| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Nkuba Tshiend | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Charleroi | 59 | (5) |
| 2023 | Zébra Élites | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Genk | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:34, 27 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ken Nkuba Tshiend (born 21 January 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Genk.
Club career
On 26 October 2018, Nkuba signed his first professional contract with Charleroi at the age of 16. Nkuba made his professional debut with Charleroi on the same day, in a 2–1 Belgian First Division A loss to Gent.
On 30 January 2024, Nkuba signed a contract with Genk until June 2028.
International career
Born in Belgium, Nkuba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium.
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charleroi | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 61 | 5 | |||
| Zébra Élites | 2023–24 | Belgian Division 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Genk | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- "Profile of Ken Nkuba Tshiend". sporting-charleroi.be. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- Sports+, DH Les (27 October 2018). "Ken Nkuba a signé son contrat quelques heures avant de jouer son premier match pro: "Vite s'adapter pour ne pas être mangé"". DH Les Sports +.
- "Gent vs. Sporting Charleroi - 26 October 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "OFFICIEEL: KEN NKUBA TEKENT CONTRACT BIJ KRC GENK TOT JUNI 2028" [OFFICIAL: KEN NKUBA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH KRC GENK UNTIL JUNE 2028] (in Dutch). Genk. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- "FOOT: ROYAL CHARLEROI VS STANDARD DE LIÈGE, LES CONGOLAIS JORIS KAYEMBE, KEN NKUBA, MULEKA ET BALIKWISHA PARTICIPENT AU CHOC WALLON. – VOILA NIGHT".
External links
- Ken Nkuba at Soccerway
- Ken Nkuba at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Royal Charleroi S.C. players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgian National Division 1 players
- Men's association football forwards
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen