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Junior Kabananga Kalonji (born 4 April 1989) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for Liga I side Mioveni as a striker. He is a member of DR Congo national team.

Junior Kabananga

Personal information
Full name	Junior Kabananga Kalonji
Date of birth	(1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Mioveni
Number	99
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	FC MK Etanchéité
2010–2013	Anderlecht	5	(1)
2011	→ Beerschot (loan)	3	(0)
2012–2013	→ Roeselare (loan)	29	(5)
2013–2015	Cercle Brugge	64	(13)
2015–2018	Astana	57	(29)
2016	→ Karabükspor (loan)	7	(2)
2018–2019	Al-Nassr	6	(4)
2018–2019	→ Astana (loan)	20	(2)
2019–2020	Qatar	5	(1)
2020	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	5	(0)
2021–2022	Suzhou Dongwu	22	(3)
2022–	Mioveni	1	(0)
National team‡
2014–2018	DR Congo	22	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:25, 2 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:09, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Kinshasa, Kabananga began his early career with FC MK Etanchéité.[1]

Anderlecht

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]

Loans to Beerschot and Roeselare

He moved on loan to Germinal Beerschot in January 2011,[4] and also spent the 2012–13 season on loan at Roeselare.[5]

Cercle Brugge

He signed a permanent two-year contract with Cercle Brugge in July 2013.[6]

Astana

In June 2015 he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Astana.[7] In June 2016 he returned from the loan.[8] On 27 July 2017, Kabananga signed a new two-year contract with Astana.[9]

Karabükspor(loan)

On 1 February 2016, Kabananga joined Kardemir Karabükspor on loan until the end of the 2015–16 Turkish season.[10]

Al-Nassr and Astana(loan) return

On 31 January 2018, Kabananga signed a $2 million two-and-a-half-year contract with Al-Nassr.[11] He returned on loan to Astana in September 2018.[12]

Suzhou Dongwu

On 10 June 2021, Kabananga joined China League One side Suzhou Dongwu.[13]

Mioveni

In August 2022, Kabananga joined Liga I club Mioveni.[14]

International career

Kabananga 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.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 September 2019[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	5
	2016		13	5	2	3	12	2	0	0	27	10
	2017		31	19	0	0	11	4	1	0	43	23
	Total		57	29	4	3	33	6	1	0	95	38
Kardemir Karabükspor (loan)	2015–16	TFF First League	7	2	0	0	–		–		7	2
Al-Nassr	2017–18	Saudi Professional League	6	4	1	0	–		–		7	4
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		6	4	1	0	-	-	-	-	7	4
Astana (loan)	2018	Kazakhstan Premier League	6	0	0	0	11	0	–		17	0
	2019		14	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	16	4
	Total		20	2	1	0	11	0	1	2	33	4
Qatar	2019–20	Qatar Stars League	5	1	0	0	–		–		5	1
Career total			159	51	11	5	44	6	2	2	217	64

International

As of match played 9 September 2018[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

DR Congo	Year	Apps	Goals
	2014	3	1
	2015	8	0
	2017	9	3
	2018	2	0
	Total	22	4

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[1]

List of international goals scored by Junior Kabananga

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 October 2014	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	2–1	4–3	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	16 January 2017	Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon	Morocco	1–0	1–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
3.	20 January 2017	Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon	Ivory Coast	2–1	2–2	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
4.	24 January 2017	Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil, Gabon	Togo	1–0	3–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Astana

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2015, 2016,[16] 2017, 2018[17]
• Kazakhstan Cup: 2016[18]
• Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2019[17]

DR Congo

• Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2015[19]

Individual

• Africa Cup of Nations top scorer: 2017[20]
• Africa Cup of Nations Team of the tournament: 2017[20]

References

На других языках

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[de] Junior Kabananga

Junior Kabananga Kalonji (* 4. April 1989 in Kinshasa) ist ein kongolesischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Junior Kabananga

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[es] Junior Kabananga

Junior Kabananga Kalonji (Kinsasa, Zaire, 4 de abril de 1989) es un futbolista congoleño. Juega de delantero y su equipo es el Suzhou Dongwu de la Primera Liga China.[1]

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[fr] Junior Kabananga

Junior Kabananga est un footballeur international congolais (RDC) né le 4 avril 1989 à Kinshasa en République démocratique du Congo qui évolue au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Junior Kabananga

Junior Kabananga Kalonji (Kinshasa, 4 aprile 1989) è un calciatore della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, attaccante del Suzhou Dongwu e della nazionale della Repubblica Democratica del Congo.

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[ru] Кабананга, Жуниор

Жуниор Кабананга (фр. Junior Kabananga; род. 4 апреля 1989 Киншаса, ДР Конго) — конголезский футболист, нападающий китайского клуба «Сучжоу Дунъу». Четырёхкратный чемпион Казахстана (2015—2018).

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