Jean Kasusula
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jean Kasusula Kiritsho[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 August 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Kisangani, Zaire | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001[1] | CS Makiso | ||
2002–2003[1] | AS Kabasha | ||
2004[1] | Rayon Sports | ||
2004–2020[1] | TP Mazembe | ||
International career | |||
2011–2015 | DR Congo | 41 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jean Kasusula Kiritsho (born 5 August 1982) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a left-back.</ref>
In May 2015 it was announced that Kasusula and teammate Robert Kidiaba would stand for the National Party for Democracy and Development at forthcoming elections.[2]
Club career
Kasusula was born in Kisangani, Zaire.
In January 2020, he left TP Mazembe after spending 16 years there in which he amassed 250 appearances for the club and helped it win three CAF Champions League titles.[3]
International career
Jean Kasusula scored a goal for the DR Congo national team in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.[4] In 2015, he was selected his country's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations squad.[5]
Honours
DR Congo
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2015[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Jean Kasusula at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Kennedy Gondwe (26 May 2015). "Mazembe's Robert Kidiaba and Jean Kasusula turn to politics". BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ a b Omidiora, Seye (3 January 2020). "Three-time Caf Champions League winner Kasusula departs TP Mazembe after 16 years". Goal. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ Jean Kasusula – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Kisangani
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
- Association football defenders
- TP Mazembe players
- 2011 African Nations Championship players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo football biography stubs