Jonathan Muzinga

Last updated
Jonathan Muzinga
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Lappeenranta, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 KuPS
Youth career
0000–2018 Kontu
2018–2020 PK-35
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Kontu 1 (0)
2019–2021 PK-35 42 (24)
2022 SJK II 22 (8)
2022 SJK 1 (0)
2023 Honka II 5 (1)
2023 Honka 14 (2)
2024– KuPS 12 (3)
International career‡
2023– Finland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2024

Jonathan Muzinga (born 10 November 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.

Contents

Early years

Born in Lappeenranta to parents from Democratic Republic of Congo, Muzinga moved to Helsinki with his family at an early age. He started playing football in youth team of FC Kontu in East Helsinki, before joining PK-35 when aged 15. [1]

Club career

Muzinga made his senior debut with FC Kontu first team in 2018, in fourth-tier level Kolmonen.

PK-35

Since 2019, he played with PK-35 first team in Kolmonen, Kakkonen and Ykkönen. At the end of the 2020 season, he was named the Player of the Season in Kakkonen Group A, and the Top Goalscorer after scoring 11 goals in 12 matches. [2]

SJK

He joined SJK for the 2022 season. Muzinga made his Veikkausliiga debut with the first team, but due to injury, he was mainly deployed in the club's academy team in second-tier Ykkönen. [3]

Honka

On 16 November 2022, he joined fellow Veikkausliiga side FC Honka. [4] During the 2023, Muzinga made 14 appearances in the league scoring two goals. He was mainly deployed as a late substitute. After the season, Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy, and Muzinga was released.

KuPS

On 23 January 2024, Muzinga signed with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga, on a one-year deal with an option to extend. [5] [6] On 22 May 2024, Muzinga scored his first Veikkausliiga goal for KuPS, in a 3–1 away win against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

International career

Muzinga has made one appearance for Finland under-21 national team, in a friendly match against Iceland on 7 September 2023. [7] [8]

Career statistics

As of 3 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kontu 2018 Kolmonen 10———10
PK-35 2019Kolmonen74———74
2020 Kakkonen 1211———1211
2021 Ykkönen 23931——2610
Total42243100004525
SJK Akatemia 2022Ykkönen22821——249
SJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 1000000010
Honka Akatemia 2023 Kakkonen51———51
Honka 2023 Veikkausliiga142204 [lower-alpha 2] 200204
KuPS 2024 Veikkausliiga123337 [lower-alpha 2] 100227
Career total97381051130011846

Honours

PK-35

Honka

KuPS

Individual

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simo Valakari</span> Finnish footballer and coach (born 1973)

Simo Johannes Valakari is a Finnish football manager and a former international football player. He is currently the manager of Latvian Higher League side Riga FC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atlantis FC</span> Finnish football club

Atlantis FC is a Finnish football club, based in Helsinki. It currently plays in the third tier of Finnish football (Ykkönen).

The 2011 Finnish Cup is the 57th season of the main annual football (soccer) cup competition in Finland. It is organized as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Finnish Cup</span> Association football competition

The 2012 Finnish Cup is the 58th season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It is organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary. A total of 198 teams registered for the competition, with 12 teams from the Veikkausliiga, 10 from the Ykkönen, 28 from the Kakkonen, 54 from the Kolmonen and 94 teams from other divisions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Finnish Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 2013 Finnish Cup is the 59th season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It is organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary. A total of 152 teams registered for the competition, with 12 teams from the Veikkausliiga, 8 from the Ykkönen, 31 from the Kakkonen, 54 from the Kolmonen and 101 teams from other divisions.

The 2014 Veikkausliiga was the 84th season of top-tier football in Finland. The league started on 6 April 2014 and ended on 25 October 2014. HJK Helsinki are the defending champions.

The 2014 Finnish Cup(Suomen Cup) is the 60th season of the Finnish Cup. 152 clubs entered the competition, including all sides on the top two levels of the Finnish football pyramid, 29 sides from Kakkonen and 101 from lower levels. The winner of the cup enters the qualifying rounds of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HIFK Fotboll</span> Former Football club from Helsinki, Finland

HIFK Fotboll or IFK Helsingfors, was the association football section of HIFK, a sports club based in Helsinki, Finland. The men's football team most recently competed in the second tier of Finnish football, Ykkönen. Their home ground was the Bolt Arena. The team operated from 1897 to 2024 and was dissolved due to bankruptcy.

The 2015 Finnish Cup(Suomen Cup) is the 61st season of the Finnish Cup. 132 clubs entered the competition, including all sides on the top two levels of the Finnish football pyramid, 19 sides from Kakkonen and 91 from lower levels. The winner of the cup enters the first qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

The 2016 Finnish Cup(Suomen Cup) is the 62nd season of the Finnish Cup. 125 clubs entered the competition.

The 2017 Veikkausliiga was the 87th season of top-tier football in Finland. IFK Mariehamn were the defending champions.

The 2018 season is Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho's 11th competitive season, and fifth in the Veikkausliiga.

The 2021 Finnish Cup is the 67th season of the Finnish Cup football competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miikka Oinonen</span> Finnish footballer (born 1983)

Miikka Oinonen is a Finnish footballer who plays for Ristiinan Pallo as a striker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Finnish Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 2022 Finnish Cup was the 68th season of the Finnish Cup football competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anton Popovitch</span> Finnish footballer (born 1996)

Anton Popovitch is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.

Tony Miettinen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Odd and the Finland under-21 national team.

Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Veikkausliiga side KuPS.

Didis Lutumba-Pitah is a Finnish professional footballer playing as a winger for Bulgarian Second League side Etar Veliko Tarnovo. Besides his native Finland, Lutumba-Pitah has played in Lithuania and Bulgaria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PK-35 (men)</span> Finnish football team

PK-35 is a Finnish men's football club, based in Helsinki. It currently competes in the Ykkösliiga, the second-tier of men's football league in Finland. The club is based at the Algeco Areena in the Pihlajamäki district of Helsinki, and its colours are red, black and white. The club has played mostly in the lower divisions during its history, except for the lone season in top-tier Veikkausliiga in 1998.

References

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.