Andre Kona N'Gole (born 16 June 1970) is a Congolese

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player. He started playing for Jomo Cosmos in South Africa where he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman who made his transfer to play

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for Gençlerbirliği in the Turkish Super League, for 5 seasons. By scoring 74 goals including 12 penalties for Gençlerbirliği, he became the all-time top scorer of the club, a record that had previously stood since 1958. Between 1993 (23 August 1993) and 2001 (26 May 2001), he played 147 matches totalling 12,458 minutes for the club. He has scored a total of 97 goals in 265 games in the Turkish Super League. Has duel

Turkish citizenship Turkish nationality law is based primarily on the principle of ''jus sanguinis''. Children who are born to a Turkish mother or a Turkish father (in or out of marriage) are Turkish citizens from birth. The intention to renounce Turkish citiz ...

, having gained naturalisation during his career in Turkey. Kona N'Gole played for the Zaire national football team at the

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and

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finals.

Honours

* Gençlerbirliği **

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(1): 2001

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at TFF.org 1970 births Living people People from Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers 1992 African Cup of Nations players 1996 African Cup of Nations players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Expatriate footballers in Turkey Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Antalyaspor footballers Diyarbakırspor footballers İstanbulspor footballers Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Süper Lig players Association football forwards 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub