Jean-Kasongo Banza
DR Congo footballer (1974–2024)
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Jean-Kasongo Banza (26 June 1974 – 7 June 2024) was a DR Congo professional footballer[1] who played as a forward in DR Congo for AS Vita Club, in Turkey for Gençlerbirliği, in South Korea for Chunnam Dragons and Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma (currently Seongnam FC), in Tunisia for CS Sfaxien and Olympique Béja, and in Germany for VfL Wolfsburg and MSV Duisburg. At international level, he represented the DR Congo national team.
Date of birth
26 June 1974
Date of death
7 June 2024 (aged 49)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 June 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 June 2024 (aged 49) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kinshasa, DR Congo | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | AS Vita Club | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Gençlerbirliği | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Jeonnam Dragons | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | AS Vita Club | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | CS Sfaxien | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | VfL Wolfsburg | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | MSV Duisburg | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | CS Sfaxien | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Olympique Béja | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | DR Congo | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Banza died in Kinshasa on 7 June 2024, at the age of 49.[2]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Banza goal.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 February 1998 | Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Burkina Faso |
2–4 | 4–4 (4–1 p) | 1998 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
DR Congo
- African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1998[4]
