Wilfried Kanga

Wilfried Kanga
A cropped in close up shot of Wilfried Kanga looking at the camera with his head slightly turned to the right.
Kanga in 2022
Personal information
Full name Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Al Fateh
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2007 FCM Garges-lès-Gonesse
2007–2009 FC Villepinte
2009–2010 Sevran FC
2010–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Créteil (loan) 24 (5)
2017–2020 Angers II 8 (8)
2017–2020 Angers 33 (2)
2020–2021 Kayserispor 14 (2)
2021–2022 Young Boys 33 (15)
2022–2025 Hertha BSC 23 (2)
2023–2024 → Standard Liège (loan) 36 (12)
2024–2025 → Cardiff City (loan) 15 (0)
2025 Dinamo Zagreb 15 (3)
2025–2026 Gent 35 (12)
2026– Al Fateh 1 (0)
International career‡
2016 Ivory Coast U20 1 (0)
2018 France U20 4 (1)
2022– Ivory Coast 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:32, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga (born 21 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League side Al Fateh. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Kanga is a youth product of PSG, and moved on loan to US Créteil-Lusitanos, after signing his first professional contract.[3] After his successful season in the Championnat National, Kanga was transferred to Angers in the Ligue 1.[4] He made his professional debut for Angers, in a Ligue 1 1–1 tie with Lille on 27 August 2017.[5]

On 30 July 2022, Kanga signed a four-year contract with Hertha BSC in Germany.[6]

On 7 August 2023, Kanga moved on a season-long loan to Standard Liège in Belgium.[7]

On 30 July 2024, Kanga joined Cardiff City on loan.[8]

International career

Kanga was born in France and is Ivorian by descent, and represented the Ivory Coast U20s in a 3–2 friendly victory over the Qatar U20s in March 2016.[9][10][11]

Kanga switched and represented the France U20s at the 2018 Toulon Tournament. He scored on his debut against the South Korea U20s on 28 May 2018.[12]

Kanga switched back to represent the senior Ivory Coast national team in September 2022, and debuted with them in a friendly 2–1 win over Togo national team on 25 September 2022.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 July 2026[14]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Créteil (loan) 2016–17 Championnat National 245————245
Angers 2017–18 Ligue 1 90————90
2018–19 Ligue 1 1821010——202
2019–20 Ligue 1 400011——51
2020–21 Ligue 1 20————20
Total 3321021——363
Kayserispor 2020–21 Süper Lig 14211———153
Young Boys 2021–22 Swiss Super League 311234—80—4216
2022–23 Swiss Super League 2300—10—33
Total 331534—90—4519
Hertha BSC 2022–23 1. Bundesliga 23200———232
Standard Liège (loan) 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 311210———3212
Cardiff City (loan) 2024–25 EFL Championship 1500010—00160
Dinamo Zagreb 2024–25 Croatian Football League 15310—00—163
Gent 2025–26 Belgian Pro League 351220———3712
2026–27 Belgian Pro League 0000—10—10
Total 351220—10—3812
Career total 2235395311000024559

International

As of match played 27 September 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 202220
Total20

References

  1. ↑ "AlKass Cup Start List 2014" (PDF). Reysol.co.jp. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Wilfried Kanga". Hertha BSC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Le PSG officialise la signature de Kanga et son prêt à Créteil". Culturepsg.com.
  4. ↑ "Angers SCO : Wilfried Kanga nouveau venu". Stadito.fr. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 4ème journée - Angers SCO / LOSC". Lfp.fr.
  6. ↑ "HERTHA BSC SIGN WILFRIED KANGA". Hertha BSC. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "WILFRIED KANGA NOUVEL ATTAQUANT DES ROUCHES" [WILFRIED KANGA NEW STRIKER FOR THE ROUCHES] (in French). Standard Liège. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kanga joins Bulut's Bluebirds". Cardiff City F.C. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Cinq U18 du PSG en sélection, dont Kanga". Culturepsg.com.
  10. ↑ "[Exclu] Wilfried Kanga (U19/PSG) : " Une passe, c'est bien ! Un but, c'est mieux… " - Les Titis du PSG". Lestitisdupsg.fr. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Jean-Philippe avec la Côte d'Ivoire - Chartres Horizon". Chartreshorizon-football.com. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Match - France - Corée du Sud - FFF". Fff.fr.
  13. ↑ "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
  14. ↑ "W. Kanga".
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