Elos Elonga-Ekakia (born 5 February 1974) is a retired
Congolese footballer
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who played at both professional and international levels, as a
striker.
Club career
After beginning his career at
AS Vita Club
Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.
History
AS Vita Club was founded in 1935 by Honoré Essabe under the name of ''Renaissance'' in ...
, Elonga-Ekakia later played in Belgium for
Beveren
Beveren () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders which comprises the towns of Beveren, Doel, Haasdonk, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Melsele, Verrebroek and Vrasene.
The port of the Waasland (Dutch: ''Waaslandhaven'') is in Beveren, ...
,
Lokeren
Lokeren () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called ''Land van Waas'', of which it is the second ...
,
Club Brugge
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062. ,
Anderlecht
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and
Royal Francs Borains.
While at Anderlecht, Elonga-Ekakia nearly died in a car crash.
International career
He was also a member of the
DR Congo national team between 1994 and 1998.
He has represented his country in 2
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
matches.
References
External links
Profile and stats- Lokeren
1974 births
Living people
Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
AS Vita Club players
Belgian Pro League players
K.S.K. Beveren players
Club Brugge KV players
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
1994 African Cup of Nations players
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Men's association football forwards
21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
Francs Borains players
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