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Elias Kachunga
Kachunga with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2010
Personal information
Full name Elias Kachunga[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Haan, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 47 (13)
2010–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 (0)
2012 → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 17 (10)
2012 → Hertha BSC II (loan) 4 (3)
2012 → Hertha BSC (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2013 → SC Paderborn (loan) 13 (3)
2013–2015 SC Paderborn 65 (12)
2015–2017 FC Ingolstadt 04 10 (0)
2016–2017 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 42 (12)
2017–2020 Huddersfield Town 75 (4)
2020–2021 Sheffield Wednesday 27 (0)
2021–2023 Bolton Wanderers 70 (2)
2023–2026 Cambridge United 96 (12)
International career‡
2008–2009 Germany U17 8 (1)
2009–2010 Germany U18 7 (2)
2010–2011 Germany U19 7 (3)
2011–2012 Germany U20 3 (0)
2014 Germany U21 2 (0)
2017 DR Congo 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:04, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2017

Elias Kachunga (born 22 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Germany, Kachunga represents the DR Congo national team.

Early and personal life

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Born in Haan, Germany,[2] Kachunga has a Congolese father and a German mother.[3]

Club career

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Kachunga spent his early career in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Osnabrück, Hertha BSC and SC Paderborn.[2][4] Following Paderborn's relegation, he moved to FC Ingolstadt 04 in June 2015.[5] He was the club's record signing, at a transfer fee of €1.7 million.[3] He signed a season-long loan deal with an option to buy at the end with English Championship club Huddersfield Town in June 2016.[6] He made his debut for them on 6 August 2016, scoring the first goal in a 2–1 win over Brentford.[7] On 22 March 2017, Huddersfield paid Ingolstadt £1.1 million to turn Kachunga's loan deal into a permanent transfer.[8]

In December 2017 he was ruled-out for three months due to injury.[9]

He was released by Huddersfield at the end of the 2019–20 season.[10]

On 2 September 2020, he was signed by Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer.[11][12] He made his debut coming off the bench against Cardiff City on the opening day of the season.[13] He scored his first goal for Wednesday in a 2-0 EFL Cup win against Rochdale on 15 September 2020.[14]

On 20 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[15]

On 6 August 2021, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[16][17] He made his debut a day later as a late substitute against Milton Keynes Dons and provided an assist for Alex Baptiste in the 95th minute, rescuing a point for Bolton in a 3–3 draw.[18] His first Bolton goal came on 7 November in a 2–2 draw against Stockport County in the FA Cup.[19] On 2 April, he started in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final. He scored the third goal, with the Final against Plymouth Argyle eventually ending with a 4–0 Bolton win.[20] On 23 May the club confirmed that Kachunga would be leaving at the end of his contract in June.[21]

On 1 August 2023 he signed for Cambridge United.[22] He was released by the club at the end of the 2025–26 season.[23]

International career

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Kachunga has represented Germany at all youth age levels from under-17 through to under-21.[24]

He debuted for the senior DR Congo national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 26 March 2017.[25][26]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 1 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2009–10[2] Regionalliga West 40———40
2010–11[2] Regionalliga West 241———241
2011–12[2] Regionalliga West 1812———1812
Total 47130000004713
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2010–11[2] Bundesliga 2000——20
2011–12[2] Bundesliga 0000——00
2012–13[2] Bundesliga 0000——00
Total 2000000020
VfL Osnabrück (loan) 2011–12[2] 3. Liga 171000——1710
Hertha BSC II (loan) 2012–13[2] Regionalliga Nordost 43———43
Hertha BSC (loan) 2012–13[2] 2. Bundesliga 2010——30
SC Paderborn (loan) 2012–13[2] 2. Bundesliga 13300——133
SC Paderborn 2013–14[2] 2. Bundesliga 33620——356
2014–15[2] Bundesliga 32600——326
Total 65122000006712
FC Ingolstadt 04 2015–16[2] Bundesliga 10000——100
2016–17[2] Bundesliga 0000——00
Total 100000000100
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2016–17[27] Championship 421220113[a]04813
Huddersfield Town 2017–18[28] Premier League 1910020—221
2018–19[29] Premier League 2001010—220
2019–20[30] Championship 3630010—373
Total 754104000814
Sheffield Wednesday 2020–21[13] Championship 2700021—291
Bolton Wanderers 2021–22[31] League One 32222205[b]0414
2022–23[32] League One 38010219[c]3504
Total 7023241143918
Cambridge United 2023–24[33] League One 365111010396
2024–25[34] League One 437201010477
2025–26[35] League Two 17020304[b]3263
Total 961251506311216
Career total 4707114312323652284
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Championship play-offs.
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  3. ↑ Seven appearances in the EFL Trophy, two appearances in the League One play-offs

Honours

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Huddersfield Town

Bolton Wanderers

Cambridge United

References

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  1. ↑ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Elias Kachunga at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 Thorsten Felske (4 July 2015). "Kachunga (23) ist der Wechsel-König" (in German). Bild. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Elias Kachunga at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  5. ↑ "KACHUNGA NACH INGOLSTADT" (in German). Bundesliga. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Elias Kachunga: Huddersfield sign Ingolstadt striker on loan". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Huddersfield Town 2-1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Elias Kachunga: Huddersfield Town sign on-loan striker for £1.1m". BBC Sport. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Elias Kachunga: Huddersfield striker out with medial ligament injury". BBC Sport. 18 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Chicken, Steven (24 July 2020). "Ten players depart Huddersfield Town with two deals extended". YorkshireLive.
  11. ↑ "Wednesday sign Elias Kachunga". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Wednesday sign forward Kachunga". BBC Sport. 2 September 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Rochdale 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Owls confirm 2020/21 retained list". www.swfc.co.uk.
  16. ↑ McDougall, John (6 August 2021). "Bolton swoop for ex-Huddersfield and Sheff Weds attacker Kachunga". Manchester Evening News.
  17. ↑ "Bolton bring in striker Kachunga". BBC Sport. 6 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 3-3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "County hold Bolton in entertaining draw". BBC Sport. 7 November 2021.
  20. 1 2 "Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport.
  21. ↑ "Wanderers Confirm Retained List". bwfc.co.uk. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "Cambridge sign former Bolton forward Kachunga". BBC Sport. August 2023.
  23. ↑ "Michael Morrison: Cambridge United captain leaving U's ending 21-year association". BBC Sport. 6 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Elias Kachunga » Internationals". worldfootball.net.
  25. ↑ "Kenya v Congo DR". BBC Sport. 26 March 2017.
  26. ↑ "Léopards : La RDC chute 2-1 en amical face au Kenya". 26 March 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Elias Kachunga in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  36. ↑ Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  37. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Cambridge United: U's win promotion from League Two". BBC Sport. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
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