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{{short description|Congolese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lomana LuaLua
| image = Lomana LuaLua'13.JPG
| upright = 1.1
| caption = LuaLua playing for [[Kardemir Karabükspor]] in 2013
| full_name = Trésor Lomana LuaLua<ref name="Hugman2007-08 253">{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08 | year = 2007 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | isbn = 9781845962463 | page = 253 }}</ref>
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}<ref name="Hugman2007-08 253"/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|12|28|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2007-08 253"/>
| birth_place = [[Kinshasa]], [[Zaire]]
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]], [[winger (association football)|winger]]
| currentclub = 
| years1 = 1998–2000
| clubs1 = [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]
| caps1 = 61
| goals1 = 15
| years2 = 2000–2004
| clubs2 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| caps2 = 59
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2004
| clubs3 = → [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2004–2007
| clubs4 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
| caps4 = 72
| goals4 = 15
| years5 = 2007–2008
| clubs5 = [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
| caps5 = 21
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2008–2009
| clubs6 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]]
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2009–2010
| clubs7 = [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2010–2011
| clubs8 = [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
| caps8 = 19
| goals8 = 4
| years9 = 2011–2012
| clubs9 = [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| caps9 = 29
| goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2012–2014
| clubs10 = [[Kardemir Karabükspor|Karabükspor]]
| caps10 = 42
| goals10 = 13
| years11 = 2014–2015
| clubs11 = [[Çaykur Rizespor]]
| caps11 = 19
| goals11 = 4
| years12 = 2015–2016
| clubs12 = [[Akhisar Belediyespor]]
| caps12 = 24
| goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2016
| clubs13 = [[Şanlıurfaspor]]
| caps13 = 16
| goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2017–2018
| clubs14 = [[Alsancak Yeşilova S.K.|Merit Alsancak Yeşilova]]
| caps14 = 23
| goals14 = 9
| years15 = 2018–2019
| clubs15 = [[Doğan Türk Birliği]]
| caps15 = 8
| goals15 = 5
| years16 = 2019
| clubs16 = [[Gìrne Halk Evì]]
| caps16 = 7
| goals16 = 4
| years17 = 2019–2020
| clubs17 = [[Peterborough Sports F.C.|Peterborough Sports]]
| caps17 = 1
| goals17 = 0
| totalcaps = 439
| totalgoals = 95
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2013
| nationalteam1 = [[Congo DR national football team|DR Congo]]
| nationalcaps1 = 31
| nationalgoals1 = 7
}}
'''Trésor Lomana LuaLua''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|r|ɛ|z|ɔr|_|l|ə|ˈ|m|ɑː|n|ə|_|l|u|ˌ|ɑː|l|u|ˈ|ɑː}}; born 28 December 1980) is a [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]]lese former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. He is currently the attacking coach for [[Spalding United F.C.|Spalding United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spaldingvoice.co.uk/zakuani-named-spalding-united-manager-on-permanent-basis-and-lualua-joins-coaching-staff/|title=Zakuani named Spalding United manager on permanent basis and LuaLua joins coaching staff|date=26 October 2020|website=The Spalding Voice}}</ref>

LuaLua was born in [[Kinshasa]], but moved to England at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed for [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]. There he scored a total of 21 goals in 68 appearances, which prompted [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] to sign him. However, the competition for places meant he was less of a regular in the [[First team (association football)|first team]], and after four seasons and 88 appearances he transferred to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], where he had previously been on [[Loan (association football)|loan]] for three months from Newcastle. He remained there for three seasons, but his spell was marred by disciplinary problems and [[malaria]]. After leaving Portsmouth, he moved teams frequently, representing sides in Greece, Qatar, Cyprus and Turkey, in addition to a brief return to English football at [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]. LuaLua received his first of 31 international [[Cap (sport)|caps]] in 2002, and scored seven goals in an eleven-year international career. He represented his national team at four [[Africa Cup of Nations]] tournaments.

LuaLua is also known for setting up the ''LuaLua Foundation'', which provides care for [[orphan]]s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for being a patron for the Haslar Visitors Group. His brother [[Kazenga LuaLua|Kazenga]], and cousins [[Trésor Kandol]] and [[Yannick Bolasie]], all became footballers as well.

==Early life==
LuaLua was born Trésor Lua Lua Lomana – Lua Lua, his grandfather's given name, was passed to him and his brother [[Kazenga LuaLua|Kazenga]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} – in [[Kinshasa]], [[Zaire]] (now [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]), in 1980, but moved to [[England]] as a young boy in 1989.<ref name=DRC>{{cite news | title = DRC go for foreign stars| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1604486.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 17 October 2001| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> His family settled in [[Forest Gate]] in [[London]]; there, he attended Forest Gate Community School and started to play football at the age of 16, while also being involved in [[gymnastics]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A sporting chance |url=http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachers/issue24/secondary/features/Sportinschools_Secondary/ |publisher=Teachernet |date=1 January 2003 |access-date=8 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903182743/http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachers/issue24/secondary/features/Sportinschools_Secondary/ |archive-date=3 September 2010 }}</ref><ref name="treasure hunt">{{cite news | title = LuaLua treasure hunt is on again| url = http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-1253054-details/LuaLua+treasure+hunt+is+on+again/article.do | archive-url = https://archive.today/20110606103920/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-1253054-details/LuaLua+treasure+hunt+is+on+again/article.do | url-status = dead | archive-date = 6 June 2011 | work = Evening Standard |location=London| date = 13 September 2002| access-date =8 September 2009|last=Hughes|first=Matt}}</ref> His activity in gymnastics was the base of his trademark [[goal celebration]], seven back flips and a backward somersault.<ref>{{cite news | title = Africa's airborne acrobats| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1944257.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 22 April 2002| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> LuaLua represented his school at football after he was spotted kicking a tennis ball around in the playground.<ref name="LuaLua lured to Newcastle">{{cite news | title = LuaLua lured to Newcastle| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/4771780/Lua-Lua-lured-to-Newcastle.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130505114308/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/4771780/Lua-Lua-lured-to-Newcastle.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 5 May 2013 | work = The Daily Telegraph| date = 20 September 2000| access-date =9 September 2009|last=Ley|first=John | location=London}}</ref> He was playing for [[Leyton Sixth Form College]], where he studied performing arts, when he was spotted at the age of 17 by [[Football League One|second division]] side, [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]. Geoff Harrop, a [[Scout (sport)|scout]] for [[Colchester Sixth Form College|Colchester College]]'s football team, was impressed by LuaLua's performance, "He was taking on the whole team by the end of the game and it wasn't hard to pick him out among 22 young 17-year-olds." Harrop invited the striker for a trial at Colchester United and he was signed by the club.<ref name="treasure hunt"/><ref name="LuaLua stirs the memories">{{cite news | title = LuaLua stirs the memories| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2209234.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 23 August 2003| access-date =8 September 2007|last=Roach|first=Stuart}}</ref>

