Junior Kabananga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junior Kabananga Kalonji | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Kardemir Karabükspor (loan from Astana) | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2010 | FC MK Etanchéité | ||
| 2010–2013 | Anderlecht | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Germinal Beerschot (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Roeselare (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Cercle Brugge | 64 | (13) |
| 2015– | Astana | 13 | (5) |
| 2016– | → Kardemir Karabükspor (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | DR Congo | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 10 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Junior Kabananga Kalonji (born 4 April 1989) is a Congolese international footballer who plays for Turkish team Kardemir Karabükspor, on loan Kazakh team Astana, as a striker.
Career
Club
Born in Kinshasa, Kabananga began his early career with FC MK Etanchéité.[1] He made his senior debut for Belgian club Anderlecht in the 2010-11 season,[2] although Anderlecht later admitted negligence when transferring the player from Democratic Republic of the Congo after a forged document was used.[3] He moved on loan to Germinal Beerschot in January 2011,[4] and also spent the 2012–13 season on loan at Roeselare.[5] He signed a permanent two-year contract with Cercle Brugge in July 2013.[6] In June 2015 he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Astana.[7]
On 1 February 2016, Kabananga joined Kardemir Karabükspor on loan until the end of the 2015–16 Turkish season.[8]
International
He made his international debut for DR Congo in 2014.[1] In January 2015 he was named in the final squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 December 2015[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cercle Brugge | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 13 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 69 | 15 | ||
| Astana | 2015 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Career total | 77 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 19 | ||
International
- As of match played 12 October 2015[1]
| DR Congo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Junior Kabananga". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voebtal International. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Anderlecht avoue sa faute" (in French). So Foot. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ Kingsley Kobo (17 January 2011). "Anderlecht's Congolese Striker Junior Kabananga On Loan To Germinal Beerschot". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- 1 2 Junior Kabananga profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Junior Kabananga naar Cercle Brugge" (in Dutch). Sport Wereld. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ ""АСТАНА" ПОПОЛНИЛАСЬ ЕЩЕ ОДНИ НОВИЧКОМ" (in Russian). FC Astana. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Junior Kabananga ile Resmi Sözleşme İmzalanmıştır". www.kardemirkarabukspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Kardemir Karabükspor. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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External links
Junior Kabananga profile at Soccerway