Elias Bakatukanda
German footballer (born 2004)
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Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda (born 13 April 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. Born in Germany, he represents Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | SC Weiler-Volkhoven | ||
| 2011–2023 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | 1. FC Köln II | 35 | (2) |
| 2024– | 1. FC Köln | 3 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | DR Congo U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:49, 4 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:24, 27 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Bakatukanda joined the youth academy of 1. FC Köln from SC Weiler-Volkhoven in 2011, and worked his way up their youth levels.[1] On 13 April 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Köln until 2026.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Köln in a 3–1 2. Bundesliga win over FC Schalke 04 on 1 September 2024. On 8 January 2025, he extended his contract with Köln until the summer of 2028 and joined Blau-Weiß Linz for the second half of the 2024–25 season in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[3] On 18 June 2025, Bakatukanda extended his loan with Blau-Weiß Linz for the following season 2025–26.[4]
International career
Born in Germany, Bakatukanda is of DR Congolese descent.[5] In August 2023, he was called up to the Germany U20s for a set of friendlies.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||||
| 1. FC Köln | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 65 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
Honours
1.FC Köln