His brother, [[Kazenga LuaLua]], is also a professional footballer,<ref name="Kaz">{{cite news|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2009/06/13/going-is-tough-in-second-tier-kaz-72703-23869212/|title=Going is tough in second tier: Kaz|last=Ryder|first=Lee |date=13 June 2009|work=Evening Chronicle |quote=And the kid brother of ex-Toon star Lomana has already had a taste of the Championship with Doncaster Rovers this year. |access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> and two of his cousins also play professionally, [[Yannick Bolasie]]<ref name="Argyle winger">{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_4834381,00.html|title=Bees land Argyle winger|date=22 January 2009|publisher=Sky Sports| quote=Bolasie, cousin of former Newcastle ace Tresor Lomana LuaLua, joined Argyle last summer. |access-date=6 July 2009}}</ref> and [[Trésor Kandol]].<ref name="Kandol">{{cite news|url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/sport/football/champion/charltonathletic/charltonathletic/4186369.Kandol_glad_to_be_back_in_the_thick_of_it/ |title=Kandol glad to be back in the thick of it |date=9 March 2009 |publisher=This Is Local London |quote=But Kandol returned with a bang against the Hornets, celebrating both goals with the backflip routine famously utilised by his cousin Lomana Lualua. |access-date=6 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604033656/http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/sport/football/champion/charltonathletic/charltonathletic/4186369.Kandol_glad_to_be_back_in_the_thick_of_it/ |archive-date=4 June 2011}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Colchester United===
LuaLua joined Colchester United in September 1998.<ref name=sbase>{{cite web | title =Lomana LuaLua | publisher =Soccerbase | url =https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127 | access-date =8 September 2007 }}</ref> Initially, he struggled to adapt and he preferred going to [[nightclub]]s over playing for Colchester, Harrop says, "It took a lot of hard work by the staff at Colchester. Micky Cook, the director of youth, had to spend endless hours with him and [manager] Steve Wignall and then [the next manager] Steve Whitton had to spend a lot of time with him talking him through the tactical side of the game and what his role was within the team".<ref name="LuaLua stirs the memories"/> LuaLua scored within four minutes of his debut where he appeared as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in a 3–1 defeat to [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]].<ref name="treasure hunt"/><ref name="LuaLua lured to Newcastle"/> In two seasons, he made 68 league and cup appearances for Colchester, 44&nbsp;starts and 24 substitute appearances, scoring a total of 21&nbsp;goals.<ref name=sbase />

His performances attracted the attention of several [[Premier League|Premiership]] clubs, and despite manager [[Steve Whitton]]'s denial that LuaLua was for sale LuaLua joined [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in September 2000 for a fee of £2.25&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news | title = Whitton: 'LuaLua not for sale'| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/904551.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 31 August 2000| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref><ref name=nufc>{{cite news | title = Newcastle seal LuaLua deal| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/932064.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 22 September 2000| access-date =12 August 2007}}</ref> An earlier offer by Newcastle of £300,000 for LuaLua made by former manager, [[Ruud Gullit]], had been rejected, but the much increased bid offered financial security and assistance towards a new ground and was one that Colchester felt they could not turn down.<ref name=nufc /><ref>{{cite news | title = Newcastle eye LuaLua| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/904436.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 31 August 2000| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref>

===Newcastle United===
[[File:Bobby Robson Cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|left|140px|alt=An elderly man with grey hair smiling at the camera. He is in a football stadium and is wearing a black suit with a multi-coloured tie and a green scarf.|Bobby Robson saw LuaLua as a "very promising talent"]]

LuaLua had been brought to the attention of Newcastle manager, [[Bobby Robson]], by [[Mick Wadsworth]], assistant-manager at Newcastle United, who was a former manager of Colchester.<ref name=nufc /> Robson watched LuaLua before deciding to negotiate the transfer, and said, "I see [LuaLua] as a special talent. He has to learn how to play with the other players but he's a special new talent. He has to be nursed and cherished and taught. But we are buying long-term a very promising talent, a very promising player."<ref name=nufc /> LuaLua signed a five-year contract with the club.<ref name=nufc /> He made his first-team debut in a 1–0 home defeat to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] in September 2000 and made 23 league and cup appearances for Newcastle in the [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01]] season without scoring.<ref name=sbase /> He scored twice in Newcastle's [[UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]] campaign at the beginning of the [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]] season but his first Premiership goal did not come until April 2002, when he scored a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away win against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]].<ref>{{cite news | title = LuaLua breaks his duck| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/africans_abroad/1929272.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 14 April 2002| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> He scored a further two goals in the remaining four games of the season.<ref name=sbase /> LuaLua's goalscoring form continued into the beginning of the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]] season when he scored three goals in his first four games,<ref name=sbase /> but tougher competition for a first-team place meant that LuaLua made only 22 appearances throughout that season.<ref name=sbase /> In January 2003, LuaLua had urged Robson to [[Squad rotation system|rotate the squad]], saying, "I think I deserve a chance now, as do many of the lads on the fringes of the team. Although some people might have the idea that those of us not in the team like sitting on the bench and getting paid good money, nothing could be further from the truth. I'm not in this for the money, I want to play for the first team and show what I can do on a regular basis."<ref>{{cite news | title = LuaLua lashes out|url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/2637915.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 8 January 2003| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> LuaLua also spent much of the beginning of the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] season on the bench and in November 2003, complained about his lack of first-team football and indicated that he would consider leaving Newcastle.<ref>{{cite news | title = LuaLua considers Newcastle future |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/3263227.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 12 November 2003| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> In the ''[[Evening Chronicle|Newcastle Chronicle]]'', Robson responded, saying he would not take advice from a player about how to manage the side: "How dare he say this? I run this football club... LuaLua has been a pretty poor professional about all this. What he should do is keep his mouth shut and get out there and do what he is paid for."<ref>{{cite news | title = Robson lambasts LuaLua |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/3270385.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 14 November 2003| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> In the end, he made 88 league and cup appearances for Newcastle, scoring nine goals, having started 21 games and made 67 appearances as a substitute.<ref name=sbase />

