Gaël Kakudji
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gaël Kakudji | ||
Date of birth | 6 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Antwerp | ||
Number | 47 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2017 | Seraing | ||
2017–2018 | Gent | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Antwerp | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | DR Congo U23 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2018 |
Gaël Kakudji (born 6 July 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Belgian club Antwerp in the Belgian First Division A.
Professional career[]
Kakudji was born in Belgium, and is of Congolese descent. He played football with Seraing and Gent alongside boxing and rugby as an adolescent, and moved to Antwerp in 2018.[1] Kakudji made his professional debut with Antwerp in a 3–0 Belgian First Division A win over Cercle Brugge on 9 December 2018.[2]
International career[]
Kakudji was called up to the DR Congo U23s for 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Interview de Gael Kakundji". leopardleader.com.
- ^ "Cercle Brugge vs. Antwerp – 9 December 2018 – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "ELIM-CAN U23 : 27 joueurs convoqués contre le Maroc". Rdcongoleopardsfoot.com. 7 March 2019.
- ^ "CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
External links[]
- Gaël Kakudji at Soccerway
- RTBF Profile
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Lubumbashi
- People with acquired Democratic Republic of the Congo citizenship
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Belgian footballers
- Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Association football defenders