Wilfried Kanga
Attack - Centre-Forward
at KAA Gent
at KAA Gent
328 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
Market value
€2.50m
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.23
goals / match
BSC Young Boys
top club · 45 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#369
goals rank
#188
assists rank
52
season goals
11
season assists
Among 573 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€4.00m
peak value · 2022
€5.00m
top transfer fee · 22/23
16
best season · 21/22
6 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1998-02-21 · 6 players total
227Appearances
52Goals
11Assists
17Yellow cards
0Red cards
41Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Wilfried Kanga |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Wilfried Julien Kanga Aka |
| Date of birth | 1998-02-21 (28 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Montreuil-sous-Bois, Cote d'Ivoire |
| Citizenship | Cote d'Ivoire France |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | KAA Gent |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
Jul 2025
25/26 — KAA Gent
5 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: Dinamo Zagreb → KAA Gent
25/26 · Transfer · €1.20m
Jan 2025
Transfer: Hertha BSC → Dinamo Zagreb
24/25 · Transfer · €1.70m
Jan 2025
Transfer: Cardiff → Hertha BSC
24/25 · Return from loan
Jul 2024
Transfer: Hertha BSC → Cardiff
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — Cardiff City, GNK Dinamo Zagreb
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: Standard Liège → Hertha BSC
23/24 · Return from loan
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2023
Transfer: Hertha BSC → Standard Liège
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Standard Liège
37 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: BSC Young Boys → Hertha BSC
22/23 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2022
22/23 — Hertha BSC, BSC Young Boys
26 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2021
Transfer: Kayserispor → BSC Young Boys
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — BSC Young Boys
42 matches · 16 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Sep 2020
Transfer: Angers SCO → Kayserispor
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Angers SCO, Kayserispor
17 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Angers SCO, Angers SCO B
6 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Angers SCO, Angers SCO B
22 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Paris SG U19 → Angers SCO
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Angers SCO
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2017
Transfer: US Créteil-L → Paris SG U19
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
Transfer: Paris SG U19 → US Créteil-L
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — US Créteil-Lusitanos
25 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Paris Saint-Germain UEFA U19
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Paris SG U17 → Paris SG U19
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2013
Transfer: PSG Youth → Paris SG U17
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.20/90
Assists1 total · 0.20/90
G+A2 total · 0.40/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
KAA Gent
12.1%
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
7.4%
Cardiff City
0.0%
Standard Liège
14.3%
Hertha BSC
19.3%
BSC Young Boys
6.5%
Angers SCO
7.2%
Kayserispor
14.5%
Angers SCO B
6.1%
US Créteil-Lusitanos
7.8%
Paris Saint-Germain UEFA U19
4.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAA Gent | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 446 |
| GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 275 |
| Cardiff City | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Standard Liège | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 528 |
| Hertha BSC | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 711 |
| BSC Young Boys | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 240 |
| Angers SCO | 4 | 17/18 | 20/21 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 265 |
| Kayserispor | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 536 |
| Angers SCO B | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 225 |
| US Créteil-Lusitanos | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 288 |
| Paris Saint-Germain UEFA U19 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 178 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Jupiler Pro League | KAA Gent | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 446 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Cardiff City | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | SuperSport HNL | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 |
| 23/24 | Croky Cup | Standard Liège | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | JPL | Standard Liège | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 258 |
| 23/24 | JPL Europe PO | Standard Liège | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 22/23 | Bundesliga | Hertha BSC | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 711 |
| 22/23 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| 22/23 | UECL Quali | BSC Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Champions League | BSC Young Boys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 132 |
| 21/22 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 20/21 | Ligue 1 | Angers SCO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Süper Lig | Kayserispor | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 458 |
| 20/21 | Türkiye Kupasi | Kayserispor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de la Ligue | Angers SCO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 1 | Angers SCO | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | National 2 - Grp. B | Angers SCO B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de France | Angers SCO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de la Ligue | Angers SCO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 1 | Angers SCO | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 241 |
| 18/19 | National 3 - Grp. B | Angers SCO B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 1 | Angers SCO | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championnat National | US Créteil-Lusitanos | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 288 |
| 16/17 | Coupe de France | US Créteil-Lusitanos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | UEFA Youth League | Paris Saint-Germain UEFA U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 178 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | PSG Youth | Paris SG U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Paris SG U17 | Paris SG U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-13 | Paris SG U19 | US Créteil-L | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | US Créteil-L | Paris SG U19 | Return from loan | 200000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-04 | Paris SG U19 | Angers SCO | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-15 | Angers SCO | Kayserispor | Transfer | 900000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-08 | Kayserispor | BSC Young Boys | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-30 | BSC Young Boys | Hertha BSC | Transfer | 2200000 | €5.00m |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-07 | Hertha BSC | Standard Liège | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | Standard Liège | Hertha BSC | Return from loan | 4000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-30 | Hertha BSC | Cardiff | Loan | 4000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-19 | Cardiff | Hertha BSC | Return from loan | 3500000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-20 | Hertha BSC | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | 3500000 | €1.70m |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Dinamo Zagreb | KAA Gent | Transfer | 2500000 | €1.20m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Knock | 2020-10-29 | 2020-11-26 | 29 | 7 |