===Portsmouth===
In February 2004, after returning from the [[2004 African Cup of Nations]], he joined [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on a three-month loan deal with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news | title = Pompey land LuaLua |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/3452281.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 2 February 2004| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> LuaLua scored on his debut for Portsmouth in a 4–3 away defeat to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in February 2004.<ref>{{cite news | title = Tottenham 4–3 Portsmouth |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3447475.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 7 February 2004| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> During this loan spell he scored in the 89th minute in a 1–1 draw for Portsmouth against parent club Newcastle.<ref>{{cite news | title = Newcastle dealt a cruel blow by LuaLua |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2374007/Newcastle-dealt-a-cruel-blow-by-LuaLua.html | work = The Daily Telegraph| date = 1 March 2004| access-date =9 September 2009|last=Hayward|first=Paul | location=London}}</ref> The result lifted Portsmouth out of the bottom three of the Premiership. This also led to a change in legislation with the FA introducing standard rules meaning a player on loan could not play against their parent club.<ref>{{cite news | title = Portsmouth 1–1 Newcastle |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3507627.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| date = 29 February 2004| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> He scored four goals in 15 appearances for Portsmouth as they finished in mid-table in their debut season in the Premiership. Manager [[Harry Redknapp]] was sufficiently impressed with LuaLua's performances that when his loan spell ended at the end of the 2003–04 season, he signed LuaLua permanently at a cost of £1.75 million.<ref>{{cite news| title = Pompey seal double signing| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/3882313.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 12 July 2004| access-date =12 August 2007}}</ref>

{{Quote box | width=30% | align=right | quote= "I think Lua showed a little bit of a reaction. He has apologised to us for it. I think Lua has touched foreheads with the lad,"|source= <small>[[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]], then a coach at Portsmouth, commenting on LuaLua's dismissal against Blackburn Rovers.<ref name="LuaLua handed extra ban and fine"/> </small> }}

LuaLua made 26 league and cup appearances, scoring six goals, including two against [[South Coast derby|local rivals]] [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], in the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] season.<ref name=sbase /> The season was marred by a groin injury at the beginning and a hamstring injury in May 2005.<ref>{{cite news| title = LuaLua out for three weeks| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/3594534.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 24 August 2004| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = LuaLua escapes surgery
| url =https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/3642064.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 9 September 2004| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = Season over for Portsmouth pair| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4513969.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 4 May 2005| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> Disciplinary problems led to charges by the [[The Football Association|Football Association]] of abusive behaviour in December 2004 and improper conduct after he was [[sent off]] against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] in January 2005, for which he received an extra one-match ban and a fine of £5,000 in addition to a three-match ban for the dismissal.<ref name="LuaLua handed extra ban and fine">{{cite news| title = LuaLua handed extra ban and fine | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4186959.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 25 January 2005| access-date =12 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = FA charges LuaLua for 'gesture' | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4075721.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 7 December 2004| access-date =12 August 2007}}</ref>

He made 26 appearances in the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]] season, scoring seven goals, but missed several games in the autumn after contracting [[malaria]] on a visit to Africa to play for DR Congo.<ref>{{cite news| title = LuaLua plays down malaria reports| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4289128.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 29 September 2005| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = LuaLua returns to light training | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4375324.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 25 October 2005| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> He also missed several games due to international duty at the 2006 African Cup of Nations and missed games in April 2006 after damaging his foot while doing his acrobatic goal celebration during a game against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite news| title = LuaLua answers African Cup call | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4507254.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 7 December 2005| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = LuaLua struggling to get fit | url =https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4928420.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 20 April 2006| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = LuaLua faces scan on foot injury | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4936354.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 23 April 2006| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> His disciplinary problems continued when he was warned by the Football Association over his future conduct; this came after he admitted a charge of improper conduct in relation to comments made about referee [[Uriah Rennie]] after a 3–1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in December.<ref>{{cite news| title = FA hands LuaLua conduct warning | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4838752.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 23 March 2006| access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref>
LuaLua signed a new three-year contract in July 2006; it was set to keep him at Portsmouth until 2009.<ref>{{cite news| title = LuaLua signs new Portsmouth deal | url =https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5226002.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 28 July 2006| access-date =9 September 2007}}</ref>

An ankle injury suffered in a pre-season [[Exhibition match|friendly]] led to LuaLua missing the beginning of the [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]] season.<ref>{{cite news| title = Injury blow for Pompey's LuaLua | url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5250030.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 6 August 2006| access-date =9 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = LuaLua admits to fitness problems | url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/5410314.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 5 October 2006| access-date =9 September 2007}}</ref> He struggled to break back into the first-team, making only eight starts out of 24 appearances, and scored only two goals in that season.<ref name=Redknapp>{{cite news| title = Redknapp warns LuaLua over form | url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6722041.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 5 June 2007| access-date =9 September 2007}}</ref> Redknapp warned him that he needed to "...start performing" and that he had to "...start producing next season".<ref name=Redknapp /> He joined Greek club [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] in August 2007 and Redknapp admitted that, "Lua wants to move on... I've no doubt he'll go away and be a great player for Olympiacos. He wants a change, he wants to play in a role behind the strikers and he wants to move abroad. He will get to play in the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] by moving to Greece. He has been a top Premier League player and he'll be a top player for them."<ref name="LuaLua clinches Olympiakos switch"/>

===Olympiacos===
[[File:Lomana Lua Lua, 2010.JPG|thumb|150px|right|LuaLua playing for Olympiacos in a match against [[PAOK FC|PAOK]].]]
On 12 August 2007, LuaLua signed a three-year contract with [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] for an estimated fee of £2.8&nbsp;million (€4.1&nbsp;million).<ref name="LuaLua clinches Olympiakos switch">{{cite news| title = LuaLua clinches Olympiakos switch| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6940093.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 12 August 2007| access-date =12 August 2007}}</ref> He made his league debut on 2 September, in a 0–0 draw against [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Soccer season kicks off |url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_2_03/09/2007_87362 |work=Kathimerini |date=3 September 2007 |access-date=6 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216222447/http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_2_03/09/2007_87362 |archive-date=16 December 2014 }}</ref> His Champions League debut came on 18 September in a 1–1 draw against [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Zauri hits back for Lazio |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2008/round=15105/match=301172/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=18 September 2007 |access-date=6 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109002508/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season%3D2008/round%3D15105/match%3D301172/index.html |archive-date=9 January 2016 }}</ref> LuaLua scored his first two goals on 23 September in a 6–2 win over [[OFI Crete F.C.|OFI]].<ref name="Olympiakos hit six">{{cite news|url=http://sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=621 |title=Olympiakos hit OFI for six |date=23 September 2007 |publisher=Sport in Greece |access-date=7 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122424/http://sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=621 |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref>

