Lagos Kunga

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Lagos Kunga
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Kalonji Pro-Profile
Youth career
2008–2016 DDYSC Wolves
2016–2017 Atlanta United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Charleston Battery 2 (0)
2017 → Atlanta United (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2020 Atlanta United 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Atlanta United 2 (loan) 33 (5)
2019 → Memphis 901 (loan) 20 (1)
2020 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 9 (1)
2021 Kalonji Pro-Profile 5 (2)
2021 Kristiansund 1 (0)
2022– Kalonji Pro-Profile
National team‡
2017 United States U20 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 6, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 28, 2017

Lagos Kunga (born October 20, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Kalonji Pro-Profile in the United Premier Soccer League.

Early life[]

Kunga was born in Angola before his family moved to Russia, where they lived until he was seven years old. They later moved to Clarkston, Georgia in the United States.[1]

Professional career[]

At the youth level, Kunga developed at DDYSC in Atlanta and played varsity soccer at The Paideia School. Kunga had initially stated a commitment to play college soccer at Furman University.[2]

Atlanta United[]

It was announced on June 17, 2017, that Kunga would sign with Major League Soccer side Atlanta United as a Homegrown Player at the beginning of the 2018 season.[3]

On June 28, 2017, Kunga signed with United Soccer League side Charleston Battery, the USL affiliate of Atlanta United, until the end of their 2017 season.[4] He was immediately sent on a short-term loan deal to Atlanta and made an appearance on the same day as a 65th-minute substitute in 3–2 loss to Miami FC in the U.S. Open Cup.[5]

On March 24, 2018, Kunga made his first official appearance for Atlanta United on their second team, Atlanta United 2. Kunga started the game, and was subbed off after 86 minutes.[6]

On the last day of the USL regular season, October 13, 2018, Kunga scored a brace against the Richmond Kickers in a 3–2 victory to finish off the season with 5 goals in 31 appearances.[7]

Following the 2020 season, Kunga was released by Atlanta on November 24, 2020.[8]

Memphis 901 (loan)[]

Kunga was loaned to Memphis 901 in the USL Championship. Kunga made 20 appearances scoring one goal.

Phoenix Rising (loan)[]

On January 21, 2020, Kunga was loaned to USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC.[9]

Kalonji Pro-Profile[]

After being released from Phoenix Rising FC following the 2020 USL Championship season, Kunga returned to Georgia to play with United Premier Soccer League club Kalonji Pro-Profile.[10]

Kristiansund BK[]

On August 29, 2021, Kunga signed with Eliteserien club Kristiansund BK.[11]

Kalonji Pro-Profile[]

Kunga returned to Kalonji Pro-Profile in 2022. He scored in Kalonji's United Premier Soccer League National Third Place match against the Los Angeles FC Academy.[12]

Statistics[]

As of June 22, 2020
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
United States League US Open Cup Playoffs North America Total
Atlanta United 2017 Major League Soccer 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Charleston Battery United Soccer League 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Atlanta United 2 2018 31 5 0 0 — — 31 5
2019 USL Championship 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Memphis 901 20 1 3 0 — — 23 1
Phoenix Rising 2020 1 1 0 0 — — 1 1
Total United States 56 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 60 7
Career statistics 56 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 60 7

References[]

  1. ^ "From Angola to Atlanta, Lagos Kunga's remarkable journey". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Atlanta United academy players make their college commitments". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Atlanta United FC sign three Homegrown players for 2018 season". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. June 17, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Cardamone, Sarah (June 28, 2017). "Charleston Battery sign Lagos Kunga". Charleston Battery - USL. Charleston Battery. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Miami FC 3, Atlanta United 2 | U.S. Open Cup Round of 16". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Lagos Kunga | uslsoccer.com". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Lagos finishes off season with a brace". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "Atlanta United announce year-end roster moves | Atlanta United FC".
  9. ^ "Atlanta United acquire forward Adam Jahn from Phoenix Rising FC, loan out Lagos Kunga". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 21, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "Lagos Kunga Kalonji Pro-Profile videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore".
  11. ^ "De siste ukene har Lagos Kunga vært på prøvespill her hos oss. I dag signerte han en kontrakt for resten av sesongen!". Kristiansundbk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "50' Lagos Kunga scores for #kalonjiproprofile ⚽ It's 1-1 now!". Twitter.com. @UPSLSoccer. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

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