External links
- Aristote Nkaka at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Aristote Nkaka – UEFA competition record ( archive )
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aristote Nkaka Bazunga [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghlin, Belgium [2] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lierse | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Club Brugge | ||
| 2015–2016 | Excel Mouscron | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Mouscron | 40 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Oostende | 31 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Almería (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → SC Paderborn (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Lierse | 16 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Aristote Nkaka Bazunga (born 27 March 1996) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lierse. [4] Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre back.
Nkaka signed for Mouscron in June 2015, arriving from the Club Brugge academy. [5] He scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss against his previous club, Brugge, on 26 January 2017. [6]
On 17 July 2019, Nkaka was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería from Anderlecht, for one year. [7] He made his debut for the club on 17 August, coming off the bench and scoring the third in a 3–0 home victory against Albacete Balompié. [8]
On 26 August 2019, Nkaka's loan with the Andalusians was terminated due to the club's change of ownership, [9] and agreed to a one-year loan deal with fellow league team Racing de Santander just hours later. [10]
On 31 August 2021, he joined Waasland-Beveren on loan with an option to buy. [11]
On 26 July 2023, Nkaka signed a one-year contract with Lierse. [12]
Nkaka was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent. [13]
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