On 16 January 2008, LuaLua opened the scoring with a 30-yard volley in the [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] fifth round, which saw Olympiacos progress to the quarter-finals in a 4–0 win against Panathinaikos.<ref name="Olympiakos and Iraklis advance">{{cite news|url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_sport_1_18/01/2008_92313|title=Olympiakos and Iraklis advance |date=18 January 2008|work=Kathimerini|access-date=26 July 2008}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> LuaLua missed both the knockout stages against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], having suffered from ankle injuries and a [[dislocated shoulder]], the latter of which he received in a 1–1 draw against [[Asteras Tripolis F.C.|Asteras Tripolis]].<ref name="England's high - Lo">{{cite news|title=England's high – Lo |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/England%27s+high+-+Lo.-a0176280725 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207111228/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/England%27s+high+-+Lo.-a0176280725 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |date=9 March 2008 |work=[[Sunday Mirror]] |publisher=The Free Library |access-date=6 January 2011 |first=Soriebah |last=Kajue }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Real without Van Nistelrooy and Chelsea ready for Olympiakos |first=Simon |last=Bartlett |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL0490657620080305 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717164529/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL0490657620080305 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2012 |work=Reuters |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=6 January 2011 }}</ref> As a result, he missed most of the season, but returned on 20 April 2008 to help Olympiacos win their fourth [[Superleague Greece|Super League Greece]] title, beating [[Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki)|Iraklis]] 3–1.<ref name="Olympiakos wins Greek league title">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/soccer/olympiakos-win-greek-title/story-e6frey4r-1111116119710|title=Olympiakos win Greek title|date=21 April 2008|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> Before the [[Greek Football Cup|2008 Greek Cup Final]] on 17 May, LuaLua fell out of favour and was deemed surplus to requirements.<ref name="Olympiakos offload Lomana LuaLua">{{cite news|url=http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=2105 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716121743/http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=2105 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2011 |title=Olympiakos offload Lomana LuaLua |date=18 July 2008 |publisher=Sport in Greece |access-date=26 July 2008 }}</ref> In total, he made 30 appearances for Olympiacos, scoring six goals.<ref name="Al Arabi snap up LuaLua">{{cite news|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/08/07/18/SOCCER_Qat-Al_Arabi.html|title=Al Arabi snap up LuaLua|date=18 July 2008|work=Sporting Life|access-date=26 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605012917/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed%2F08%2F07%2F18%2FSOCCER_Qat-Al_Arabi.html|archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref>

===Al-Arabi===
Following his injury spell at Olympiacos, LuaLua joined [[Qatar]]i based club [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] on a one-year contract in July 2008.<ref name="LuaLua makes Qatar move">{{cite news| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3841700,00.html |title=LuaLua makes Qatar move|date=20 July 2008|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=26 July 2008}}</ref> On 30 October, Al-Arabi won the [[Sheikh Jassim Cup]], beating [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan Club]] 3–0 in the final with LuaLua scoring one goal in the seventh minute.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espnstar.com/home/news/detail/item112148/Al-Arabi-win-season-opener/|title=Al Arabi win season opener|date=3 September 2008|work=[[ESPN Star Sports]]|access-date=7 January 2011|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324210757/http://www.espnstar.com/home/news/detail/item112148/Al-Arabi-win-season-opener/|archive-date=24 March 2012}}</ref> In the 21st week of the [[Qatar Stars League 2008–09|2008–09 season]], on 20 February 2009, LuaLua scored his first league goal for the club in a 4–2 defeat to [[Al-Khor Sports Club|Al-Khor]]. His only other goal for that season came in a 1–0 win over [[Al-Kharitiyath Sports Club|Al-Kharitiyath]] on 16 April.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qat09.html |title=Qatar 2008/09|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref>

===Return to Olympiacos===
During December 2009, LuaLua left Al-Arabi by mutual consent and rejoined [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiakos]] on a six-month contract with an option for the club to extend the contract for two years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12003_5774173,00.html|title=Greeks move for LuaLua|date=15 December 2009|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8436570.stm|title= LuaLua rejoins Olympiakos|date=31 December 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref> LuaLua scored the first goals of his second spell with a brace against [[Asteras Tripolis F.C.|Asteras Tripolis]].<ref name=":2" />

===Omonia===
LuaLua signed a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee with [[AC Omonia|Omonia]] in July 2010,<ref>{{cite news |title=Omonia sign on LuaLua |url=http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/main/82,1,286,0,10067-.aspx |newspaper=[[Cyprus Weekly]] |access-date=7 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230445/http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/main/82,1,286,0,10067-.aspx |archive-date=26 September 2011 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> reuniting with [[Takis Lemonis]] for the second time since Olympiakos in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=LuaLua joins Lemonis at Omonia |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e7-0ea187eec27e-636be40c5c29-1000--lualua-joins-lemonis-at-omonia/ |publisher=UEFA |date=5 July 2010 |access-date=7 January 2010 }}</ref> He scored his first goal on his league debut on 18 September 2010 in a 4–0 win against [[Alki Larnaca F.C.|Alki Larnaca]], coming on as a substitute for [[Georgios Efrem]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Alki–Omonia |url=http://www.omonoia.com.cy/el/tmhmata/podosfairo/programma-agonon?select-match=50 |work=Omonia |language=el |date=18 September 2010 |access-date=7 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229135412/http://www.omonoia.com.cy/el/tmhmata/podosfairo/programma-agonon?select-match=50|archive-date=29 December 2010}}</ref> On 18 May 2011, LuaLua won the [[2010–11 Cypriot Cup|Cypriot Cup]] with Omonia after winning 4–3 on penalties against [[Apollon Limassol]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Omonia lift Cyprus Cup |url=http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/main/82,1,286,0,19894-FOOTBALL.aspx |newspaper=Cyprus Weekly |date=18 May 2011 |access-date=31 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806134334/http://www.incyprus.com.cy/ |archive-date=6 August 2012 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

===Return to England===
In September 2011, after his release by Omonia, LuaLua trained with [[Football League One|League One]] club [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]], where he linked up with former [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] assistant-manager [[Mick Wadsworth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/football-hotline/2011/10/02/holloway-wants-to-bring-former-toon-star-lualua-to-blackpool-102039-23460317/|title=Holloway wants to bring former Toon star LuaLua to Blackpool|date=2 October 2011|access-date=4 October 2011|publisher=The People|first=Dave|last=Kidd}}</ref> He was then offered a contract by [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], a level above in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/pool_set_for_striker_deal_1_3832980|title=Pool set for striker deal|date=4 October 2011|access-date=4 October 2011|work=Blackpool Gazette}}</ref>

===Turkey===
On 24 May 2012, it was confirmed that LuaLua had turned down a new contract at Blackpool and had signed a two-year deal with Turkish side [[Kardemir Karabükspor]].<ref>{{cite news |title=LuaLua leaves Blackpool |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7775036/LuaLua-leaves-Blackpool |work=Sky Sports |publisher=BSkyB |date=24 May 2012 |access-date=24 May 2012}}</ref> He was considered one of the best players in the first half of the Turkish league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/tr/news/232/spor-toto-s%C3%BCper-lig/2012/12/22/3622637/lua-lua-sahadakiler-%C3%A7al%C4%B1%C5%9Fman%C4%B1n-sonucu|title=Lua Lua: Sahadakiler çalışmanın sonucu|publisher=Goal |access-date=5 January 2013|language=tr}}</ref>

