Henock Inonga Baka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henock Varane Inonga Baka | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Zawraa SC | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| As Dibumba De Tshikapa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Renaissance | 61 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | DCMP loan from FC Renaissance du Congo | 42 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Simba | 103 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | AS FAR | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | Kuwait SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Al Zawraa SC | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | DR Congo | 28 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:05, 22 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:37, 25 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Henock Varane Inonga Baka (born 1 November 1993)[2] is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for AS FAR and the DR Congo national team.
Career
[edit]Inonga Baka began his senior career with the Congolese club Renaissance in the Linafoot in 2016, and became their captain in 2017.[3] In 2018, he transferred to DCMP and helped them win the 2021 Coupe du Congo.[2] On 15 August 2021, he moved to the Tanzanian club Simba S.C.[4] He helped Simba win the 2023 Tanzania Community Shield and 2022 Mapinduzi Cup where he was the man of the match in the final.[5]
International
[edit]Inonga Baka was first called up to the DR Congo national team for the 2020 African Nations Championship.[6] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 25 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]- DCMP
- Simba
Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ "Henock Inonga Baka: The Congolese prodigy who defies expectations on the African football scene". 12 January 2024.
- 1 2 "TPM-mercato : Pourquoi » Varane » ne viendra plus ? - Leopards Actualite". 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "Renaissance/Enoch Inonga: « C'est une charge qui m'a été confiée par nos supporteurs, et mes coéquipiers m'ont donné la chance »". 23 November 2017.
- ↑ "HATIMAYE SIMBA SC YAMTAMBULISHA BEKI WAKE MPYA MKONGO, HENOC INONGA BAKA KUTOKA DC MOTEMA PEMBE YA KINSHASA".
- ↑ Mukaya, Mookie (15 January 2022). "Tanzanie/Foot : le Congolais Henock Inonga homme du match de la finale MapinduziCup 2022".
- ↑ "CHAN 2020/RDC-CONGO: Inonga Baka élu homme du match". Actualite.cd. 17 January 2021.
- ↑ Makabi, Gratis (27 December 2023). "Liste des 24 Léopards sélectionnés pour la CAN Côte d'Ivoire 2023 : l'absence de Mukoko, Lilepo et Balikwisha divise l'opinion !" (in French). Opinion Info. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- H. Inonga at Soccerway
- Inonga Baka at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kinshasa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Renaissance du Congo players
- Daring Club Motema Pembe players
- Simba S.C. players
- Linafoot players
- Tanzanian Premier League players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen