Junior Kabananga Kalonji (born 4 April 1989) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker. He was a member of DR Congo national team.

Club career

Born in Kinshasa, Kabananga began his early career with

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Anderlecht

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

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

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Cercle Brugge

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

Astana

In June 2015 he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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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)

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

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

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

Mioveni

In August 2022, Kabananga joined

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. He left the club in January 2023.

International career

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

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Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Astana *

: 2015,

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DR Congo * Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2015 Individual * Africa Cup of Nations top scorer:

* Africa Cup of Nations Team of the tournament:

References