It was a rough start to life on loan for over the weekend, with the Liverpool defender shown a red card 52 minutes into his debut. Having arrived at Anfield from US Orleans in 2018, Koumetio has returned to his native France for a loan spell with USL Dunkerque this season. The move to Ligue 2 comes after an aborted spell with Austria Wien last time out, with a lack of game time and financial red tape seeing his deal terminated in January. But while the switch to Dunkirk can be seen as an opportunity for Koumetio, the 20-year-old’s debut was far from what he would have hoped. Just 52 minutes into Saturday’s clash with Grenoble, the centre-back picked up his second of two yellow cards to put his new side down to 10 men. Billy Koumetio made his debut for Ligue 2 side USL Dunkerque on Saturday, on loan from .
The hope will be that he learns from his rough start in Ligue 2 and returns much sharper, with his recent lack of game time after pre-season with Liverpool U21s likely a factor.