Christian Kabasele

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Christian Kabasele
Christian Kabasele playing for Ludogorets
Personal information
Full name Christian Kabasele[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Lubumbashi, Zaire
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Eupen 9 (0)
2011 → Mechelen (loan) 4 (1)
2011–2012 Ludogorets Razgrad 11 (3)
2012–2014 Eupen 41 (6)
2014–2016 Genk 76 (6)
2016– Watford 90 (4)
International career‡
2009 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2009–2010 Belgium U19 10 (5)
2010 Belgium U20 1 (0)
2011 Belgium U21 1 (0)
2016– Belgium 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:41, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2018

Christian Kabasele (born 24 February 1991) is a Congolese-born Belgian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Watford in the EFL Championship.[2]

Club career

Kabasele started his career with Eupen.

On 27 January 2011, Mechelen confirmed Kabasele has joined on loan until the end of the season.[3] He made his debut on 12 February in a 3–1 home win against Westerlo, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan Wilmet.[4] He scored his first league goal for Mechelen in a 2–1 away victory against Lierse on 8 April.[5]

On 22 August 2011, Kabasele joined Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6][7] On 19 November 2011, he opened his account for Ludogorets, scoring a last-minute goal in a 2–0 home win over Kaliakra Kavarna in an A PFG match.[8]

On 16 August 2012, Kabasele rejoined his first team Eupen on a two-year contract.[9]

On 1 July 2016 he signed for Premier League side Watford for a reported £5.8 million.[10][11] He scored his first goal for Watford in a 3–1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion on 3 December 2016.[12]

In April 2019 Kabasele (and Watford team-mates Adrian Mariappa and Troy Deeney) were subjected to racist comments on social media.[13]

International career

Kabasele was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but moved to Belgium at a young age.[14] Kabasele was named as part of the senior Belgium squad for UEFA Euro 2016.[15] He made his debut for the national team in a friendly against the Netherlands on 9 November 2016.

In May 2018 he was named in Belgium's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[16] However, he did not make the final 23.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 July 2020[18]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eupen 2008–09 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2009–10 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2010–11 3 0 2 0 — 5 0
Total 7 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
Mechelen 2010–11 4 1 0 0 — 4 1
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Ludogorets Razgrad 2011–12 11 3 3 3 — 14 6
Total 11 3 3 3 0 0 14 6
Eupen 2012–13 26 4 1 0 — 27 4
2013–14 26 2 4 0 — 30 2
Total 52 6 5 0 0 0 57 6
Genk 2014–15 34 2 1 0 — 35 2
2015–16 42 4 4 1 — 46 5
Total 76 6 5 1 0 0 81 7
Watford 2016–17 16 2 2 1 — 18 3
2017–18 28 2 1 0 — 29 2
2018–19 21 0 2[a] 0 — 23 0
2019–20 25 0 2[b] 0 — 27 0
Total 90 4 7 1 0 0 97 5
Career total 240 20 22 5 0 0 262 25
  1. ^ One appearance in FA Cup and one appearance in Carabao Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in EFL Cup

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad

Watford

References

  1. ^ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ "KRC Genk squad". krcgenk.be. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03.
  3. ^ "KV Mechelen finds solution for striker problem" (in Dutch). sporza.be. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  4. ^ "KV Mechelen 3–1 Westerlo". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  5. ^ "Lierse 1–2 KV Mechelen". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  6. ^ "Лудогорец взе младежки национал на Белгия" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  7. ^ "Belgian national youth player in Ludogorets' offense". ludogorets.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  8. ^ "Christian Kabasele match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  9. ^ "Christian Kabasele" (in German). as-eupen.be. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  10. ^ "Troy Deeney, Isaac Success & Christian Kabasele agree Watford deals". BBC Sport. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Watford confirm transfer of Christian Kabasele from Genk". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  12. ^ "West Brom 3–1 Watford". BBC Sport. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Troy Deeney: Watford captain receives alleged racist abuse on social media". BBC Sport. 8 April 2019.
  14. ^ http://www.wdsport.co.uk/2016/08/christian-kabasele-justifies-his-fathers-decision-to-uproot-and-leave-congo/
  15. ^ "Euro 2016: Full squads for every country". BBC Sport. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  16. ^ 2018 "World Cup 2018: Belgium announce initial 28-man squad for Russia". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  17. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/44353673
  18. ^ "Christian Kabasele". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  19. ^ McNulty, Phil (18 May 2019). "Manchester City 6–0 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

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