On 2 February 2015, LuaLua signed a contract with [[Akhisar Belediyespor]]. He left the club in January 2016,<ref>{{cite news | title = Akhisar'da 3 isimle yollar ayrıldı | url = http://www.fanatik.com.tr/2016/01/02/akhisarda-3-isimle-yollar-ayrildi-639686 | publisher = fanatik.com | date = 2 January 2016|language=tr}}</ref> and signed a contract with [[Şanlıurfaspor]] the following month, leaving in May 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=30&kisiID=1509119|title=LOMANA TRESOR LUALUA – Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF|website=tff.org|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>

===Northern Cyprus===
On 12 May 2017, LuaLua signed a contract with Northern Cypriot club [[Alsancak Yeşilova S.K.|Merit Alsancak Yeşilova]].<ref>{{cite news | title = BOMBA 3..! Lua Lua Merit A.Yeşilova ile ANLAŞTI..! | url = http://www.arenasporkolik.com/futbol/bomba-3-lua-lua-merit-ayesilova-ile-anlasti-h14874.html | publisher = arenasporkolik.com | date = 12 May 2017|language=tr}}</ref> He played his first friendly game against Bostancı Bağcıl on 11 August.<ref>{{cite news | title = Lua Lua'lı Yeşilova 3'ledi..! | url = http://www.arenasporkolik.com/futbol/lua-luali-yesilova-3ledi-3-0-h16501.html | publisher = arenasporkolik.com | date = 11 August 2017|language=tr}}</ref> LuaLua ended the 2017–18 [[KTFF Süper Lig]] season with nine goals in 23 appearances.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=LOMANA LUA LUA Bilgileri |url=http://www.ktff.org/BilgiBankasi/FutbolcuDetayi/17302?sid_SelectedText=2017-2018&sid_SelectedIndex=5&sid=11 |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=ktff.org |language=Turkish}}</ref> After leaving the club in 2018, LuaLua played for English non-league side [[Tilbury F.C.|Tilbury]] in July; featuring for the second half of a 1–0 friendly win versus [[Hashtag United F.C.|Hashtag United]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45033983|title=Lomana LuaLua: Former Newcastle and Portsmouth striker plays for non-league Tilbury|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=1 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> For the 2018–19 campaign, LuaLua returned to [[Northern Cyprus]] to play with Süper Lig teams [[Doğan Türk Birliği]] and [[Gìrne Halk Evì]].<ref name="KTFF">{{cite news | title = LOMANA LUA LUA Bilgileri | url = http://www.ktff.org/BilgiBankasi/FutbolcuDetayi/17302 | publisher = ktff.net | access-date = 20 April 2019 |language=tr}}</ref>

===Peterborough Sports===
On 13 November 2019, [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Premier Division Central side [[Peterborough Sports F.C.|Peterborough Sports]] announced the signing of LuaLua.<ref name="PeterboroughSports">{{cite news | title = Peterborough Sports sign former Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Olympiakos striker | url = https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-sports-sign-former-newcastle-united-portsmouth-and-olympiakos-striker-1-9142030 | publisher = peterboroughtoday.co.uk | access-date = 13 November 2019}}</ref> He made his debut for the club in January 2020, coming off the bench in a league match against [[Hitchin Town F.C.|Hitchin Town]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=LuaLua set for Peterborough Sports debut at last|url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/lualua-set-peterborough-sports-debut-last-1370071|access-date=26 February 2021|website=peterboroughtoday.co.uk|date=20 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=21 January 2020|title=Peterborough Sports 0 Hitchin Town 4|url=https://hitchintownfc.club/event/peterborough-sports-hitchin-town-21-jan-2020/|access-date=26 February 2021|website=Hitchin Town FC|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==International career==
===2002 and 2004 Africa Cup of Nations===
LuaLua was first named by the [[Congo DR national football team|DR Congo national team]] in the preliminary squad for the [[2002 African Cup of Nations|African Nations Cup]] finals in [[Mali]] in January 2002.<ref name=DRC /><ref>{{cite news | title = DR Congo call up LuaLua | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1742097.stm| publisher = BBC Sport | date = 4 January 2002 | access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> He played in the 0–0 draw with [[Togo national football team|Togo]],<ref>{{cite news | title = Group C stays wide open | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/1784241.stm| publisher = BBC Sport | date = 26 January 2002 | access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> the 1–0 loss to [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]],<ref>{{cite news | title = Clockwatch: Cameroon 1–0 DR Congo | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/1771674.stm| publisher = BBC Sport | date = 20 January 2002 | access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> the 3–1 win over [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] and the quarter-final match against [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]], which DR Congo lost 2–0 amid some controversy.<ref>{{cite news | title = DR Congo smash into quarter-finals | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/1789939.stm| publisher = BBC Sport | date = 29 January 2002 | access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Dakar Lions beat brave Simbas | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/1801236.stm| publisher = BBC Sport | date = 4 February 2002 | access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> LuaLua blamed the referee [[Domenico Messina]] for the defeat: "We had a lot of fouls which the referee didn't give and there was a penalty right in front of him but he just let the match go on. Sometimes they [the Senegalese] fell over without being touched, screamed, and the referee just gave the foul to them."<ref>{{cite news | title = LuaLua blames referee for defeat| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/1802818.stm| publisher = BBC Sport | date = 5 February 2002 | access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref>

{{Quote box | width=30% | align=right | quote= "Lomana knows he's been stupid. He knew he was going to be under pressure and he knew he was going to get provoked... but I don't like the way their players behaved. They were taking dives all over the place. That's not fair play. It's disgraceful."|source= <small>—DR Congo manager Mick Wadsworth, who was also assistant manager at Newcastle during Robson's reign, agreed with LuaLua about the conduct of the Tunisia players in their 2004 African Nations Cup match.<ref name="Quit" /></small>}}

