Jadel Katongo
English association football player
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Jadel Chanda Katongo (born 24 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Kayserispor. He has represented England at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jadel Chanda Katongo | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kayserispor | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2026 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2026– | Kayserispor | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025; 10:46 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:33, 27 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Katongo joined Manchester City when he was in the under-9 age group. He continued through the academy and was the youngest member of their U18 title winning team in 2020-21.[1]
Career
Manchester City
Katongo played for Manchester City in the EFL Trophy during the 2022-23 season.
Peterborough United (loan)
In August 2023, he joined Peterborough United on a season-long loan.[2] Katongo scored on his debut for Peterborough, against Cambridge United in a 2-0 win in the EFL Trophy.[3] Later that month he made his debut in the EFL Cup as Peterborough suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat to Mansfield on 26 September 2023.[4] On 30 August 2024, Katongo returned to Peterborough on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.
Kayserispor
On 17 January 2026, Katongo joined Turkish Süper Lig side Kayserispor.[5]
Style of play
Katongo has been described as a ball-playing centre-half.[6] It is considered he could also play as a right-back.[7] Whilst on loan at Peterborough, he was tried in midfield.[8]
International career
Katongo was born in England to a Zambian father and British mother. He has expressed an interest in playing for the Zambia national team.[9] He was invited to train with the Zambian first team by head coach Avram Grant in 2023.[10] He declined an invitation to represent Zambia first in 2022 when he was selected for the U-23 AFCON squad and then again in 2025 ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.[11]
Katongo is a youth international for England, and in September 2023 was called up to the England U20 squad.[12] In October 2023, he was called up to the England U-20 side for matches against Portugal U-20 and Romania U-20.[13] He made his U20 debut on 12 October 2023, during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania.[14]
Honours
Peterborough United