| 20/21 | Corona virus | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-23 | 12 | 2 |
| 20/21 | Quarantine | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-26 | 8 | 2 |
| 20/21 | Torn muscle fiber | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-17 | 18 | 3 |
| 21/22 | Hamstring injury | 2021-10-25 | 2021-11-04 | 11 | 3 |
| 21/22 | Ligament injury | 2021-12-16 | 2022-01-27 | 43 | 5 |
| 21/22 | minor knock | 2022-04-21 | 2022-04-28 | 8 | 1 |
| 22/23 | influenza | 2022-10-06 | 2022-10-13 | 8 | 1 |
| 22/23 | Toe injury | 2023-02-04 | 2023-03-07 | 32 | 5 |
| 23/24 | Hamstring injury | 2024-02-14 | 2024-02-23 | 10 | 1 |
Current€2.50m
Peak€4.00m
Low€200k
Δ since start+€2.30m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #23658 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | retired national player |
| Team #3591 | #25 | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Camara | 2 | 0 | 998 |
| Meschack Elia | 2 | 2 | 977 |
| Baptiste Santamaria | 1 | 0 | 814 |
| Felix Mambimbi | 2 | 4 | 780 |
| Ludovic Butelle | 1 | 0 | 715 |
| William Balikwisha | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kamal Sowah | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Maceiras | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David von Ballmoos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cihan Çanak | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moussa Djenepo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Fossey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandro Lauper | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulisses Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnaud Bodart | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayao Kawabe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fabian Rieder | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Isaac Price | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 12 | 31 |
| 23/24 | JPL | Standard Liège | 9 | 27 |
| 16/17 | Championnat National | US Créteil-Lusitanos | 5 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 4 | 31 |
| 23/24 | JPL | Standard Liège | 3 | 27 |
| 21/22 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 1 | 3 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2025-01-19 | Cardiff | Hertha BSC | Return from loan | — | €3.50m |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-30 | Hertha BSC | Cardiff | Loan | — | €4.00m |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | Standard Liège | Hertha BSC | Return from loan | — | €4.00m |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-07 | Hertha BSC | Standard Liège | Loan | — | €3.00m |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | US Créteil-L | Paris SG U19 | Return from loan | — | €200k |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-13 | Paris SG U19 | US Créteil-L | Loan | — | — |
Last 15 matches for KAA Gent while Wilfried Kanga was at the club (joined 2025-07-01). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | BE1 |
KVC Westerlo | 0–0 | KAA Gent | Available |
| 2025-11-09 | BE1 |
KAA Gent | 1–1 | KRC Genk | Available |
| 2025-11-02 | BE1 |
Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 4–0 | KAA Gent | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | BE1 |
KAA Gent | 4–0 | Standard Liège | Available |
| 2025-10-19 | BE1 |
SV Zulte Waregem | 4–1 | KAA Gent | Available |
| 2025-10-03 | BE1 |
KAA Gent | 2–1 | Sporting Charleroi | Available |
| 2025-09-28 | BE1 |
Cercle Brugge | 2–4 | KAA Gent | Available |
| 2025-09-23 | BE1 |
RSC Anderlecht | 1–0 | KAA Gent | Available |
| 2025-09-19 | BE1 |
KAA Gent | 3–0 | FCV Dender EH | Available |
| 2025-09-14 | BE1 |
Royal Antwerp FC | 1–2 | KAA Gent | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | BE1 |
KAA Gent | 1–1 | Club Brugge KV | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | BE1 |
KV Mechelen | 1–1 | KAA Gent | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | BE1 |
KAA Gent | 2–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | BE1 |
KAA Gent | 1–0 | RAAL La Louviére | Available |
| 2025-07-27 | BE1 |
Sint-Truidense VV | 3–1 | KAA Gent | Available |
Teams faced most often by Wilfried Kanga's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRC Genk | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 25% |
| KV Mechelen | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 38% |
| RSC Anderlecht | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 21% |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 25% |
| Club Brugge KV | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 53 | -27 | 29% |
| Sint-Truidense VV | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 31% |
| Sporting Charleroi | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 46% |
| FC Zürich | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 65% |
| FC Luzern | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 52% |
| FC St. Gallen | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 70% |
| FC Lugano | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 59% |
| Cercle Brugge | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season | |
| 15/16 | First senior goal | |
| 24/25 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 32 | 275 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 23/24 | 37 | 528 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 22/23 | 26 | 766 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 21/22 | 42 | 185 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 |
| 20/21 | 17 | 536 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 18/19 | 22 | 421 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 16/17 | 25 | 288 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 15/16 | 6 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Super League
33 apps
15 G
5 A
Jupiler Pro League
32 apps
10 G
4 A
Championnat National
24 apps
5 G
0 A
Swiss Cup
3 apps
4 G
1 A
SuperSport HNL
15 apps
3 G
0 A
JPL Europe PO
9 apps
3 G
0 A
Bundesliga
23 apps
2 G
0 A
Süper Lig
14 apps
2 G
0 A
Ligue 1
33 apps
2 G
0 A
National 2 - Grp. B
1 apps
2 G
0 A
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Who is Wilfried Kanga?
Wilfried Kanga is a Cote d'Ivoire professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for KAA Gent.
How old is Wilfried Kanga?
Wilfried Kanga is 28 years old. He was born on February 21, 1998 in Montreuil-sous-Bois.
What position does Wilfried Kanga play?
Wilfried Kanga plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Wilfried Kanga play for?
Wilfried Kanga currently plays for KAA Gent.
How many career goals has Wilfried Kanga scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Wilfried Kanga has scored 52 goals in 227 appearances.
What is Wilfried Kanga's market value?
Wilfried Kanga's most recent reported market value is €2.50m.