Arsène Zola

Last updated • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Arsène Zola
Personal information
Full name Arsène Zola Kiaku [1]
Date of birth (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lubumbashi, Zaire
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Kuwait SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Ecofoot Katumbi
2016–2021 TP Mazembe
2021–2022 Chabab Mohammédia 13 (0)
2022–2024 Wydad AC
2024 → Kuwait SC (loan)
2024– Kuwait SC
International career‡
DR Congo U23
2021– DR Congo 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:24, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Arsène Zola Kiaku (born 23 February 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for Kuwait SC as a left back.

Contents

Club career

Born in Lubumbashi, Zola began his career with Ecofoot Katumbi. [2]

After playing for TP Mazembe, in July 2019 it was announced that he would move to Belgian club Anderlecht, alongside teammate Meschak Elia. [3] [4] [5] [6] By August 2019 both players were noticed to be missing from Anderlecht's training camp, [7] and it was later revealed that both players had failed to complete their transfers to Anderlecht and were looking for different clubs. [8] [9]

He later played in Morocco for Chabab Mohammédia and Wydad AC, and in Kuwait for Kuwait SC. [2]

International career

In May 2018, he was called up to the Democratic Congo national team for a friendly with Nigeria, [10] and was named to the matchday line-up as an unused substitute. [11]

Zola represented the DR Congo at under-23 level. The country was disqualified from the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in April 2019 after it was revealed that Zola was ineligible to play as he was too old, with the country changing his birthdate from 1996 to 1997. [12] [13] [14]

He made his debut for DR Congo national football team on 29 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Gambia. [15]

Honours

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stade des Martyrs</span> National stadium of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Pentacost Martyrs Stadium, or commonly referred to as the Stade des Martyrs, is the national stadium of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the Kinshasa commune of the capital Kinshasa. With a seating capacity of 80,000, it is the largest stadium in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the fourth-largest stadium in Africa. It serves as the home stadium for the Congolese football national team, Association Sportive Vita Club, and Daring Club Motema Pembe, making it the largest multifunctional venue in the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dieumerci Mbokani</span> Congolese footballer (born 1985)

Dieudonné "Dieumerci" Mbokani Bezua is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker. He was captain of the DR Congo national football team.

Djo Issama Mpeko is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Linafoot club AS Vita Club and the DR Congo national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florent Ibengé</span> Congolese football manager (born 1961)

Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé is a Congolese football coach and former player who manages Sudanese club Al-Hilal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meschak Elia</span> Congolese footballer (born 1997)

Meschak Elia Lina is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the DR Congo national team. He received the best player award after him and his team's win in the 2016 African Nations Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Luyindama</span> Congolese footballer

Christian Luyindama Nekadio , is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender and is currently a free agent. Luyindama is a versatile player who can also play as a defensive midfielder and forward.

Edouard "Edo" Kayembe Kayembe is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford and the DR Congo national team.

William Balikwisha is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Born in Belgium, he represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adama Traoré (footballer, born 5 June 1995)</span> Malian footballer

Adama Traoré, also known as Adama Malouda Traoré, is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and the Mali national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marlène Kasaj</span> DR Congolese footballer (born 1996)

Marlène Kasaj Yav is a DR Congolese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for LINAFF club TP Mazembe and the DR Congo national team.

The 2020 African Nations Championship was an international football tournament held in Cameroon from 16 January to 7 February 2021. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 33 players, including at least three goalkeepers, an increase over the usual number of 23 players allowed. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Unlike the Africa Cup of Nations, this tournament exclusively requires players to be registered to a club within their country to be eligible. Expatriate players, even if they play in Africa, cannot participate in the event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naomie Kabakaba</span> DR Congolese footballer

Naomie Kabakaba Nsiala, known as Naomie Kabakaba, is a DR Congolese footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Ahli and the DR Congo women's national team.

Mamie Manckay N’ghemi, known as Mamie Manckay and also as Zykky Manckay, is a DR Congolese footballer who plays as a defender for TP Mazembe and the DR Congo women's national team.

The 2020–21 Linafoot was the 60th season of the Linafoot, the top-tier football league in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since its establishment in 1958. The season started on 2 October 2020 and ended on 9 June 2021 Defending champions TP Mazembe won their 3rd consecutive and 19th overall Linafoot title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Émeraude Mawanda</span> DR Congolese footballer (born 1998)

Aimeraude Muyenga Mawanda is a DR Congolese footballer who plays as a defender for LINAFF club TP Mazembe and the DR Congo national team.

Glody Likonza is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club USM Alger and the DR Congo national team.

Varel Joviale Rozan is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a right-back, or centre-back for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nojoom and the Congo national team.

The Coupe du Congo is the national cup basketball championship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The competitions is played by the top two teams from the regional league in the country. It is the only annual competition organised by the Democratic Republic of Congo Basketball Federation (FEBACO). The cup is organised since 1985.

Baggio Siadi Ngusia is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for TP Mazembe, and the DR Congo national team.

Kévin Mondeko is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club USM Alger and the DR Congo national team.

References

  1. 1 2 Arsène Zola at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Arsène Zola". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Mark Gleeson (4 July 2019). "Vincent Kompany turns to DR Congo's TP Mazembe for new signings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "À la découverte d'Elia et Zola, les deux talents congolais qui débarquent à Anderlecht". Walfoot.be.
  5. ↑ "Meschack Elia et Arsène Zola (TP Mazembe) attendus à Anderlecht". 3 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Anderlecht : Que se passe-t-il avec Meschack Elia et Arsène Zola ?".
  7. ↑ "Mercato : Meschack Elia et Arsène Zola invisibles dans le camp d'Anderlecht". 28 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Sports+, DH Les (31 August 2019). "Anderlecht: Elia toujours introuvable, fin du test de Zola". www.dhnet.be.
  9. ↑ "TP Mazembe : De l'embouteillage dans le couloir gauche". 13 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Léopards : Ibenge revoit sa liste contre le NIGERIA" [Leopards: Ibenge revises his squad against NIGERIA]. LeopardsFoot (in French). Kinshasa. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Nigeria vs. Congo DR - 28 May 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (25 April 2019). "Morocco return to U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "CAN U23 : la RDC disqualifiée pour avoir aligné Arsène Zola contre le Maroc | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
  14. ↑ "CAN U23 : Arsène Zola déclaré inéligible, la RDC disqualifiée au profit du Maroc". 24 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "DR Congo v Gambia game report". Confederation of African Football. 29 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.