Ulrich Kapolongo
 Kapolongo with Shabab Al-Ordon in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ulrich Darmel Kapolongo Zaolo Desuza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 31, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazzaville, Congo | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | ACNFF | ? | (?) |
| 2008–2009 | CARA Brazzaville | 19 | (27) |
| 2009–2013 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 42 | (25) |
| 2013–2014 | Qarabağ | 12 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Teplice | 28 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 20 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Khaleej | 18 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Congo | 6 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2017 | |||
Ulrich Darmel Kapolongo Zaolo Desuza (born 31 July 1989) is a Congolese football player who last played for Al-Khaleej as a striker. He has been capped by Congo at international level.
Club career
[edit]Qarabağ
[edit]In July 2013 Kapolongo signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Qarabağ from Jordan Premier League side Shabab Al-Ordon on a two-year contract.[2]
Kapolongo made his debut for Qarabağ in the UEFA Europa League 1st Qualifying round 2nd leg match against Metalurg Skopje. coming on as a second-half substitute for Nikoloz Gelashvili.[3] His first goal for Qarabağ came two games later, again in the Europa League, in extra time against Piast Gliwice. Kapolongo secured a 2-2 draw for Qarabağ which meant they went through as 4-3 winners to the 3rd qualifying round.[4] Kapolongo went on to make his league debut on 11 August 2013 in a 5-1 victory over Sumgayit, again coming on as a second-half substitute for Gelashvili.[5]
FK Teplice
[edit]On 25 July 2014, Kapolongo signed for Czech First League team FK Teplice.[6]
International career
[edit]Kapolongo made his national team debut on 27 March 2011 against Ghana in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, coming on as a substitute for Jean-Claude Mpassy.[citation needed] Kapolongo then had to wait two-years for his second cap, which came on 14 August 2013 against Tunisia in a 3-0 friendly defeat in which Kapolongo was replaced by Dzon Delarge in the 77th minute.[citation needed] His first goal for The Congo came on 7 September 2013, his third game for his country, in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Niger.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 5 March 2016[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Qarabağ | 2013–14[9] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Teplice | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 55 | 5 | ||
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | – | ||
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | – | ||
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2014 | – | ||
| 2015 | – | ||
| 2016 | – | ||
| 2017 | – | ||
| 2018 | – | ||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kapolongo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 May 2009 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Bahrain |
1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 September 2013 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Niger |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2013 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Niger | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[7] |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Shabab Al-Ordon
- Jordan Premier League (1) - 2012–13
- Qarabağ
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- ↑ "Announced the transfer of Karabakh (PHOTO)". www.azerisport.com/az. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Qarabağ 1 - 0 Metalurg". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Piast-Qarabağ 2014 History".
- ↑ "Qarabağ 5 - 1 Sumqayıt". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Ulrich Kapolongo posílil Teplice". fkteplice.cz (in Czech). FK Teplice. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Niger 2 - 2 Congo". Fifa. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ↑ "U.Kapolongo". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "2013/2014 Stats" (PDF). pfl.az. PFL. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Ulrich Kapolongo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Ulrich Kapolongo at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- CARA Brazzaville players
- Qarabağ FK players
- Shabab Al-Ordon SC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- People from Bertoua
- Sportspeople from East Region (Cameroon)
- Footballers from Brazzaville
- ACNFF players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Jordan
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Al-Khaleej FC players