsenal, Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers as a central midfielder. Born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Muamba moved to England at the age of 11 and subsequently played for England up to 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 City 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 Bolton Wanderers in 2008.
In March 2012, Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest during a televised FA Cup match between Bolton and Tottenham Hotspur, from which he recovered despite his heart having stopped for 78 minutes. Following medical advice, he announced his retirement from professional football in August 2012.
Muamba was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). 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. They settled in east London, where Muamba attended Kelmscott School in Walthamstow. Despite having arrived in Britain aged 11, unable to speak English, he went on to achieve 10 GCSEs and A-levels in English, French and mathematics.
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