
His celebration ran to seven backflips and a somersault, and in 2006 it cost him a damaged foot against Arsenal; two years earlier, on loan at Portsmouth, he scored against his parent club Newcastle and the FA rewrote the loan rules because of it. LuaLua won the Greek league with Olympiacos in 2008 and the Cypriot Cup with Omonia in 2011 and captained DR Congo at the 2004 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations across 31 caps. Career record: 31 caps and 7 goals for DR Congo; club career at Colchester United, Newcastle United, Kardemir Karabükspor.
| 1998–2000 | Colchester United |
| 2000–2004 | Newcastle United |
| 2004–2007 | Portsmouth |
| 2007–2008 | Olympiacos |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Arabi SC |
| 2009–2010 | Olympiacos |
| 2010–2011 | AC Omonia |
| 2010–2010 | Olympiacos |
| 2011–2012 | Blackpool |
| 2012–2014 | Kardemir Karabükspor |
| 2014–2015 | Çaykur Rizespor |
| 2015–2016 | Akhisar Belediyespor |
| DR Congo | 31 caps, 7 goals |
DR Congo legends whose careers overlapped LuaLua's
One rank above: Kakoko Etepé at #14.
One rank below: Pierre Kalala Mukendi at #16.
DR Congo's editorial top five: Pierre Ndaye Mulamba · Paul Bonga Bonga · Trésor Mputu · Bwanga Tshimen · Chancel Mbemba.