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Fabrice Ndala Muamba
(born 6 April 1988) is an
English
former professional
footballer
and current coach. He played as a
central midfielder
. Born in
Zaire
, Muamba moved to England at the age of 11 and later played for England up to
under-21
level.
Muamba joined
Arsenal
's youth academy in 2002. After three years, he turned professional in 2005. He joined
Birmingham City
on loan in 2006. The move was made permanent in 2007. He made a total of 79 appearances for Birmingham City. In 2008, he joined
Premier League
club
Bolton Wanderers
. He made 148 appearances for Bolton, including 130 Premier League matches.
On 17 March 2012, Muamba had a
cardiac arrest
during an
FA Cup
match between Bolton and
Tottenham Hotspur
. Although his heart stopped for 78 minutes, he was successfully revived.
[1]
He retired from professional football in August 2012 based on medical advice.
As of September 2018, Muamba is a youth coach at
Rochdale
.
[2]
Muamba was born in
Kinshasa
,
Zaire
(now the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
). In 1994, his father arrived in the UK after leaving Zaire because of his political views. He was given
indefinite leave to remain
in 1999. The rest of his family soon joined him.
Muamba married Shauna Magunda in October 2012. The couple have four children.
[3]
England U21