Lagos Kunga

Lagos Kunga
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Atlanta United
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2016 DDYSC Wolves
2016–2017 Atlanta United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Charleston Battery 2 (0)
2017 → Atlanta United (loan) 0 (0)
2018– Atlanta United 0 (0)
2018 → Atlanta United 2 (loan) 31 (5)
National team‡
2017 United States U20 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 14, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 28, 2017

Lagos Kunga (Born October 20, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer side Atlanta United on since January 1, 2018.

Early life

Kunga was born in Angola before his family moved to Russia, where they lived until he was seven years old. They later moved to Clarkston, Georgia in the United States.[1]

Professional career

At the youth level, Kunga developed at DDYSC in Atlanta and played varsity soccer at The Paideia School. Kunga had initially stated a commitment to play college soccer at Furman University,[2] but it was announced on June 17, 2017 that Kunga would sign with Major League Soccer side Atlanta United as a Home Grown Player at the beginning of the 2018 season.[3]

On June 28, 2017, Kunga signed with United Soccer League side Charleston Battery, the USL affiliate of Atlanta United, until the end of their 2017 season.[4] He was immediately sent on a short-term loan deal to Atlanta and made an appearance on the same day as a 65th-minute substitute in 3-2 loss to Miami FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[5]

On March 24, 2018, Kunga made his first official appearance for Atlanta United on their second team, Atlanta United 2. Kunga started the game, and was subbed off after 86 minutes.[6]

On the last day of the USL regular season, October 13, 2018, Kunga scored a brace against the Richmond Kickers in a 3–2 victory to finish off the season with 5 goals in 31 appearances. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "From Angola to Atlanta, Lagos Kunga's remarkable journey". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  2. ↑ "Atlanta United academy players make their college commitments". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta United FC sign three Homegrown players for 2018 season". MLSsoccer.com. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  4. ↑ Cardamone, Sarah (2017-06-28). "Charleston Battery sign Lagos Kunga". Charleston Battery - USL. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  5. ↑ "Miami FC 3, Atlanta United 2 | U.S. Open Cup Round of 16". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  6. ↑ "Lagos Kunga | uslsoccer.com". www.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  7. ↑ "Lagos finishes off season with a brace". www.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-10-14.


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