Youssouf Mulumbu

Paris Saint-Germain

Mulumbu began playing for the Paris Saint-Germain Academy at age 13. On 22 October 2006, he made his Ligue 1 debut under head coach Guy Lacombe, at 19 years and 10 months in a match against Auxerre. He signed his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain on 13 November 2006. During the 2007–08 season, he was on loan at Amiens in Ligue 2, scoring once in 29 appearances.

West Bromwich Albion

It was reported by the French media on 26 January 2009 that he joined Premier League team West Bromwich Albion on a trial basis. On 2 February 2009, the January transfer deadline day, he joined them on loan with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season. Mulumbu's first term at The Hawthorns was interrupted by injuries and he had to wait until April to make his Premier League debut, coming on as a sub in a 2–2 draw at Portsmouth. He signed for West Brom permanently on a one-year contract for a fee of £175,000 on 10 July 2009. He was named West Brom's Player of the Year by both the club and the fans at the end of the season, and signed his third contract extension in 13 months on 25 July 2011, tying himself to the club until 2015 (with the option of an extra year). On 15 March 2014, Mulumbu scored a crucial winner for West Brom in a 2–1 victory against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, giving Pepe Mel his first win as head coach.

Norwich City

In June 2015, it was announced that Mulumbu would sign on a free transfer for…

Mulumbu was formerly a member of the France under-20 and under-21 teams. He earned his first cap for Congo DR national team against Algeria on 26 March 2008. In 2009, Mulumbu decided to boycott international football after he claimed his national team lacked professionalism. On 23 September 2011, he retired from international duties, quoting "numerous problems we were facing with some authorities within the DR Congo Football Federation". However, in July 2012, he decided to revoke this decision, and made himself available for the Congo DR national team once again.

Mulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, to parents born in Léopoldville, Belgian Congo, in the late 1950s. He moved to France in the late 1980s with his family, and grew up in the town of Épinay-sous-Sénart, a suburb of Paris. He acquired French nationality on 10 April 2001, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.

Mulumbu is a Muslim.