Christian Kabasele

Christian Kabasele

Personal information
Full name	Christian Kabasele[1]
Date of birth	24 February 1991
Place of birth	Lubumbashi, Zaire
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Watford
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Eupen	9	(0)
2011	→ Mechelen (loan)	4	(1)
2011–2012	Ludogorets Razgrad	11	(3)
2012–2014	Eupen	41	(6)
2014–2016	Genk	76	(6)
2016–	Watford	6	(1)
National team
2009	Belgium U18	1	(0)
2009–2010	Belgium U19	10	(5)
2010	Belgium U20	1	(0)
2011	Belgium U21	1	(0)
2016-	Belgium	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016.

Christian Kabasele (born 24 February 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Watford in the Premier League.^[2]

Club career

Kabasele started his career with Eupen.

On 27 January 2011, Mechelen confirmed Kabasele has joined on loan until the end of the season.^[3] He made his debut on 12 February in a 3–1 home win against Westerlo, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan Wilmet.^[4] He scored his first league goal for Mechelen in a 2–1 away victory against Lierse on 8 April.^[5]

On 22 August 2011, Kabasele joined Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[6][7] On 19 November 2011, he opened his account for Ludogorets, scoring a last-minute goal in a 2–0 home win over Kaliakra Kavarna in an A PFG match.^[8]

On 16 August 2012, Kabasele rejoined his first team Eupen on a two-year contract.^[9]

International career

Kabasele was named as part of the senior Belgium squad for UEFA Euro 2016.^[10] He made his debut for the national team in a friendly against the Netherlands on 9 November 2016.

Career statistics

As of 13 February 2016^[11]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Eupen	2008–09	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2009–10	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2010–11	3	0	2	0	—		5	0
	Total	9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
Mechelen	2010–11	4	1	0	0	—		4	1
	Total	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
Ludogorets Razgrad	2011–12	11	3	3	3	—		14	6
	Total	11	3	3	3	0	0	14	6
Eupen	2012–13	26	4	0	0	—		26	4
	2013–14	25	2	1	0	—		26	2
	Total	41	6	1	0	0	0	42	6
Genk	2014–15	34	2	1	0	—		35	2
	2015–16	42	4	4	1	—		46	5
	Total	76	6	5	1	0	0	81	7
Watford	2016–17	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total		125	16	11	4	0	0	136	20

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad

• Bulgarian A Group: 2011–12
• Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12

References

1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
2. "KRC Genk squad". krcgenk.be.
3. "KV Mechelen finds solution for striker problem" (in Dutch). sporza.be. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
4. "KV Mechelen 3–1 Westerlo". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
5. "Lierse 1–2 KV Mechelen". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
6. "Лудогорец взе младежки национал на Белгия" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
7. "Belgian national youth player in Ludogorets' offense". ludogorets.com. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
8. "Christian Kabasele match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
9. "Christian Kabasele" (in German). as-eupen.be. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
10. "Euro 2016: Full squads for every country". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
11. "Christian Kabasele". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

External links

• Christian Kabasele career statistics at Soccerbase
  
• Belgium stats at Belgian FA
• Christian Kabasele at Soccerway