DR Congo's qualifying campaign for the [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004 African Nations Cup]] in [[Tunisia]] began six months after the 2002 tournament ended, with a match against [[Libya national football team|Libya]] on 8 September. Libya won the match 3–2.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/2246455.stm|title=Libya tame Congo|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 September 2002|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> LuaLua initially indicated that he might not play in the match, but did so reluctantly after threats were made to his family, which caused him to reconsider his international career. Robson commented, "He didn't want to go and play in that match. But he said he had to go because his grandmother had been threatened."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_football/3473239.stm|title=Wadsworth hits out|date=9 February 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> He played in the 2–0 win over [[Botswana national football team|Botswana]] in October 2002, when he scored inside five minutes but was later sent off for dissent.<ref name="botswana">{{cite news | title = DR Congo sweep Botswana aside| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/2325097.stm| publisher = BBC Sport | date = 13 October 2002 | access-date =8 September 2007 | first=Mark | last=Dummett}}</ref> He was suspended for two matches and his next appearance was in the 0–0 draw with Botswana in July 2003, which secured qualification for the finals of the competition.<ref>{{cite news | title = DR Congo sail through | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3047950.stm| publisher = BBC Sport | date = 5 July 2003 | access-date =8 September 2007}}</ref> LuaLua initially expressed doubts that he would take part in the finals due to club commitments.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3240793.stm|title=LuaLua may miss Tunisia|date=4 November 2003|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He was, however, included in the squad and named as captain in the absence of regular captain [[Shabani Nonda]], who missed the tournament due to a knee injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3396985.stm|title=DR Congo select squad|date=14 January 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref><ref name="captaincy">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3420793.stm|title=LuaLua reveals Simba belief|last=Mungazi |first=Farayi |date=22 April 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> LuaLua said on being named as captain, "When Shabani plays, it takes the pressure off me but now everyone's now looking to me for leadership and I feel honoured."<ref name="captaincy" /> He appeared in the first match of the tournament, a 2–1 defeat to [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3426239.stm|title=DR Congo 1–2 Guinea|last=Thomas |first=Durosimi |date=25 January 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> but in the next match against the hosts [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]], he was sent off, reacting angrily and taking several minutes to leave the pitch.<ref name="Quit">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3441013.stm|title=LuaLua may quit DR Congo|date=29 January 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3435163.stm|title=Tunisia through to last eight|first=Durosimi|last=Thomas|date=28 January 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> DR Congo went on to lose the match and were eliminated from the tournament.<ref name="Quit" /> Following his sending off, LuaLua considered giving up international football and criticised the behaviour of the Tunisia players during the match and the organisation of the tournament.<ref name="Quit" /> He later criticised the national football federation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the [[Congolese Association Football Federation]], blaming them for the poor state of the national side, but said that he would continue to be available for international selection: "I can never turn my back on my country. I play for Congo because I am proud to do it."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3776581.stm| title=LuaLua hits out at DRC's Federation|last=Obayiuwana |first=Osasu |date=4 June 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He apologised to his country for his sending off against Tunisia.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3818395.stm| title=LuaLua apologises to DR Congo|last=Citera |first=Patrice |date=18 June 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref>

===2006 Africa Cup of Nations===
LuaLua received a four-match suspension for the sending-off and missed several [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] qualifying round matches during the summer of June 2004.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3777085.stm |title=Group Two results|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 June 2004|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He was selected for the World Cup qualifier against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] in September, but missed the match due to injury,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3647434.stm| title=LuaLua explains absence|date=11 September 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> and was then dropped for the next qualifier against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] in October.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3714748.stm|title=DR Congo drop LuaLua|date=4 October 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He missed the 1–1 draw with Ghana in March 2005 after a dispute with the DR Congo football association but committed himself to the match against Uganda in June.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4509461.stm|title=LuaLua set for DR Congo return|date=3 May 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He scored in a friendly against Guinea played in [[Paris]] in August, a match used as preparation for the World Cup qualifying matches the following month.<ref name="guinea">{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4159540.stm |title=DR Congo defeat Guinea in Paris |date=17 August 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> LuaLua played for DR Congo in the 2–1 win over [[Cape Verde national football team|Cape Verde]] in September but contracted [[malaria]] and missed the final World Cup qualifier against South Africa in October.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2365967/LuaLua-struck-down-by-illness.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706223411/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2365967/LuaLua-struck-down-by-illness.html |archive-date=6 July 2016 |title=LuaLua struck down by illness| last=Ley |first=John |date=28 September 2005|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=14 June 2008 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4318850.stm |title=LuaLua upset at missing qualifier |date=7 October 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref>

{{Quote box | width=35% | align=left | quote= "We are still waiting for it to be resolved but we are united and as captain I'll stick up for everyone."|source= <small>LuaLua, speaking after the 2–0 victory over Togo. Before the match DR Congo's president [[Joseph Kabila]] promised the pay dispute would be resolved.<ref name="LuaLua in DR Congo strike threat "/> </small> }}

LuaLua was recalled to the DR Congo squad for a friendly against Tunisia played near Paris in November 2005, as part of the countries' preparation for the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006 African Nations Cup]] held in [[Egypt]] in January and February 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4406566.stm|title=LuaLua recalled to DR Congo squad |date=4 November 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He was unable to play, however, after he was one of several players refused a [[Visa (document)|visa]] by French immigration authorities.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4425830.stm| title=DR Congo denied by visa problems |date=10 November 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He was named as the captain of DR Congo for the tournament in place of Shabani Nonda who was injured for a second successive Nations Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4604424.stm|title=DR Congo name LuaLua as captain|date=12 January 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He then delayed his departure to be available to his club Portsmouth for a crucial league match,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4580864.stm|title=LuaLua to play at Nations Cup |date=4 January 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> missing a friendly with Senegal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4613628.stm|title=Senegal 0–0 DR Congo |date=14 January 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> Despite a pay dispute leading to the DR Congo players threatening to [[boycott]] the match, which was only resolved shortly before the kickoff,<ref name="LuaLua in DR Congo strike threat ">{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4637176.stm| title=LuaLua in DR Congo strike threat |date=22 January 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> he returned to the side for DR Congo's opening match of the tournament against Togo, assisting in one goal and scoring the other in a 2–0 win.<ref name="togo">{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4628986.stm| title=Togo 0–2 DR Congo|last=Thomas |first=Durosimi |date=20 January 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He appeared against [[Angola national football team|Angola]] and Cameroon as DR Congo qualified for the quarter-finals stage of the tournament,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4642818.stm|title=Angola 0–0 DR Congo|last=Capstick|first=Alex|date=26 January 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4656304.stm| title=Cameroon 2–0 DR Congo |date=29 January 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> only to be beaten by the hosts [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4672272.stm|title=Egypt 4–1 DR Congo |last=Copnall |first=James |date=3 February 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> LuaLua's 18-month-old son died while he was playing in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4688830.stm|title=LuaLua suffers tragedy|date=7 February 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref>

===Later international career===
In the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008 African Nations Cup]] qualifier against [[Ethiopia national football team|Ethiopia]] in April 2007, LuaLua scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory; the result extended their lead at the top of their group.<ref name="ethiopia">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6606235.stm|title=DR Congo extend Group Ten lead|date=29 April 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6609535.stm|title=LuaLua happy after busy weekend |date=30 April 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He did not travel to Ethiopia for the away fixture in June, which DR Congo lost, as the authorities failed to send LuaLua his travel documents in time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6706027.stm|title=DRC minister hits back at coach |last=Citera |first=Patrice |date=31 May 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6713599.stm |title=Shock wins in Group Ten|date=1 June 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> Following the failure of DR Congo to qualify for the tournament in October, the DR Congo sports minister, Pardonne Kaliba, suspended the manager, [[Henri Depireux]], and removed the captaincy from LuaLua.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7036291.stm|title=DR Congo coach suspended|last=Citera |first=Patrice|publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 October 2007|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref>

