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Elias Kachunga
Kachunga with Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Personal information
Full name Elias Kachunga
Date of birth (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Haan, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
(on loan from FC Ingolstadt 04)
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 47 (13)
2010–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 (0)
2012 → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 17 (10)
2012 → Hertha BSC II (loan) 3 (2)
2012 → Hertha BSC (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 → SC Paderborn 07 (loan) 38 (7)
2014–2015 SC Paderborn 07 32 (6)
2015– FC Ingolstadt 04 10 (0)
2016– → Huddersfield Town (loan) 19 (5)
International career‡
2010 Germany U19 1 (2)
2014– Germany U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:25, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:30, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Elias Kachunga (born 22 April 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town, on loan from FC Ingolstadt 04, as a striker.

Early and personal life

Born in Haan,[1] Kachunga has a Congolese father and a German mother.[2]

Club career

Born in Haan, Kachunga spent his early career in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Osnabrück, Hertha BSC and SC Paderborn 07.[1][3] Following Paderborn's relegation, he moved to FC Ingolstadt 04 in June 2015.[4] He was the club's record signing, at a transfer fee of €1.7 million.[2] He signed a season-long loan deal with English club Huddersfield Town in June 2016.[5] He made his debut for them on 6 August 2016, scoring the first goal in a 2–1 win over Brentford.[6]

International career

He has represented Germany at under-19 and under-21 levels.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Elias Kachunga at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Thorsten Felske (4 July 2015). "Kachunga (23) ist der Wechsel-König" (in German). Bild. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ^ Elias Kachunga at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  4. ^ "KACHUNGA NACH INGOLSTADT" (in German). Bundesliga. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Elias Kachunga: Huddersfield sign Ingolstadt striker on loan". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  6. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36929750


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