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Elias Kachunga (born 22 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers as a forward. Born in Germany, Kachunga represents the DR Congo national team.

Elias Kachunga

Kachunga with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Elias Kachunga[1]
Date of birth	(1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Haan, Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Bolton Wanderers
Number	24
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	47	(13)
2010–2014	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2	(0)
2012	→ VfL Osnabrück (loan)	17	(10)
2012	→ Hertha BSC II (loan)	4	(3)
2012	→ Hertha BSC (loan)	2	(0)
2012–2013	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	13	(3)
2013–2015	SC Paderborn	55	(12)
2015–2017	FC Ingolstadt 04	10	(0)
2016–2017	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)	42	(12)
2017–2020	Huddersfield Town	75	(4)
2020–2021	Sheffield Wednesday	27	(0)
2021–	Bolton Wanderers	49	(2)
National team‡
2008–2009	Germany U17	8	(1)
2009–2010	Germany U18	7	(2)
2010–2011	Germany U19	7	(3)
2011–2012	Germany U20	3	(0)
2014	Germany U21	2	(0)
2017	DR Congo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 19 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2017

Early and personal life

Born in Haan, Germany,[2] Kachunga has a Congolese father and a German mother.[3]

Club career

Kachunga spent his early career in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Osnabrück, Hertha BSC and SC Paderborn.[2][4] Following Paderborn's relegation, he moved to FC Ingolstadt 04 in June 2015.[5] He was the club's record signing, at a transfer fee of €1.7 million.[3] He signed a season-long loan deal with an option to buy at the end with English Championship club Huddersfield Town in June 2016.[6] He made his debut for them on 6 August 2016, scoring the first goal in a 2–1 win over Brentford.[7] On 22 March 2017, Huddersfield paid Ingolstadt £1.1 million to turn Kachunga's loan deal into a permanent transfer.[8]

In December 2017 he was ruled-out for three months due to injury.[9]

He was released by Huddersfield at the end of the 2019–20 season.[10]

On 2 September 2020, he was signed by Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer.[11][12] He made his debut coming off the bench against Cardiff City on the opening day of the season.[13] He scored his first goal for Wednesday in a 2-0 EFL Cup win against Rochdale on 15 September 2020.[14]

On 20 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[15]

On 6 August 2021, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[16][17] He made his debut a day later as a late substitute against Milton Keynes Dons and provided an assist for Alex Baptiste in the 95th minute, rescuing a point for Bolton in a 3–3 draw.[18] His first Bolton goal came on 7 November in a 2–2 draw against Stockport County in the FA Cup.[19]

International career

Kachunga has represented Germany at all youth age levels from under-17 through to under-21.[20]

He debuted for the senior DR Congo national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 26 March 2017.[21][22]

Career statistics

As of match played on 19 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II	2009–10[2]	Regionalliga West	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2010–11[2]	Regionalliga West	24	1	—		—		—		24	1
	2011–12[2]	Regionalliga West	18	12	—		—		—		18	12
	Total		47	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	13
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2010–11[2]	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2011–12[2]	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2012–13[2]	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
VfL Osnabrück (loan)	2011–12[2]	3. Liga	17	10	0	0	—		—		17	10
Hertha BSC II (loan)	2012–13[2]	Regionalliga Nordost	4	3	—		—		—		4	3
Hertha BSC (loan)	2012–13[2]	2. Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
SC Paderborn (loan)	2012–13[2]	2. Bundesliga	13	3	0	0	—		—		13	3
SC Paderborn	2013–14[2]	2. Bundesliga	33	6	2	0	—		—		35	6
	2014–15[2]	Bundesliga	32	6	0	0	—		—		32	6
	Total		55	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	57	12
FC Ingolstadt 04	2015–16[2]	Bundesliga	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2016–17[2]	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Huddersfield Town (loan)	2016–17[23]	Championship	42	12	2	0	1	1	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	48	13
Huddersfield Town	2017–18[24]	Premier League	19	1	0	0	2	0	—		22	1
	2018–19[25]	Premier League	20	0	1	0	1	0	—		22	0
	2019–20[26]	Championship	36	3	0	0	1	0	—		37	3
	Total		75	4	1	0	4	0	0	0	81	4
Sheffield Wednesday	2020–21[13]	Championship	27	0	0	0	2	1	—		29	1
Bolton Wanderers	2021–22[27]	League One	32	2	2	2	2	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	41	4
	2022–23	League One	17	0	1	0	2	1	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	22	1
	Total		49	2	3	2	4	1	7	0	63	5
Career total			353	59	9	2	7	3	10	0	382	65

Honours

Huddersfield Town

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2017[28]

References

External links

• Elias Kachunga at Soccerbase

На других языках

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[de] Elias Kachunga

Elias Kachunga (* 22. April 1992 in Köln) ist ein deutsch-kongolesischer Fußballspieler. Der Sohn einer Deutschen und eines Kongolesen ist derzeit beim englischen Drittligaklub Bolton Wanderers aktiv und ist seit 2017 Nationalspieler der Demokratischen Republik Kongo.

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- [en] Elias Kachunga

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[es] Elias Kachunga

Elias Kachunga (Colonia, Alemania, 22 de abril de 1992) es un futbolista congoleño que juega como delantero en el Bolton Wanderers F. C. de la League One.[1]

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[fr] Elias Kachunga

Elias Kachunga, né le 22 avril 1992 à Haan en Allemagne, est un footballeur international congolais. Il évolue au poste d'attaquant au sein du club anglais de Bolton Wanderers.

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[it] Elias Kachunga

Elias Kachunga (Haan, 22 aprile 1992) è un calciatore tedesco naturalizzato congolese (Repubblica Democratica del Congo), attaccante del Bolton.

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[ru] Качунга, Элиас

Элиас Качунга (нем. Elias Kachunga; родился 22 апреля 1992, Хан, Северный Рейн-Вестфалия) — профессиональный футболист, нападающий английского клуба «Болтон Уондерерс». Выступал за сборную Демократической Республики Конго.

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