Déo Kanda

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Déo Kanda
Personal information
Full name Déogracias Kanda A Mukok [1]
Date of birth (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35) [1]
Place of birth Matadi, Zaire
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
[TP Mazembe]
Youth career
2005–2007 Jack Trésor FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 Motema Pembe 2 (0)
2009–2013 TP Mazembe 40 (15)
2013–2014 Raja Casablanca 3 (0)
2014–2015 Vita Club 2 (1)
2015 AEL 0 (0)
2015–2019 TP Mazembe
20164 de Abril (loan) 5 (1)
2019– Simba
International career
2011– DR Congo 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:05, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:05, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Deo Kanda A Mukok (born 11 August 1989) is a Congolese footballer who plays for Tanzanian club Simba as a forward.

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Career

Born in Matadi, Déo Kanda began playing youth football for Jack Trésor FC. [2] He signed his first professional contract with Kinshasa side DC Motema Pembe. [3] He moved to local rivals TP Mazembe in 2009, where he would play in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, coming on as a substitute in the final where they lost 3–0 to Internazionale. [4] He scored the decisive goal as TP Mazembe won the 2010 CAF Champions League title. [5] In April 2013, he had a trial with Egyptian giant Al Ahly, [6] but was eventually not signed. He joined Moroccan side Raja Casablanca, signing a three-year deal in July 2013. [7]

Déo Kanda has appeared for the DR Congo senior national team in two 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

Career statistics

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kanda goal.
List of international goals scored by Déo Kanda
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
17 October 2011 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the CongoFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–12–3 2012 African Cup of Nations qualification [8]
26 November 2011 High Performance Centre, Pretoria, South AfricaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2–03–0 Friendly [9]
317 June 2012Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the CongoFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 3–03–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [10]
49 September 2012Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the CongoFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2–04–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [11]

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References

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