Elias Kachunga
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elias Kachunga[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Haan, Germany | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
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 | 25 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Germany U19 | 1 | (2) |
2014 | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
2017– | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:04, 19 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2017 |
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.
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 under-19 and under-21 levels.[2]
He debuted for the senior DR Congo national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 26 March 2017.[20][21]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played on 19 March 2022
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | [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) | [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 | [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[22] | Championship | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 48 | 13 |
Huddersfield Town | 2017–18[23] | Premier League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
2018–19[24] | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2019–20[25] | 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[26] | League One | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 34 | 4 |
Career total | 329 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 353 | 64 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Championship play-offs.
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
Honours[]
Huddersfield Town
References[]
- ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Elias Kachunga at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b Thorsten Felske (4 July 2015). "Kachunga (23) ist der Wechsel-König" (in German). Bild. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Elias Kachunga at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- ^ "KACHUNGA NACH INGOLSTADT" (in German). Bundesliga. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Elias Kachunga: Huddersfield sign Ingolstadt striker on loan". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town 2-1 Brentford". 6 August 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Elias Kachunga: Huddersfield Town sign on-loan striker for £1.1m". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Elias Kachunga: Huddersfield striker out with medial ligament injury". 18 December 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Chicken, Steven (24 July 2020). "Ten players depart Huddersfield Town with two deals extended". YorkshireLive.
- ^ "Wednesday sign Elias Kachunga". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Wednesday sign forward Kachunga" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Rochdale 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Owls confirm 2020/21 retained list". www.swfc.co.uk.
- ^ McDougall, John (6 August 2021). "Bolton swoop for ex-Huddersfield and Sheff Weds attacker Kachunga". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Bolton bring in striker Kachunga" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ BBC Sport: "Bolton Wanderers 3–3 Milton Keynes Dons"
- ^ BBC Sport: "Bolton Wanderers 2 2 Stockport County"
- ^ "Kenya v Congo DR". 26 March 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Léopards : La RDC chute 2-1 en amical face au Kenya". 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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