Lubeni Haukongo

Lubeni Haukongo (born 24 September 2000 in Mondesa) is a Namibian footballer who plays for Cape Town Spurs of the National First Division.[1]

Lubeni Haukongo
Personal information
Full name Lubeni Pombili Haukongo
Date of birth (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000
Place of birth Mondesa, Namibia
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cape Town Spurs
Number 15
Youth career
2010–2016 Swakopmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Swakopmund
2017–2019 Eleven Arrows
2019–2021 Lille B 0 (0)
2021–2022 Chippa United 2 (0)
2022– Cape Town Spurs 8 (0)
International career‡
2021– Namibia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:17, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:22, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Haukongo began his career with hometown club Desert United.[2] He then moved to Swakopmund FC at age seven and progressed through the age categories to the first team. The player then moved on to another Walvis Bay club, Eleven Arrows, where he played in the Namibia Premier League for two seasons.[3]

In May 2018 he was spotted by a South African scout and was one of twenty four West African players invited to a trial in Morocco. Following the trial, Haukongo was invited to train with Lille OSC of the French Ligue 1 for four weeks. The transfer was finalized in March 2019.[4] While with the club he played for its reserve side in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league system. Not long after joining the club he sustained an quad muscle tear injuries which sidelined him for almost one year.[5][6]

In summer 2021 Haukongo joined Chippa United of the South African Premier Division for the 2021–22 season and was immediately named the club captain. The player cited a desire for more playing time following his recovery from injury as the reason for departing Lille at the end of his contract.[7][3][8] He made his professional debut with Chippa United against Orlando Pirates on 18 September 2021.[9][10]

Following one season with Chippa United in which he made only two appearances because of injury, Haukongo signed for Cape Town Spurs of the National First Division in July 2022.[11][12]

International career

Haukongo represented Namibia at the under-17, under-20, and under-23 youth levels. He was part of the squad that won the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship.[4]

He received his first senior call up for a friendly against Lesotho in 2018 but did not appear in the match.[5][13] He was called up next in November 2021 for a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Congo.[14]

International career statistics
As of match played 15 November 2021[15]
Namibia national team
YearAppsGoals
202120
Total20

References
  1. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. "Rock solid defender on the move". erongo.com.na. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. Uugwanga, Michael. "Haukongo not in Brave Warriors squad". Confidente Namibia. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. Lussen, Philipp; Leuschner, Erwin. "Neues Leben in Frankreich" (in German). Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. Uugwanga, Michael. "Haukongo on his way to full recovery". Confidente Namibia. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. "Un nouveau défenseur central pour la réserve" (in French). allezlille.fr. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. "LOCALAll DStv Premiership Signings Confirmed". idiskitimes.co.za. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. "Lubeni Haukongo (ex-LOSC) a retrouvé un club" (in French). onefootball.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. "Brave Warriors pecking order remains the same ... as Samaria announces his team against Senegal". New Era. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  10. "BUCS EASE PAST CHIPPA, SURGE TO THE TOP". Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  11. Mshengu, Thami. "Cape Town Spurs Signed Lubeni Haukongo from Chippa United". thamissoccer.co.za. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  12. "Etafia's son snapped up by NFD side". kickoff.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  13. "Namibia 2 Lesotho 1". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  14. "Namibia: Warriors Have Nothing to Lose". The Namibian. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  15. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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