Ken Nkuba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Nkuba Tshiend | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Mons, Belgium [1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Charleroi | 59 | (5) |
| 2023 | Zébra Élites | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Genk | 39 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:34, 27 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ken Nkuba Tshiend (born 21 January 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Genk.
Club career
[edit]On 26 October 2018, Nkuba signed his first professional contract with Charleroi at the age of 16.[3] Nkuba made his professional debut with Charleroi on the same day, in a 2–1 Belgian First Division A loss to Gent.[4]
On 30 January 2024, Nkuba signed a contract with Genk until June 2028.[5]
International career
[edit]Born in Belgium, Nkuba is of Congolese descent.[6] He is a youth international for Belgium.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charleroi | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 61 | 5 | |||
| Zébra Élites | 2023–24 | Belgian Division 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Genk | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 6 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ken Nkuba – Player Profile". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ↑ "Profile of Ken Nkuba Tshiend". sporting-charleroi.be. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ Sports+, DH Les (27 October 2018). "Ken Nkuba a signé son contrat quelques heures avant de jouer son premier match pro: "Vite s'adapter pour ne pas être mangé"". DH Les Sports +.
- ↑ "Gent vs. Sporting Charleroi - 26 October 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ↑ "OFFICIEEL: KEN NKUBA TEKENT CONTRACT BIJ KRC GENK TOT JUNI 2028" [OFFICIAL: KEN NKUBA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH KRC GENK UNTIL JUNE 2028] (in Dutch). Genk. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ↑ "FOOT: ROYAL CHARLEROI VS STANDARD DE LIÈGE, LES CONGOLAIS JORIS KAYEMBE, KEN NKUBA, MULEKA ET BALIKWISHA PARTICIPENT AU CHOC WALLON. – VOILA NIGHT".
External links
[edit]- Ken Nkuba at Soccerway
- Ken Nkuba at the Royal Belgian Football Association
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Royal Charleroi SC players
- KRC Genk players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgian Division 1 players
- Men's association football forwards
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen