Jadel Chanda Katongo (born 24 September 2004) is an English footballer who plays for

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club Peterborough United on loan from Premier League club side

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. He is an England youth international.

Early life

Katongo joined

when he was in the under-9 age group. He continued through the academy and was the youngest member of their U18 title winning team in 2020-21.

Career

Manchester City

Katongo played for

in the EFL Trophy during the 2022-23 season.

Peterborough United (loan)

In August 2023, he joined Peterborough United on a season-long loan. Katongo scored on his debut for Peterborough, against Cambridge United in a 2-0 win in the

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. Later that month he made his debut in the

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as Peterborough suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat to

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on 26 September 2023. On 30 August 2024, Katongo returned to Peterborough on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.

Style of play

Katongo has been described as a ball-playing centre-half. It is considered he could also play as a right-back. Whilst on loan at Peterborough, he was tried in midfield.

International career

Katongo was born in England to a Zambian father and British mother. He has expressed an interest in playing for the Zambia national team. He was invited to train with the Zambian first team by head coach Avram Grant in 2023. Katongo is a youth international for England, and in September 2023 was called up to the England U20 squad. In October 2023, he was called up to the England U-20 side for matches against Portugal U-20 and Romania U-20. He made his U20 debut on 12 October 2023, during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania.

Honours

Peterborough United *

: 2023–24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Katongo, Jadel 2004 births Living people Footballers from Greater Manchester English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Manchester City F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players English people of Zambian descent English Football League players