LuaLua returned to the DR Congo squad in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2010 World Cup qualifier]] against Egypt in June 2008.<ref name="Egypt 2–1 Congo DR">{{cite web| url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036747/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604010806/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036747/index.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 June 2008 |title=Egypt 2–1 Congo DR |date=1 June 2008 |publisher=FIFA|access-date=26 July 2008}}</ref> After returning to Greece, he complained of severe stomach pain and was rushed to hospital to have his [[Vermiform appendix|appendix]] removed, ruling him out of subsequent matches for several weeks,<ref name="LuaLua under knife after health scare">{{cite news|url=http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=1912 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716121759/http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=1912 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2011 |title=LuaLua under knife after health scare |date=4 June 2008 |publisher=Sport in Greece |access-date=26 July 2008 }}</ref> as DR Congo moved to the top of Group 12 in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|second round]].<ref name="DRC thrash Djibouti">{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7453703.stm| title=DRC thrash Djibouti, Ethiopia win |date=14 June 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=26 July 2008}}</ref> Despite topping the group at that point, DR Congo were later eliminated at this stage and therefore failed to progress to the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|third round]] of qualifying.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7301308.stm| title=2010 qualifiers: Second round details |date=11 October 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 September 2009}}</ref>

In February 2012, national manager [[Claude Le Roy]] confirmed that he was with LuaLua in the aim of him returning to the national team for their [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|Cup of Nations qualifier]] against [[Seychelles national football team|Seychelles]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Muga|first1=Emmanuel|title=Lomana LuaLua to return for DR Congo says coach Le Roy|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17139857|access-date=28 August 2015|date=23 February 2012}}</ref> He did not play that game, but in December LuaLua was named for his fourth [[Africa Cup of Nations]], in South Africa in [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aarons|first1=Ed|title=Africa Cup Of Nations 2013: Bolasie rejects DR Congo call-up|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20831198|access-date=28 August 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 December 2012}}</ref> He started all three matches—all draws—as the team exited from [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group C|Group C]].

==Personal life==
In September 2003, LuaLua was fined £175 by Newcastle Magistrates Court for watching British television without a [[Television licensing in the United Kingdom|licence]].<ref>{{cite news |title=LuaLua fined for no TV licence |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7015535.lualua-fined-no-tv-licence/ |access-date=3 December 2021 |work=The Northern Echo |date=17 September 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Licence fine for LuaLua |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/licence-fine-for-lualua-1662573 |access-date=3 December 2021 |work=Evening Chronicle |date=17 September 2003}}</ref>

In 2005, LuaLua became patron of the Haslar Visitors Group, a charity that works with detainees in an immigration removal centre.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/mar/09/asylum.football|title=Lomana Tresor LuaLua |last=Benjamin |first=Alison |date=9 March 2005 |work=The Guardian|access-date=15 February 2009 | location=London}}</ref> In the following year, he set up the LuaLua Foundation, building a hostel, sport and education complex in [[Kinshasa]] to provide care and education for orphaned children in DR Congo.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_football/4794947.stm|title=LuaLua sets up Congo foundation |date=15 August 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6266831.stm|title=LuaLua seeks to make a difference |date=16 January 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He is also actively involved in the [[Show Racism the Red Card]] campaign and was involved in the launch of a new video entitled "A Safe Place", which features Premiership footballers talking about their experiences with racism.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kickitout.org/news.php/news_id/1158|title=Pompey launch anti-racism video|date=11 November 2004|publisher=Kick It Out|access-date=8 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716031154/http://www.kickitout.org/news.php/news_id/1158|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> LuaLua is a [[Born again (Christianity)|born-again Christian]] and his former teammate at Portsmouth, [[Linvoy Primus]], was quoted saying "We are not scared to say we pray together before games. About 45 minutes before a game we link our arms and just pray that we can glorify God."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.familytrust.org.uk/downloads/582008/Profiles%20%20-%20Term5&6%202008.pdf |title=Week 9 – Linvoy Primus |publisher=Family Trust |access-date=26 December 2009 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2006/02/11/exclusive-lualua-i-forgive-115875-16691010/|title=LuaLua: I Forgive |work=Daily Mirror|date=11 February 2006 |access-date=26 December 2009|last=Crook|first=Alex}}</ref>

