Who is Malo Gusto?
Malo Gusto is a professional and prominent French footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.
How Old Is Malo Gusto?
He is 19 years old as of January 2023, having been born on May 19, 2003, in Decines-Charpieu, France, Malo Gusto shares his birthdate with celebrities such as; JoJo Siwa, Marshmello, Nikocado Avocado, Sam Smith, Scarlet Vas, and many more.
Malo Gusto Family
Who are Malo Gusto Parents?
News on the internet shows that his father made him play rugby. But his mother’s name and whereabouts are not mentioned on the internet.
Does Malo Gusto have Siblings?
There is no news on the internet showing whether he has siblings or was born as an only child. In case there is news regarding this matter, we will update it here as soon as possible.
Malo Gusto Education
Information regarding where he received his high school/college education is not mentioned on the internet.
Malo Gusto Marital Status
On his love life matters, he is seen as a person who hates drama and loves his privacy. He has managed to keep his marriage/dating life low-key thus leaving many with a lot of unanswered questions. In case there is news regarding this matter, we will update it here as soon as possible.
Malo Gusto Kids
He does not have any kids as of January 2023. In case there is new news regarding this matter, we will update it here as soon as possible.
Malo Gusto Club Career
A Career at Lyon
He started playing at the ASVF, later joining Bourgoin-Jallieu on a one-year spell, before entering the Olympique Lyonnais academy as an under-14, in a move resembling the one of his elder academy fellow Amine Gouiri. He happened to arrive in Lyon the same year the club moved to the Stade des Lumieres in his hometown. In Lyin, he was part of the same generation as Florent da Silva, Yaya Soumare, and Rayan Cherki, eventually signing his first professional contract with the French club in December 2021. At that point, he had already made a few appearances on the team sheet for Ligue 1 games under Rudi Garcia’s management. While already shown his talent in the Youth League and National 2 with the reserve. On January 24, 2021, he made his professional debut for Olympique Lyonnais.
Replacing Bruno Guimaraes in the 90th minute of a 5-0 Ligue 1 away win against their Derby du Rhone rivals Saint-Etienne. Having made another short Ligue 1 appearance at the end of the season, Malo signed a new contract with Lyon in June, tying him to the club until 2024. Starting the 2021-22 season as the official replacement of France international Leo Dubois. As several fullbacks were departing the club, including Mattia De Sciglio, Melvin Bard, and Maxwell Cornet – Malo Gusto started his first game on August 7, during Lyon’s opening match against Brest. By doing so, he became the youngest defender to start a Ligue 1 game for OL since Samuel Umtiti. Under Bosz’s direction, he still took the spotlight on several occasions as he started games such as. The 2-0 Europa League away win against Steven Gerrard’s Rangers or the 2-1 Ligue 1 away loss against Paris Saint-Germain.
An International Career
In addition to playing football at the football level, he has also played football internationally. Thus he is a youth international for France: where he first played as a midfielder for the under-16 but was later selected as a fullback with the U17 and U18. However, he did not play any official game with the latter as the covid pandemic did not allow most youth international encounters. Or competitions to go on as planned in 2020-2021. As the pandemic was slowing down, in September 2021, he eventually gained his next French cap, this time playing with the under-19.
He was then called for a friendly tournament in Slovenia against Russia, Slovakia, and the hosts along with his teammate Rayan Cherki. There, he started and played every minute of all three games, and ended up wearing the captain’s armband. A month later, he and Cherki were directly promoted to the under-21 team by Sylvian Ripoll. The two of them, made their debut on October 8, 2021, coming off the bench with the espoirs. And helped their team to an important 5-0 win against Ukraine in the Euro qualifying.
Malo Gusto Height and Measurements
Adding up to his well-built body is a height of 5ft 10 inches (1.79m) and a weight of 67kg (147 lbs).
Malo Gusto Salary and Net Worth
He has an annual salary of €400,000 and an estimated net worth of between $1 and $5 million.