Ulrich Kapolongo

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Ulrich Kapolongo
Kapolongo at Shabab al Ordon training 2013-09-11 16-33.jpg
Kapolongo with Shabab Al-Ordon in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ulrich Darmel Kapolongo Zaolo Desuza [1]
Date of birth (1989-07-31) July 31, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Brazzaville, Congo
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 ACNFF ? (?)
2008–2009 CARA Brazzaville 19 (27)
2009–2013 Shabab Al-Ordon 42 (25)
2013–2014 Qarabağ 12 (3)
2014–2016 Teplice 28 (2)
2018–2019 Shabab Al-Ordon 20 (11)
2019–2020 Al-Khaleej 18 (5)
International career
2014– Congo 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2017

Ulrich Darmel Kapolongo Zaolo Desuza (born 31 July 1989) is a Congolese footballer player who last played for Al-Khaleej as a striker. He has been capped by Congo at international level.

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Club career

Qarabağ

In July 2013 Kapolongo signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Qarabağ from Jordan Premier League side Shabab Al-Ordon on a two-year contract. [2]

Kapolongo made his debut for Qarabağ in the UEFA Europa League 1st Qualifying round 2nd leg match against Metalurg Skopje. coming on as a second-half substitute for Nikoloz Gelashvili. [3] His first goal for Qarabağ came two games later, again in the Europa League, in extra time against Piast Gliwice. Kapolongo secured a 2-2 draw for Qarabağ which meant they went through as 4-3 winners to the 3rd qualifying round. [4] Kapolongo went on to make his league debut on 11 August 2013 in a 5-1 victory over Sumgayit, again coming on as a second-half substitute for Gelashvili. [5]

FK Teplice

On 25 July 2014, Kapolongo signed for Czech First League team FK Teplice. [6]

International career

Kapolongo made his national team debut on 27 March 2011 against Ghana in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, coming on as a substitute for Jean-Claude Mpassy.[ citation needed ] Kapolongo then had to wait two-years for his second cap, which came on 14 August 2013 against Tunisia in a 3-0 friendly defeat in which Kapolongo was replaced by Dzon Delarge in the 77th minute.[ citation needed ] His first goal for The Congo came on 7 September 2013, his third game for his country, in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Niger. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 March 2016 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Qarabağ 2013–14 [9] Azerbaijan Premier League 12220—71—213
Teplice 2014–15 Czech First League 16151–––212
2015–16 12010–41–130
Total28161------342
Career total40381--71--555

International

Congo national team
YearAppsGoals
201110
201321
Total31

As of match played 7 September 2013 [10]

International goals

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 September 2013 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2–22–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [7]

Honours

Club

Shabab Al-Ordon
Qarabağ

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Announced the transfer of Karabakh (PHOTO)". www.azerisport.com/az. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Qarabağ 1 - 0 Metalurg". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Piast-Qarabağ 2014 History | UEFA Europa League".
  5. ↑ "Qarabağ 5 - 1 Sumqayıt". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ulrich Kapolongo posílil Teplice". fkteplice.cz (in Czech). FK Teplice. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Niger 2 - 2 Congo". Fifa. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "U.Kapolongo". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "2013/2014 Stats" (PDF). pfl.az. PFL. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ulrich Kapolongo". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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