LuaLua wrote the [[foreword]] to ''You Can Have Chips'', the [[autobiography]] of his former manager [[Steve Wignall]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=You Can Have Chips: The Autobiography of Steve Wignall|publisher=Amazon.com|id= {{ASIN|1904444962|country=uk}}}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/8955/lomana-tresor-lualua?cc=4716 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030500/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/8955/lomana-tresor-lualua?cc=4716 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |title=Lomana Tresor LuaLua |publisher=[[ESPNSoccernet]] |access-date=6 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{NFT player|1980|name=LuaLua, Lomano Tresor|accessdate=5 February 2013 }}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]
|[[1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season|1998–99]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 1998/1999 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=128 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|[[Football League One|Division Two]]
|13||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0
|0||13||1
|-
|[[1999–2000 Colchester United F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 1999/2000 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=129 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|Division Two
|41||12||1||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[Football League Trophy]]}}
|0||45||14
|-
|[[2000–01 Colchester United F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2000/2001 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=130 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|Division Two
|7||2||colspan="2"|—||2||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!61!!15!!1!!1!!4!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!67!!20
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name=":0" />
|[[Premier League]]
|21||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||0
|-
|[[2001–02 Newcastle United F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2001/2002 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=131 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|Premier League
|20||3||3||0||3||0||6{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}||2||colspan="2"|—||32||5
|-
|[[2002–03 Newcastle United F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2002/2003 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=132 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|Premier League
|11||2||1||0||1||0||9{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||2||colspan="2"|—||22||4
|-
|[[2003–04 Newcastle United F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2003/2004 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=133 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|Premier League
|7||0||1||0||1||0||2{{efn|One appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League; one appearance in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!59!!5!!7!!0!!5!!0!!17!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!88!!9
|-
|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan)
|[[2003–04 Portsmouth F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name=":1" />
|Premier League
|15||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||4
|-
|rowspan="4"|Portsmouth
|[[2004–05 Portsmouth F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2004/2005 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=134 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|Premier League
|25||6||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||6
|-
|[[2005–06 Portsmouth F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2005/2006 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=135 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|Premier League
|25||7||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||7
|-
|[[2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2006/2007 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=136 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|Premier League
|22||2||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72!!19!!1!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!76!!19
|-
|[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
|[[2007–08 Olympiacos F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=LOMANA LUA LUA, OLYMPIACOS S.F.P. {{!}} Super League Greece |url=https://www.slgr.gr//en/player/32/statistics/5/ |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=www.slgr.gr |language=en}}</ref><ref>For National Cup matches: <br />{{Cite web |title=5η φάση Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας, 2007–2008 |url=https://www.epo.gr/media/files/ARXEIO_KYPELLO/5_fasi_2007-2008.pdf |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=Hellenic Football Federation |language=Greek}}<br />{{Cite web |title=Προημιτελική φάση Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας, 2007–2008 |url=https://www.epo.gr/media/files/ARXEIO_KYPELLO/6_fasi_2007-2008.pdf |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=Hellenic Football Federation |language=Greek}}<br />{{Cite web |title=Ημιτελική φάση Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας, 2007–2008 |url=https://www.epo.gr/media/files/ARXEIO_KYPELLO/7_fasi_2007-2008.pdf |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=Hellenic Football Federation |language=Greek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2007/2008 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=137 |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|[[Super League Greece]]
|21||5||3||1||colspan="2"|—|||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||30||6
|-
|[[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]]
|[[2008–09 Qatar Stars League|2008–09]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Congo DR – L. LuaLua – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/lomana-tresor-lua-lua/2658/ |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=Soccerway}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|[[Qatar Stars League]]
|11||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[Sheikh Jassim Cup]]}}||4||15||6
|-
|Olympiacos
|[[2009–10 Olympiacos F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name=":2" />
|Super League Greece
|12||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—|||2{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||5{{efn|Appearance(s) in Super League play-offs}}||0||19||3
|-
|[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|[[2010–11 Cypriot First Division|2010–11]]<ref name=":2" />
|[[Cypriot First Division]]
|19||4||6{{efn|{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}}}||2||colspan="2"|—|||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||0||0||28||7
|-
|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|[[2011–12 Blackpool F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lomano LuaLua {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2011/2012 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16127&season_id=141 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|29||4||3||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||32||6
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Kardemir Karabükspor|Karabükspor]]
|[[2012–13 Süper Lig|2012–13]]<ref name=":2" />
|[[Süper Lig]]
|30||11||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||11
|-
|[[2013–14 Süper Lig|2013–14]]<ref name=":2" />
|Süper Lig
|12||2||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!42!!13!!4!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!46!!15
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Çaykur Rizespor|Rizespor]]
|[[2013–14 Süper Lig|2013–14]]<ref name=":2" />
|Süper Lig
|11||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||4
|-
|[[2014–15 Süper Lig|2014–15]]<ref name=":2" />
|Süper Lig
|8||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!19!!4!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!22!!5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Akhisar Belediyespor]]
|[[2014–15 Süper Lig|2014–15]]<ref name=":2" />
|Süper Lig
|14||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1
|-
|[[2015–16 Süper Lig|2015–16]]<ref name=":2" />
|Süper Lig
|10||0||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!24!!1!!4!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!28!!3
|-
|[[Şanlıurfaspor]]
|[[2015–16 TFF First League|2015–16]]<ref name=":2" />
|[[TFF First League]]
|16||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||2
|-
|[[Merit Alsancak Yeşilova S.K.|Merit Alsancak Yeşilova]]
|[[2017–18 KTFF Süper Lig|2017–18]]<ref name=":4" />
|[[KTFF Süper Lig]]
|23||9||3||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||12
|-
|[[Doğan Türk Birliği]]
|[[2018–19 KTFF Süper Lig|2018–19]]<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://www.ktff.org/BilgiBankasi/FutbolcuDetayi/17302?sid_SelectedText=2018-2019&sid_SelectedIndex=0&sid=12|title=Lomana Tresor Lua Lua|publisher=Cyprus Turkish Football Association|access-date=31 July 2018|language=tr}}</ref>
|KTFF Süper Lig
|8||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||5
|-
|[[Girne Halk Evi]]
|[[2018–19 KTFF Süper Lig|2018–19]]<ref name=":5" />
|KTFF Süper Lig
|7||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||4
|-
|[[Peterborough Sports F.C.|Peterborough Sports]]
|[[2019–20 Southern Football League|2019–20]]<ref name=":6" />
|[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Premier Division Central
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!439!!95!!38!!14!!12!!4!!28!!5!!10!!4!!527!!122
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
:''Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each LuaLua goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Lomana LuaLua
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 13 October 2002 || [[Stade des Martyrs]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]] || {{fb|BWA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || [[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification|2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] ||<ref name="botswana"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 16 August 2005 || [[Stade Yves-du-Manoir (Montpellier)|Stade Yves-du-Manoir]], France || {{fb|GUI}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] ||<ref name="guinea"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 21 January 2006 || [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], Egypt || {{fb|TGO}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] ||<ref name="togo"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || 29 April 2007 || Stade des Martyrs, DR Congo || {{fb|ETH}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] ||<ref name="ethiopia"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5 || 20 August 2008 || Stade du Vieux-Pré, [[Dreux]], France || {{fb|TGO}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || Friendly ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Egypt embarrassed by Sudan defeat |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7574492.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 August 2008 |access-date=7 January 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6 || 11 October 2008 || [[Kamuzu Stadium]], Malawi || {{fb|MWI}} ||style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2010 World Cup qualification]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Mwafulirwa at the double |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=233602&cc=4716&league=FIFA.WORLDQ.CAF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030545/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=233602&cc=4716&league=FIFA.WORLDQ.CAF |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |work=ESPNSoccernet |date=11 October 2008 |access-date=7 January 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7 || 27 March 2011 || [[Stade des Martyrs]], [[Kinshasa]], DR Congo || {{fb|Mauritius}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Congo DR vs. Mauritius 3–0 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/03/27/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/congo-dr/mauritius/916408/ |work=Soccerway|date=27 March 2011 |access-date=4 October 2011 }}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
'''Olympiacos'''
*[[Super League Greece]]: [[2007–08 Super League Greece|2007–08]]<ref name=":3" />
*[[Greek Super Cup]]: [[2007 Greek Super Cup|2007]]

'''Al-Arabi'''
*[[Sheikh Jassim Cup]]: 2008<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2008 |title=Al Arabi rout Al Rayyan to win Sheikh Jassim Cup |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/sport/192/details/161661/al-arabi-rout-al-rayyan-to-win-sheikh-jassim-cup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119053605/http://www.gulf-times.com/sport/192/details/161661/al-arabi-rout-al-rayyan-to-win-sheikh-jassim-cup |archive-date=19 November 2014 |website=Gulf Times}}</ref>

'''Omonia'''
*[[Cypriot Cup]]: [[2010–11 Cypriot Cup|2010–11]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyprus 2010/11 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cyp2011.html |access-date=7 July 2022 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerbase}}
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football Lomana LuaLua] at [[BBC Sport]]
* {{Mackolik player|new_id=nqvaqilvhmdqvuslazx70xjp|old_id=6263}}

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