Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga
Côte d'Ivoire | Attacker | Gent
Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga, 27, is a footballer from Côte d'Ivoire playing as Attacker for Gent. Kanga was born in Montreuil, France. In the 2025/26 Jupiler Pro League season Kanga has 36 appearances with 12 goals and 4 assists in 2,836 minutes at an average rating of 6.69. Kanga is ranked 3rd in the Cup Top Scorers list for 2025/26.
Profile
- Full name
- Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga
- Age
- 27
- Born
- 21 February 1998 | Montreuil | France
- Nationality
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Height
- 185
- Weight
- 76
- Position
- Attacker
- Shirt number
- 7
- Current club
- Gent
League Rankings
- Cup 2025/26 | Top Scorers | Position 3 | 0 goals View the Cup top scorers
- Jupiler Pro League 2025/26 | Top Scorers | Position 5 | 12 goals View the Jupiler Pro League top scorers
- Cup 2025/26 | Top Assists | Position 1 | 1 assists Visit the Cup hub
- Cup 2025/26 | Yellow Cards | Position 8 | 0 yellow cards Visit the Cup hub
- Cup 2025/26 | Red Cards | Position 8 | 0 red cards Visit the Cup hub
Season by Season Stats
Career Transfers
-
30 June 2025
Dinamo Zagreb
to
Gent
Transfer
-
22 June 2025
Dinamo Zagreb
to
Gent
Transfer
-
20 January 2025
Hertha BSC
to
Dinamo Zagreb
€ 1.7M
-
18 January 2025
Cardiff
to
Hertha BSC
Return from loan
-
30 July 2024
Hertha BSC
to
Cardiff
Loan
-
1 July 2024
Standard Liege
to
Hertha BSC
N/A
-
7 August 2023
Hertha BSC
to
Standard Liege
Loan
-
30 July 2022
BSC Young Boys
to
Hertha BSC
N/A
-
8 July 2021
Kayserispor
to
BSC Young Boys
Free
-
13 September 2020
Angers
to
Kayserispor
N/A
-
4 July 2017
Paris Saint Germain
to
Angers
Free
-
14 July 2016
Paris Saint Germain
to
Creteil
Loan
Honours
- Championnat National U19 2015/2016 : Winner | France
- Championnat National U19 : Winner | France
- HNL 2024/2025 : 2nd Place | Croatia
- HNL : 2nd Place | Croatia
- UEFA Youth League 2015/2016 : 2nd Place | Europe
- UEFA Youth League : 2nd Place | Europe
Injury and Suspension History
- Unknown : 15 February 2024 to 24 February 2024
- Leg Injury : 21 January 2024 to 25 January 2024
- Unknown : 10 January 2024 to 18 January 2024
- Toe Injury : 4 February 2023 to 10 March 2023
- Hamstring : 2 December 2020 to 20 December 2020
- Virus : 18 November 2020 to 25 November 2020
- Back Injury : 12 November 2019 to 21 February 2020
- Back Injury : 10 October 2019 to 28 October 2019
- Groin Injury : 18 February 2019 to 10 April 2019
- Calf Injury : 17 October 2018 to 29 October 2018
- Knock : 15 March 2018 to 2 April 2018
- Unknown : 1 November 2017 to 11 January 2018
- Knock : 29 July 2017 to 18 August 2017
Frequently Asked Questions
What position does Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga play?
Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga plays as Attacker.
Which team does Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga play for?
Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga plays for Gent in the Jupiler Pro League.
How many goals has Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga scored this season?
Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga has scored 12 goals in 36 appearances in the Jupiler Pro League 2025/26 season.
How old is Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga?
Aka Wilfried Julien Kanga is 27 years old and comes from Côte d'Ivoire.
Updated: 11 Jun 2026, 11:34 UTC