Elias Kachunga
Elias Kachunga (born 22 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Huddersfield Town and the DR Congo national team. He has also represented Germany U21s.
Kachunga with Borussia Mönchengladbach | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elias Kachunga[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Haan, Germany | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 47 | (13) |
2010–2014 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 | (0) |
2012 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 17 | (10) |
2012 | → Hertha BSC II (loan) | 4 | (3) |
2012 | → Hertha BSC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → SC Paderborn 07 (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2013–2015 | SC Paderborn 07 | 55 | (12) |
2015–2017 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 10 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 42 | (12) |
2017– | Huddersfield Town | 70 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Germany U19 | 1 | (2) |
2014 | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
2017– | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:02, 20 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2017 |
Club career
Kachunga spent his early career in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Osnabrück, Hertha BSC and SC Paderborn 07.[2][4] Following Paderborn's relegation, he moved to FC Ingolstadt 04 in June 2015.[5] He was the club's record signing, at a transfer fee of €1.7 million.[3] He signed a season-long loan deal with an option to buy at the end with English Championship club Huddersfield Town in June 2016.[6] He made his debut for them on 6 August 2016, scoring the first goal in a 2–1 win over Brentford.[7] On 22 March 2017, Huddersfield paid Ingolstadt £1.1 million to turn Kachunga's loan deal into a permanent transfer.[8]
In December 2017 he was ruled-out for 3 months due to injury.[9]
International career
He has represented Germany at under-19 and under-21 levels.[2]
Kachunga debuted for the senior DR Congo national football team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 26 March 2017.[10][11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 April 2019
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2009–10[2] | Regionalliga West | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2010–11[2] | Regionalliga West | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
2011–12[2] | Regionalliga West | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | ||||
Total | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2010–11[2] | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2011–12[2] | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2012–13[2] | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2011–12[2] | 3. Liga | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 10 | ||
Hertha BSC II (loan) | 2012–13[2] | Regionalliga Nordost | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
Hertha BSC (loan) | 2012–13[2] | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
SC Paderborn 07 (loan) | 2012–13[2] | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
SC Paderborn 07 | 2013–14[2] | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||
2014–15[2] | Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
Total | 55 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 12 | ||
FC Ingolstadt 04 | 2015–16[2] | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2016–17[2] | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2016–17[12] | Championship | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 13 |
Huddersfield Town | 2017–18[13] | Premier League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
2018–19[14] | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
Career total | 241 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 55 |
References
- "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Elias Kachunga at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- Thorsten Felske (4 July 2015). "Kachunga (23) ist der Wechsel-König" (in German). Bild. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- Elias Kachunga at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- "KACHUNGA NACH INGOLSTADT" (in German). Bundesliga. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "Elias Kachunga: Huddersfield sign Ingolstadt striker on loan". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36929750
- "Elias Kachunga: Huddersfield Town sign on-loan striker for £1.1m". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42399490
- https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39338662
- http://www.leopardsfoot.com/leopards-la-rdc-chute-2-1-en-amical-face-au-kenya/
- "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.