S. Kumbedi · career
Saël Kumbedi Nseke
Full Back · VfL Wolfsburg · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
The record covers 6 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 98 appearances with 8 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Lyon — Season rating 19, 0 goals and 1 assist in 17 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (19 → 16). The gap to his peak is 3 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±1 points) across 4 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Ligue 1) and kept playing — 25 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 16 |
| 2025/26 | VfL WolfsburgLoan | 26 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 16 |
| 2025/26 | Lyon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Lyon | 26 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | Lyon | 17 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | Olympique Lyonnais II | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Lyon | 25 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 19 |
| 2022/23 | Olympique Lyonnais II | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | France U17 W | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Le Havre | 6 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 4 |
| 2021/22 | Le Havre II | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Le Havre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France U21 | 2023/24 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 3 | 0 |
| France U20 | 2025/26 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 12 | 0 |
| France U19 | 2024/25 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 4 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | UEFA U19 Championship | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 2 | 0 | |
| France U17 | 2022/23 | UEFA U17 Championship | 5 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Tournoi Maurice Revello×2UEFA U17 Championship×2Coupe de France×2Emirates Cup×2UEFA U19 Championship×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
Schedule · 2026/27
1 played4 not in squad· 90 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | 2. Bundesliga | A Hannover 96 | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 29 | 2. Bundesliga | A Karlsruher SC | 5-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | 2. Bundesliga | H Energie Cottbus | 4-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | 2. Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 0-1 | Not in squad | — |