Eric Bokanga Musau (born 9 October 1989) is a Congolese international

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who plays as a

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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 ...

Club career

Born in

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...

, Bokanga has played in the Congo DR for JAC Trésor and

, in Angola for Benfica de Luanda and in Rwanda for APR. After playing 13 times for Belgian club Standard Liège during the 2010-11 season, Bokanga was released by them in January 2011, returning briefly to play for Benfica de Luanda, before returning to the Congo in March 2011 to play for TP Mazembe. He later played for Benfica de Luanda (twice), Progresso do Sambizanga and FC Renaissance. In 2018, he played for Progresso Sambizanga and later in the season transferred to

F.C. Bravos do Maquis Futebol Clube Bravos do Maquis, formerly Futebol Clube Onze Bravos and usually known simply as Bravos do Maquis, is an Angolan football club based in Luena, in the eastern province of Moxico. Achievements *Angola Cup: ::Winner: (1) 2015 ::Run ...

. After spells at Progresso do Sambizanga and Interclube, Bokanga returned to

in Congo.Mercato: Eric Bokanga à L’As VClub, C’est conclu!
footrdc.com, 30 January 2020

International career

Bokanga made his international debut for Congo DR in 2009.

References

1989 births Living people Footballers from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers S.L. Benfica (Luanda) players AS Vita Club players APR F.C. players Standard Liège players TP Mazembe players Progresso Associação do Sambizanga players FC Renaissance du Congo players Belgian Pro League players Girabola players Men's association football forwards Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Angola Expatriate men's footballers in Angola Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Rwanda Expatriate men's footballers in Rwanda Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub