Christian Kabasele
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Kabasele[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lubumbashi, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club 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 | 6 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U19 | 10 | (5) |
| 2010 | Belgium U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016- | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016. | |||
Christian Kabasele (born 24 February 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Watford in the Premier League.[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]
International career
Kabasele was named as part of the senior Belgium squad for UEFA Euro 2016.[10] He made his debut for the national team in a friendly against the Netherlands on 9 November 2016.
Career statistics
- As of 13 February 2016[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eupen | 2008–09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 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 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 125 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 20 | |
Honours
Ludogorets Razgrad
References
- ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "KRC Genk squad". krcgenk.be.
- ↑ "KV Mechelen finds solution for striker problem" (in Dutch). sporza.be. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ↑ "KV Mechelen 3–1 Westerlo". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Lierse 1–2 KV Mechelen". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ↑ "Лудогорец взе младежки национал на Белгия" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ↑ "Belgian national youth player in Ludogorets' offense". ludogorets.com. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ↑ "Christian Kabasele match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ↑ "Christian Kabasele" (in German). as-eupen.be. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
- ↑ "Euro 2016: Full squads for every country". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "Christian Kabasele". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
External links
- Christian Kabasele career statistics at Soccerbase
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
- Christian Kabasele at Soccerway
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