Elias Bakatukanda

Elias Bakatukanda
Personal information
Full name Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda
Date of birth (2004-04-13) 13 April 2004
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 26
Youth career
2010–2011 SC Weiler-Volkhoven
2011–2023 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 1. FC Köln II 35 (2)
2024– 1. FC Köln 3 (0)
2025–2026 → Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) 27 (1)
International career‡
2026– DR Congo U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:49, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:24, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda (born 13 April 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. Born in Germany, he represents Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally.

Club career

Bakatukanda joined the youth academy of 1. FC Köln from SC Weiler-Volkhoven in 2011, and worked his way up their youth levels.[1] On 13 April 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Köln until 2026.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Köln in a 3–1 2. Bundesliga win over FC Schalke 04 on 1 September 2024. On 8 January 2025, he extended his contract with Köln until the summer of 2028 and joined Blau-Weiß Linz for the second half of the 2024–25 season in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[3] On 18 June 2025, Bakatukanda extended his loan with Blau-Weiß Linz for the following season 2025–26.[4]

International career

Born in Germany, Bakatukanda is of DR Congolese descent.[5] In August 2023, he was called up to the Germany U20s for a set of friendlies.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln II 2023–24 Regionalliga West 242———242
2024–25 Regionalliga West 110———110
Total 352———352
1. FC Köln 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 3000——30
2026–27 Bundesliga 0000——00
Total 3000——30
Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 121———121
2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 15020——170
Total 27120——291
Career total 653200000673

Honours

1.FC Köln

References

  1. ↑ "Von der U8 bis zu den Profis: Elias Bakatukanda bleibt bis 2026". 13 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "1. FC Köln: Elias Bakatukanda verlängert bis 2026". Rundschau Online. 13 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "FC extend with Elias Bakatukanda | 1. FC Köln". fc.de.
  4. ↑ "„Sehr vielversprechend": 1. FC Köln trifft Entscheidung bei Elias Bakatukanda". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 18 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Pumann, Herbert (8 January 2025). "FC Blau-Weiß Linz bedient sich bei Strubers 1. FC Köln!". Bundesliga | ligaportal.
  6. ↑ "19 potenzielle Debütanten: Wolf nominiert U-20-Kader". kicker.
  7. ↑ "Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf". kicker.
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