Jordan Lotomba

Mvula Jordan Lotomba (born 29 September 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Switzerland national team.^[2]

Jordan Lotomba

Lotomba with Nice in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Mvula Jordan Lotomba[1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Feyenoord
Number	30
Youth career
2005–2008	Champagne Sports
2008–2013	Yverdon-Sport
2013–2016	Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Lausanne-Sport	41	(0)
2017–2020	Young Boys	54	(0)
2020–2024	Nice	123	(2)
2024–	Feyenoord	6	(1)
International career‡
2017–2019	Switzerland U21	9	(0)
2020–	Switzerland	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 30 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Lausanne-Sport

Lotomba was trained in the Lausanne-Sport academy. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 24 July 2016 against Grasshopper Club Zürich.^[3]

Young Boys

Lotomba with Young Boys in 2017

Having joined Young Boys in the summer of 2017, he scored a 90th-minute goal that sealed a 2–0 victory against Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League third qualifying round, which qualified his club to the play-offs on away goals.^[4]

He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.^[5] During the 2019–20 season, Lotomba became a key member of the squad, making 35 appearances for the club as they won a third successive Super League title.^[6]

Nice

On 3 August 2020, Lotomba signed for Ligue 1 side Nice for €7 million.^[7][8] Later that year, on 23 December, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Lorient.^[9] On 19 May 2024, he scored his second Ligue 1 goal on the final matchday of the 2023–24 season in the stoppage time of a 2–2 away draw against Lille.^[10]

Feyenoord

On 2 September 2024, Lotomba joined Dutch club Feyenoord on a three-year contract.^[11]

International career

Lotomba made his Switzerland national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Croatia.^[12]

On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final 26-man squad for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.^[13]

Personal life

Lotomba was born in Switzerland, and is of DR Congolese descent through his father and of Angolan descent through his mother.^[14][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 November 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Boys	2017–18	Swiss Super League	22	0	5	0	6[a]	1	–		33	1
	2018–19		5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	2019–20		27	0	2	0	6[b]	0	–		35	0
	Total		54	0	7	0	12	1	0	0	73	1
Nice	2020–21	Ligue 1	30	1	1	0	5[c]	0	–		36	1
	2021–22		30	0	4	0	–		–		34	0
	2022–23		33	0	0	0	7[d]	0	–		40	0
	2023–24		28	1	2	1	–		–		30	2
	2024–25		2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
	Total		123	2	7	1	12	0	0	0	142	3
Feyenoord	2024–25	Eredivisie	6	1	0	0	5[e]	0	–		11	1
Career total			183	3	14	1	29	1	0	0	226	5

1. Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 5 June 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland	2020	1	0
	2021	3	0
	2022	3	1
Total		7	1

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.^[17]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 March 2022	Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland	Kosovo	1–1	1–1	Friendly match

Honours

Young Boys

• Swiss Super League: 2017–18,^[6] 2018–19,^[6] 2019–20^[6]

Nice

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22^[18]

Individual

• Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18^[19]