Marlène Kasaj Yav (born 25 January 1996) is a DR Congolese

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who plays as an

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for LINAFF club

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and the DR Congo national team.

Club career

Kasaj has played for

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in the Republic of the Congo and for Amani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2021, she moved to Turkey to join the Turkish Women's Super League club Adana İdmanyurduspor. On 7 July 2022, she transferred to the

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-based league champion Turkish club

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. She debuted in the

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on 18 August 2022.

International career

Kasaj capped for the DR Congo at senior level during the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (

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Career statistics

Honours

TP Mazembe *

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