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Junior Kabananga Kalonji (born 4 April 1989) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for the DR Congo national team.




Club career


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




= Anderlecht

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He made his senior debut for Belgian club Anderlecht in the 2010–11 season, although Anderlecht later admitted negligence when transferring the player from Democratic Republic of the Congo after a forged document was used.




= Loans to Beerschot and Roeselare

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




= Cercle Brugge

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




= Astana

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




= Karabükspor(loan)

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




= Al-Nassr and Astana(loan) return

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




= Suzhou Dongwu

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




= Mioveni

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In August 2022, Kabananga joined Liga I club Mioveni. He left the club in January 2023.




= Maktaaral

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In February 2023, Kabananga signed a contract with Kazakh club Maktaaral.




International career


Kabananga made his international debut for DR Congo in 2014. In January 2015 he was named in the final squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.




Career statistics






= Club

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As of match played 21 May 2023




= International

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As of match played 9 September 2018

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




Honours


Astana

Kazakhstan Premier League: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Kazakhstan Cup: 2016
Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2019
DR Congo

Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2015
Individual

Africa Cup of Nations top scorer: 2017
Africa Cup of Nations Team of the tournament: 2017




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Piala Negara-Negara Afrika 2017
• Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
• R.S.C. Anderlecht
• Liga Profesional Saudi 2017–2018
• Babak kualifikasi Liga Champions UEFA 2017–2018
• Junior Kabananga
• 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
• 2017 Africa Cup of Nations squads
• Junior (name)
• Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
• FC Astana
• 2023 Kazakhstan Premier League
• Linafoot
• Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics
• List of foreign Saudi Professional League players