Enoch Banza

Enoch Banza

Banza with HJK in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Bile-Enoch Banza
Date of birth	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland [1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
	MPS
	HJK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Klubi 04	34	(5)
2017–2021	HJK	11	(0)
2019	→ KPV (loan)	26	(4)
2020	→ RoPS (loan)	16	(2)
2020	→ RoPS II (loan)	1	(0)
2021–2023	Raufoss IL	23	(1)
2021–2023	Raufoss IL 2	5	(0)
2022	→ AC Oulu (loan)	9	(1)
2022–2023	→ JäPS (loan)	34	(11)
2024–2025	KTP	16	(5)
International career
2018	Finland U19	4	(0)
2019–2020	Finland U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024

Bile-Enoch Banza (born 4 February 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as right winger . ^[2]

Early life

Born in Helsinki, Finland, Banza is of Congolese descent. His family had fled the war in Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo), and moved to Finland: his father in 1991 and his mother and sister in 1995. He also has four brothers who were also born in Finland. Banza received Finnish citizenship in 2018. ^[3]

Career

Banza started at the age of 5 at Malmin Palloseura (MPS), before he joined HJK Helsinki youth sector at the age of 8. ^[4] He made his Veikkausliiga debut with HJK first team in 2017 when he was 17 years old, against PS Kemi. ^[4]

On 7 January 2019, Banza was loaned out to KPV for the 2019 Veikkausliiga season. ^[4] In June 2020, he was then loaned out to Veikkausliiga club RoPS for the rest of 2020 season. ^[5]

In April 2021, Banza signed with Norwegian club Raufoss IL.

On 15 April 2022, Banza joined AC Oulu on loan for the 2022 season. ^[6] On 26 July 2022, Banza was further loaned out to Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS) in Finnish second tier Ykkönen. ^[7] He stayed with JäPS also for the 2023 season. ^[8]

On 1 March 2024, Banza joined Finnish Ykkösliiga club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) on a permanent contract. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of 22 July 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Klubi 04	2017	Kakkonen	20	5	1	0	–		–		21	5
	2018	Kakkonen	14	0	–		–		–		14	0
	Total		34	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	35	5
HJK	2017	Veikkausliiga	6	0	1	0	–		0	0	6	0
	2018	Veikkausliiga	5	0	3	1	–		1 [c]	0	9	1
	2019	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	2020	Veikkausliiga	0	0	3	0	–		–		3	0
	2021	Veikkausliiga	0	0	1	0	–		0	0	1	0
	Total		11	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	20	1
KPV (loan)	2019	Veikkausliiga	26	4	8	4	0	0	–		34	8
RoPS (loan)	2020	Veikkausliiga	16	2	–		–		–		16	2
Raufoss IL	2021	1. divisjon	23	1	3	0	–		–		26	1
Raufoss IL 2	2021	3. divisjon	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
AC Oulu (loan)	2022	Veikkausliiga	9	1	3	1	0	0	–		12	2
JäPS (loan)	2022	Ykkönen	9	1	–		–		–		9	1
	2023	Ykkönen	25	10	1	0	6	5	–		32	15
	Total		34	11	1	0	6	5	0	0	41	16
KTP	2024	Ykkösliiga	13	5	1	0	0	0	–		14	5
	2025	Veikkausliiga	3	0	3	1	0	0	–		6	1
	Total		16	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	20	6
Haminan Pallo-Kissat	2025	Kakkonen	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Career total			175	29	28	7	6	5	1	0	210	41

1. Includes Suomen Cup and Norwegian Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup
3. Includes UEFA Champions League

Honours

HJK

• Veikkausliiga: 2017, 2018
• Finnish Cup: 2017, 2020

KTP

• Ykkösliiga: 2024 ^[10]

Individual

• Ykkösliiga Player of the Month: April 2024 ^[11]

References

1. "Tästä 7-vuotiaasta tuulettajasta kasvoi Suomen kuumin futislupaus – "Kun lähden ulkomaille, palaan kuin Litmanen"" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
2. Enoch Banza at Soccerway
3. Vesander, Lari (6 December 2019). "HJK:n Enoch Banzan perheellä ei ollut varaa nappulakenkiin ja kausimaksuihin – juniorivalmentaja Tuomo hoiti viulut: "Emme ikinä unohda"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
4. HJK lainaa kaksi nuorta ja lahjakasta pelaajaansa – toinen sarjanousijan ja toinen hopeajoukkueen riveihin, hs.fi, 7 January 2019
5. LK: RoPS saamassa lisävoimaa hyökkäykseen – Enoch Banza ja brittihyökkääjä liittymässä riviin, veikkausliiga.com, 7 June 2020
6. "Enoch Banza liittyy Laivastonsinisiin" (Press release) (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
7. Enoch Banza loppukaudeksi Järvenpäähän!, japsedustus.fi, 26 July 2022
8. Enoch Banza jatkaa Järvenpäässä!, japsedustus.fi, 1 January 2023
9. ENOCH BANZA TUO KTP:LLE TULIVOIMAA - "YRITÄN AIHEUTTAA KOKO AJAN VAARAA", fcktp.fi, 1 March 2024
10. KTP varmisti sarjanousun Veikkausliigaan, Yle, 6 October 2024
11. KTP:n Enoch Banza Ykkösliigan huhtikuun pelaaja, Finnish FA, 8 May 2024