Crawley Town sign Birmingham City midfielder

Crawley Town have signed 21-year-old attacking midfielder Beryly Lubala on a two-year contract, with a year’s option, from Birmingham City.
Beryly Lubala. Picture courtesy of Crawley TownBeryly Lubala. Picture courtesy of Crawley Town
Beryly Lubala. Picture courtesy of Crawley Town

Beryly was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and grew up in Leicester before joining Birmingham’s youth set-up in 2014.

An attacking midfielder or forward, Lubala made 22 appearances for the Blues’ under-23s in the 2016-17 season and was awarded with a new contract.

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During the 2017-18 campaign he was a regular once again for the under-23s and was given his professional debut as a substitute in Birmingham’s game at Bristol City in 2018.

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Head Coach Gabriele Cioffi said: “I am absolutely delighted to have Beryly with us. He is a player I know from my time at Birmingham and he has all the attributes to do well for us.

“He is a terrific athlete, he can score goals and he can be a dominant midfielder or play in wide areas too. Since I came to the club he is a player I have been very very keen to bring to Crawley. I think he will thrive with us and I am very pleased to have him here.”