Gaël Kakuta

DR Congo · Ligue 1 · FW · COD · age 35

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
MF
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#3
Intl caps
30
Intl goals
5
Intl assists
2
0.57(model rating, 0–1)
1.6%

See Gaël Kakuta on the full DR Congo scoring list →

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
AFCON 20234264000.388162400
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.00
0
Interceptions / 90
0.00
6
Ball recoveries / 90
2.73
9
Blocks / 90
0.00
0
Clearances / 90
0.00
8
Pressures / 90
16.02
47

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
5.45
26
Key passes / 90
2.73
99
Prog. carries / 90
8.18
58
Pass completion %
68.4%
5

Possession

Carries / 90
29.66
23
Dribbles / 90
2.39
96

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 103 midfielders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

217
Career matches
15,091
Career minutes
35
Goals
28
Assists
23.2
xG

Career percentiles

Goals / 90
0.21
15
xG / 90
0.14
51
xAG / 90
0.11
78

vs 189 FW players with ≥3,000 career minutes in the dataset. Higher = better.

Career: goals & xG by season

GoalsxG
Career goals and xG by season, 15 seasons from 2009-10 to 2022-23, 35 total goals, 23.2 total xG.Career goals and xG by season, 15 seasons from 2009-10 to 2022-23, 35 total goals, 23.2 total xG.036811101111121214151617181920212223

Season-by-season

SeasonClubLeagueGoalsAssists
2009-10ChelseaPremier League13200——
2010-11ChelseaPremier League512300——
2010-11FulhamPremier League723710——
2011-12BoltonPremier League47200——
2011-12DijonLigue 1141,09342——
2013-14LazioSerie A1600——
2014-15Rayo VallecanoLa Liga353,05357——
2015-16SevillaLa Liga24700——
2016-17La CoruñaLa Liga1053821——
2017-18AmiensLigue 1363,083664.26.1
2018-19Rayo VallecanoLa Liga12717101.10.2
2019-20AmiensLigue 1242,001252.82.6
2020-21LensLigue 1352,39411511.16.6
2021-22LensLigue 1291,673324.02.8
2022-23LensLigue 1222000.00.0
FBref data ≤ 2022-23. Rows tagged wiki are top-scorer entries from Wikipedia and only carry goals.
▸How to read this table— 6 columns explained
MP
Matches played in that season (start or sub counts as one).
Mins
Total minutes on the pitch — better signal for workload than MP alone.
Goals
Goals scored (penalties included).
Assists
Passes that directly led to a goal (FBref attribution).
xG
Expected goals — per-shot quality scored 0–1 by distance / angle / pressure, summed across the season.
xAG
Expected assisted goals — the xG of shots created by this player's passes, summed.
FBref data ends 2022-23; current-season rows tagged wiki come from Wikipedia top-scorer tables and carry only goals.

Rest of the DR Congo squad