Esele Bakasu

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Esele Bakasu
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Full name Esele Bakasu
Date of birth (1975-03-13) 13 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Zaire
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999 AS Vita Club
1999–2001 Cambridge United
2001–2002 SC Paderborn 07 2 (0)
International career
1997–2002 DR Congo 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 May 2016

Esele Bakasu (born 13 March 1975) is a retired footballer from DR Congo.

Bakasu was a member of the DR Congo squad for the 1998, 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.


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