Jardell Kanga

Jardell Kanga (born 13 December 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Bayer Leverkusen U19s.

Jardell Kanga
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-13) 13 December 2005
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Youth career
2016–2021 Brommapojkarna
2022– Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Brommapojkarna 23 (5)
International career‡
2021– Sweden U17 12 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:25, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Kanga is a youth product of Brommapojkarna.[1] He began his senior career with them in 2021 in the Ettan and became their youngest ever debutant at 15 years old and 3 months, their youngest ever goalscorer, and helped them achieve promotion into the Superettan that season.[2] On 20 January 2022, he joined transferred to Bayer Leverkusen, and was assigned to their U19s.[3] In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[4]

International career

Kanga is a youth international for Sweden having played for the Sweden U17s, and is their record goalscorer at that level.[5]

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Kanga is of DR Congolese descent.[6] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Josafat Mendes.[7]

References
  1. "Talangporträtt: Jardell Kanga". Ettanfotboll.
  2. "AVSLÖJAR: Flera storklubbar spionerar på svenskt underbarn". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll.
  3. "Leverkusen seal signing of Swedish wonderkid". Bulinews.
  4. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (28 September 2022). "Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. "Jardell Kanga med svenskt målrekord i P17-EM". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  6. "Euro U-17 stars today, African superstars tomorrow? | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  7. Parker, Cindy. "Jardell kanga längd".
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