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Afimico Pululu

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Afimico Pululu
Pululu with Basel in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Jagiellonia Białystok
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2013 A.S. Coteaux Mulhouse
2013–2017 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Basel II 62 (27)
2017–2022 Basel 59 (4)
2019 → Xamax (loan) 17 (2)
2022–2023 Greuther Fürth 21 (1)
2022 Greuther Fürth II 10 (8)
2023– Jagiellonia Białystok 44 (16)
2023 Jagiellonia Białystok II 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

Afimico Pululu (born 23 March 1999) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jagiellonia Białystok.

Club career

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Youth career

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Pululu started his youth career with local club A.S. Coteaux Mulhouse.[1] In the summer of 2013, he moved to Basel's youth academy and advanced through all stages, until in 2015 he reached their under-21 team,[2] playing in the third tier of Swiss football.[citation needed]

Basel

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In May 2017, Pululu signed a four-year contract and advanced to Basel's first team under head coach Urs Fischer. After playing in three test games,[citation needed] Pululu played his domestic league debut for the club in a home game on 20 August 2017 as Basel played a 1–1 draw with Lugano at the St. Jakob-Park.[3]

Loan to Xamax

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On 29 January 2019, Basel announced that Pululu was transferred to Xamax on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made his first appearance for Xamax against Young Boys on 2 February. He scored two goals for Xamax in the match against Sion on 9 March.[5][6]

Return to Basel

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He returned to Basel for their 2019–20 season under head coach Marcel Koller and signed an extended contract until summer 2022.[7] In the team's first test match that season, Pululu was substituted in at half-time and scored a hat-trick to help the team win 4–2 against SC Kriens after being two goals down at the break.[8] He scored his first domestic league goal for his club on 8 December in the home game as Basel won 1–0 against Sion.[9] Across the season, Pululu made 29 appearances, however always as substitute. To gain match practice, he played for the under-21 team. Therefore, the club looked for a new solution and the player left Basel on a free transfer.[citation needed]

Between 2017 and 2022, Pululu played a total of 115 games for Basel's first team, scoring a total of 13 goals. 59 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, eight in the Swiss Cup, six in the UEFA competitions (Champions, Europa and Conference League) and 32 were friendly games. He scored four goals in the domestic league, one in the cup and the other eight were scored during the test games.[10]

Greuther Fürth

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On 7 January 2022, Basel announced that Pululu would move to Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth.[11] Greuther Fürth confirmed the transfer on the same day and stated that the player had signed on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[12]

Jagiellonia

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On 22 June 2023, Pululu joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok, signing a two-year deal with an extension option.[2] He was given squad number 10. He made his debut on 22 July 2023 in a 3–0 away loss to Raków Częstochowa. He scored his first goal for Jagiellonia in a 4–1 home win over Puszcza Niepołomice on 29 July 2023. During that match, he came off the bench in the 79th minute, scoring a goal two minutes later. During the 2023–24 season, Pululu scored 14 goals, 12 in the league and two in the Polish Cup.[13] On 7 November 2024, Pululu scored the opening goal in a 3-0 victory over Molde in the UEFA Conference League.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basel 2017–18 Swiss Super League 2 0 — — — 2 0
2018–19 Swiss Super League 10 0 2 0 1[b] 0 — 13 0
2019–20 Swiss Super League 21 1 5 1 10[c] 0 — 36 2
2020–21 Swiss Super League 25 3 1 0 3[b] 0 — 29 3
2021–22 Swiss Super League 1 0 0 0 2[d] 0 — 3 0
Total 59 4 8 1 16 0 — 83 5
Xamax (loan) 2018–19 Swiss Super League 17 2 — — — 17 2
Greuther Fürth 2021–22 Bundesliga 8 0 — — — 8 0
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Total 21 1 0 0 — — 21 1
Jagiellonia Białystok II 2023–24 III liga, group I 1 0 — — — 1 0
Jagiellonia Białystok 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 31 12 3 2 — — 34 14
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 13 4 1 0 9[e] 6 0 0 23 10
Total 44 16 4 2 9 6 0 0 57 24
Career total 142 23 12 3 25 6 0 0 179 32
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, Polish Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances and four goals in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Basel

Jagiellonia Białystok

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Podbija polską ligę. Mówi nam, co zrobi z powołaniem do kadry. "Na pewno"". Sport.pl (in Polish). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Afimico Pululu zawodnikiem Jagiellonii Białystok". www.jagiellonia.pl. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (20 August 2017). "FC Basel - FC Lugano 1:1 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ FC Basel 1893 (29 January 2019). "Afimico Pululu transferred to Xanax on loan". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Afimico Pululu stats and ratings | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ^ Sofascore. "FC Sion vs Neuchâtel Xamax live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ^ FC Basel 1893 (18 July 2019). "FCB und Pululu verlängern den Vertrag bis 2022". FCB and Pululu extend their contract until 2022 (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (22 June 2019). "FC Basel - SC Kriens 4:2 (0:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (8 December 2019). "FC Basel - FC Sion 4:0 (2:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  10. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2022). "Afimico Pululu - FCB statistic". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  11. ^ FC Basel 1893 (7 January 2022). "Afimico Pululu wechselt zur SpVgg Greuther Fürth". Afimico Pululu is moving to SpVgg Greuther Furth (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ SpVgg Greuther Fürth (7 January 2022). "Tempo und robustheit". Speed and sturdiness. sgf1903.de. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Afimico Pululu". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  14. ^ UEFA.com. "Jagiellonia vs Molde | UEFA Conference League 2024/25". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  15. ^ Kowalski, Jakub (25 May 2024). "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Piłkarz Maja 2024: Afimico Pululu (Jagiellonia Białystok)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa . 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Dominatorzy z Jagiellonii! Piłkarze PKO BP Ekstraklasy wybrali" (in Polish). Polish Union of Footballers. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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