Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Mpoyi Tshilanda Kabongo | ||
Date of birth | 27 April 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
Number | 74 | ||
Youth career | |||
Union Saint-Gilloise | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023–2024 | Union Saint-Gilloise B | 22 | (0) |
2024– | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:32, 22 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:32, 22 July 2024 (UTC) |
Daniel Mpoyi Tshilanda Kabongo (born 27 April 2006) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise.
On 15 August 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Union Saint-Gilloise until 2024 and was promoted to their reserve team. [1] In January 2024, he was called up to a training camp with the senior team over the winter break. [2] He debuted with the senior team as a late substitute in a 1–0 UEFA Conference League win over Fenerbahçe on 14 March 2024. [3] He was a substitute for Union Saint-Gilloise for the 2024 Belgian Super Cup on 20 July 2024, as his club won the trophy in a 2–1 win over Club Brugge. [4]
Tshilanda was born in Belgium, and is of Congolese and Macedonian descent. He is a youth international for Belgium, having played for the Belgium U18s in 2024. [5]
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