Jonathan Muzinga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lappeenranta, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VPS | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Kontu | ||
| 2018–2020 | PK-35 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Kontu | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | PK-35 | 42 | (24) |
| 2022 | SJK | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | SJK II | 22 | (8) |
| 2023 | Honka | 14 | (2) |
| 2023 | Honka II | 5 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | KuPS | 19 | (3) |
| 2024 | KuPS II | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Lahti | 23 | (5) |
| 2026– | VPS | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 January 2024 | |||
Jonathan Muzinga (born 10 November 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga club VPS.
Early years
[edit]Born in Lappeenranta to parents from Democratic Republic of Congo, Muzinga moved to Helsinki with his family at an early age. He started playing football in the youth team of FC Kontu in Kontula, East Helsinki, before joining PK-35 when aged 15.[1]
Club career
[edit]Muzinga made his senior debut with FC Kontu first team in 2018, at the fourth-tier level Kolmonen.
PK-35
[edit]Since 2019, he played with PK-35 first team in Kolmonen, Kakkonen and Ykkönen. At the end of the 2020 season interrupted by the pandemic, he was named the Player of the Season in Kakkonen Group A, and the Top Goalscorer after scoring 11 goals in 12 matches.[2]
SJK
[edit]He joined SJK Seinäjoki organisation for the 2022 season. Muzinga made his Veikkausliiga debut with the first team, but he was mainly deployed in the club's reserve team SJK Akatemia in second-tier Ykkönen.[3]
Honka
[edit]On 16 November 2022, he joined fellow Veikkausliiga side FC Honka.[4] During the 2023, Muzinga made 14 appearances in the league scoring two goals. He was mainly deployed as a late substitute. After the season, Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy, and Muzinga was released.
KuPS
[edit]On 23 January 2024, Muzinga signed with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga, on a one-year deal with an option to extend.[5][6] On 22 May 2024, Muzinga scored his first Veikkausliiga goal for KuPS, in a 3–1 away win against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS). On 12 October, his contract option for the 2025 was exercised.[7] During the 2024 season, Muzinga helped KuPS to win the Finnish championship title and the 2024 Finnish Cup, and thus completing the club's first ever double.
Lahti
[edit]On 28 February 2025, Muzinga joined newly relegated Ykkösliiga club Lahti.[8]
International career
[edit]Muzinga has made one appearance for Finland under-21 national team, in a friendly match against Iceland on 7 September 2023.[9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 17 July 2025[11]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kontu | 2018 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| PK-35 | 2019 | Kolmonen | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | ||||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 10 | |||
| Total | 42 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 25 | ||
| SJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2022 | Ykkönen | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 9 | ||
| Honka | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| Honka Akatemia | 2023 | Kakkonen | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| KuPS | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 7 | ||
| KuPS Akatemia | 2024 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lahti | 2025 | Ykkösliiga | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 16 | 6 | |
| Career total | 119 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 150 | 52 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup
- 1 2 Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]KuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2024[12]
- Finnish Cup: 2024[13]
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
Honka
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023[14]
PK-35
Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ Hyökkääjä Jonathan Muzinga PK-35:sta SJK-paitaan, sjk.fi, 26 January 2022
- 1 2 3 Jonathan Muzinga jatkaa uraansa SJK:ssa, pk-35.fi
- ↑ Aspegren ja Muzinga jatkavat uraansa muualla, sjk.fi, 3 November 2022
- ↑ Honka vahvisti hyökkäystään - Jonathan Muzinga siirtyy SJK:sta, Veikkausliiga, 16 November 2022
- ↑ Jonathan Muzinga ja Kuopion Palloseura sopimukseen, kups.fi, 23 January 2024
- ↑ Jonathan Muzinga sopimukseen KuPS:n kanssa - "Voin luvata parempaa kuin viime vuonna", Veikkausliiga, 23 January 2024
- ↑ Jonathan Muzinga jatkaa Kuopiossa kaudella 2025!, kups.fi, 12 October 2024
- ↑ Jonathan Muzinga FC Lahden hyökkäykseen Kuopion Palloseurasta, fclahti.fi, 28 February 2025
- ↑ KuPSin tuorein hyökkääjäkiinnitys kellotti viime kaudella minuutteja Suomen maajoukkuepaidassa, Savon Sanomat, Outi Poikonen, 23 January 2024
- ↑ Muzinga U20-maajoukkueeseen, pk-35.fi
- ↑ Jonathan Muzinga stats, Football Association of Finland
- ↑ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ↑ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024
- ↑ honka, soccerway
- 1 2 pk-35, soccerway
External links
[edit]- Jonathan Muzinga at Soccerway
- Jonathan Muzinga at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 2002 births
- People from Lappeenranta
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football forwards
- Kolmonen players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkösliiga players
- FC Kontu players
- PK-35 (men) players
- SJK Akatemia players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- Pallohonka players
- FC Honka players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- FC Lahti players
- Vaasan Palloseura players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finnish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent