Elton Kabangu
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Heart of Midlothian FC
at Heart of Midlothian FC
327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
Market value
€600k
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.25
goals / match
FC Eindhoven
top club · 77 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#370
goals rank
#189
assists rank
52
season goals
31
season assists
Among 573 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€900k
peak value · 2023
€300k
top transfer fee · 25/26
13
best season · 22/23
1 · 1.9%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1998-02-08 · 6 players total
212Appearances
52Goals
31Assists
12Yellow cards
2Red cards
30Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Elton Kabangu |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Elton Daniel Kabangu |
| Date of birth | 1998-02-08 (28 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kortrijk, Belgium |
| Citizenship | Belgium DR Congo |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Heart of Midlothian FC |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | Eleven Plus |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Heart of Midlothian FC
6 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2025
Transfer: Union SG → Heart of Midl.
25/26 · Transfer · €300k
Jun 2025
Transfer: Heart of Midl. → Union SG
24/25 · Return from loan
Jan 2025
Transfer: Union SG → Heart of Midl.
24/25 · Loan
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Union Saint-Gilloise, Heart of Midlothian FC
31 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 8 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Union Saint-Gilloise
19 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Willem II → Union SG
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Willem II Tilburg
30 matches · 13 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Willem II Tilburg
24 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
29 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: KAA Gent → Willem II
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Willem II Tilburg U21, Willem II Tilburg
17 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: FC Eindhoven → KAA Gent U21
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Eindhoven U21, FC Eindhoven
39 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: KAA Gent U21 → FC Eindhoven
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Eindhoven
40 matches · 10 G · 15 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — KAA Gent
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: KAA Gent U19 → KAA Gent U21
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — KAA Gent UEFA U19
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €900k
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 · 0.43/90
Assists1 total · 0.43/90
G+A2 total · 0.86/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.43/90
Minutes played by club
Heart of Midlothian FC
19.2%
Union Saint-Gilloise
4.6%
Willem II Tilburg
23.9%
Willem II Tilburg U21
20.8%
FC Eindhoven
24.9%
FC Eindhoven U21
6.6%
KAA Gent
0.0%
KAA Gent UEFA U19
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Midlothian FC | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 520 |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 124 |
| Willem II Tilburg | 3 | 19/20 | 22/23 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 648 |
| Willem II Tilburg U21 | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 564 |
| FC Eindhoven | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 77 | 18 | 20 | 675 |
| FC Eindhoven U21 | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| KAA Gent | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KAA Gent UEFA U19 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | League Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 209 |
| 25/26 | Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Champions League Qu. | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Croky Cup | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 24/25 | Europa League | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Jupiler Pro League | Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 148 |
| 24/25 | Premiership Relegation | Heart of Midlothian FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Pro L. Supercup | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | SFA Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| 23/24 | Croky Cup | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Europa League Qualifying | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | JPL | Union Saint-Gilloise | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 23/24 | JPL Champions PO | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | Willem II Tilburg | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 145 |
| 22/23 | Keuken Kampioen Play-Offs | Willem II Tilburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 191 |
| 22/23 | KNVB Beker | Willem II Tilburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Eredivisie | Willem II Tilburg | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 312 |
| 21/22 | KNVB Beker | Willem II Tilburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Beloften Preliminary Round | Willem II Tilburg U21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| 19/20 | Eredivisie | Willem II Tilburg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | KNVB Beker | Willem II Tilburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Reserve Erediv. | Willem II Tilburg U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 420 |
| 18/19 | Beloften Preliminary Round | FC Eindhoven U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 18/19 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 351 |
| 18/19 | KNVB Beker | FC Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Jupiler League | FC Eindhoven | 38 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 324 |
| 17/18 | KNVB Beker | FC Eindhoven | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Europa League | KAA Gent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | UEFA Youth League | KAA Gent UEFA U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | KAA Gent U19 | KAA Gent U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-15 | KAA Gent U21 | FC Eindhoven | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | FC Eindhoven | KAA Gent U21 | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-27 | KAA Gent | Willem II | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Willem II | Union SG | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-01 | Union SG | Heart of Midl. | Loan | 600000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Heart of Midl. | Union SG | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Union SG | Heart of Midl. | Transfer | 600000 | €300k |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Corona virus | 2020-07-28 | 2020-10-26 | 91 | 8 |
| 20/21 | Fitness | 2020-10-27 | 2021-06-30 | 247 | 29 |
| 24/25 | Ankle injury | 2024-09-20 | 2024-10-22 | 33 | 6 |
Current€600k
Peak€900k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€550k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Moris | 2 | 0 | 417 |
| Pol Llonch | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ringo Meerveld | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Erik Schouten | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Idzes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Woudenberg | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Samy Bourard | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jizz Hornkamp | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Siebe Van der Heyden | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Seedorf | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Branco van den Boomen | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Rochdi Achenteh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Essikal | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hervé Matthys | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Svensson | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tibeau Swinnen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jellert Van Landschoot | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wessel Dammers | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Leeroy Owusu | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Augustine Loof | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | Willem II Tilburg | 12 | 28 |
| 17/18 | Jupiler League | FC Eindhoven | 10 | 38 |
| 18/19 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | FC Eindhoven | 8 | 36 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Jupiler League | FC Eindhoven | 14 | 38 |
| 22/23 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | Willem II Tilburg | 5 | 28 |
| 18/19 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | FC Eindhoven | 5 | 36 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Heart of Midl. | Union SG | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-01 | Union SG | Heart of Midl. | Loan | — | €600k |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | FC Eindhoven | KAA Gent U21 | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-15 | KAA Gent U21 | FC Eindhoven | Loan | — | €50k |
Teams faced most often by Elton Kabangu'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOP Oss | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 57% |
| Helmond Sport | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 43% |
| FC Den Bosch | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 86% |
| Jong PSV | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 43% |
| VVV-Venlo | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 7% |
| ADO Den Haag | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 0% |
| Jong Ajax | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 29% |
| De Graafschap | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 29% |
| FC Dordrecht | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 14% |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 23% |
| NAC Breda | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 25% |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 6 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 24/25 | 31 | 319 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 22/23 | 30 | 336 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 21/22 | 24 | 312 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 19/20 | 17 | 564 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 |
| 18/19 | 39 | 531 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 17/18 | 40 | 324 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 |
| 15/16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Keuken Kampioen Divisie
102 apps
30 G
24 A
Premiership
12 apps
6 G
1 A
Beloften Preliminary Round
10 apps
6 G
0 A
Eredivisie
28 apps
3 G
0 A
SFA Cup
4 apps
2 G
1 A
League Cup
5 apps
1 G
1 A
Jupiler Pro League
19 apps
1 G
1 A
Keuken Kampioen Play-Offs
2 apps
1 G
1 A
Croky Cup
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Reserve Erediv.
5 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Elton Kabangu?
Elton Kabangu is a Belgium professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Heart of Midlothian FC.
How old is Elton Kabangu?
Elton Kabangu is 28 years old. He was born on February 8, 1998 in Kortrijk.
What position does Elton Kabangu play?
Elton Kabangu plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Elton Kabangu play for?
Elton Kabangu currently plays for Heart of Midlothian FC.
How many career goals has Elton Kabangu scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Elton Kabangu has scored 52 goals in 212 appearances.
What is Elton Kabangu's market value?
Elton Kabangu's most recent reported market value is €600k.