Gaël Kakuta
Gaël Romeo Kakuta Mambenga (born 21 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 2 club Amiens. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team.
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Kakuta with Lens in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gaël Romeo Kakuta Mambenga | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lille, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Amiens | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | US Lille-Moulins | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2007 | Lens | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Chelsea | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | → Fulham (loan) | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | → Dijon (loan) | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | → Vitesse (loan) | 34 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Lazio (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 35 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Sevilla | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Hebei China Fortune | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Amiens (loan) | 36 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Amiens | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Lens (loan) | 35 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Lens | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Amiens | 37 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | France U16 | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | France U17 | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | France U18 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | France U19 | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | France U20 | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | France U21 | 18 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | DR Congo | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:28, 24 March 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A youth product of RC Lens, Kakuta moved to Chelsea in 2007 in a controversial transfer. Rarely used at Chelsea, he was loaned to six teams in five countries before leaving for Sevilla upon the expiration of his contract in 2015.
He was a French youth international and represented the nation at every age group from under-16 to under-21 levels, before switching allegiance to the DR Congo national team in 2017.
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