Andy Kawaya
{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andy Kawaya
| image =
| fullname = Andy Awazi A. Kawaya Kinghi Mwana Mufula{{Cite web|url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=59226|website=RFEF|language=es|title=Campeonato de Liga 2º División B Grupo II}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brussels, Belgium
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013
| youthclubs1 = Anderlecht
| years1 = 2013–2017
| clubs1 = Anderlecht
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → Willem II (loan)
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = KV Mechelen
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = Avellino
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019–2021
| clubs5 = Cultural Leonesa
| caps5 = 45
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = Cartagena
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022–2023
| clubs7 = Albacete
| caps7 = 13
| goals7 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U15
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam2 = Belgium U16
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2012
| nationalteam3 = Belgium U17
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2013
| nationalteam4 = Belgium U18
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2014
| nationalteam5 = Belgium U19
| nationalcaps5 = 3
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| nationalyears6 = 2015
| nationalteam6 = Belgium U21
| nationalcaps6 = 1
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| club-update = 18 December 2023
| ntupdate =
}}
Andy Awazi A. Kawaya Kinghi Mwana Mufula (born 23 August 1996), known as Andy Kawaya, is a Belgian footballer who plays as a left winger at the Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa
Club career
Kawaya is a youth exponent from Anderlecht. He made his first team debut at 25 September 2013 in the Belgian Cup against K.A.S. Eupen. At 4 November 2014, he made his UEFA Champions League debut against Arsenal.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/04/europe/uefa-champions-league/arsenal-fc/royal-sporting-club-anderlecht/1923651/?ICID=PL_MS_07|title=Arsenal vs. Anderlecht - 4 November 2014 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=2014-11-05}} After making 28 appearances and scoring 4 goals in all competitions for Anderlecht, Kawaya moved out on loan on 7 January 2016 to join Eredivisie side Willem II for the rest of the 2015–16 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.willem-ii.nl/nl-NL/Teams/Nieuws/2016/01/07/Kawaya-gehuurd-van-RSCA.aspx|publisher=Willem II|title=Kawaya hired from RSCA|accessdate=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108123136/http://www.willem-ii.nl/nl-NL/Teams/Nieuws/2016/01/07/Kawaya-gehuurd-van-RSCA.aspx|archive-date=2016-01-08|url-status=dead}}
On 29 January 2019, Kawaya signed a contract for the rest of the season with Spanish club Cultural Leonesa.[https://www.cydleonesa.com/noticia/andy-kawaya-nuevo-jugador-de-la-cultural-y-deportiva-leonesa Andy Kawaya, nuevo jugador de la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa], cydleonesa.com, 29 January 2019 On 17 June 2021, he moved to Segunda División side FC Cartagena on a two-year deal,{{cite web|url=https://www.fccartagena.es/noticia/andy-kawaya-desborde-y-explosividad-para-el-ataque-del-fc-cartagena|title=Andy Kawaya, desborde y explosividad para el ataque del FC Cartagena|trans-title=Andy Kawaya, skill and speed for FC Cartagena's attack|publisher=FC Cartagena|language=es|date=17 June 2021|accessdate=9 August 2021}} but terminated his contract the following 31 January after appearing rarely.{{cite web|url=https://www.fccartagena.es/noticia/acuerdo-con-andy-kawaya-para-la-rescision-de-su-contrato|title=Acuerdo con Andy Kawaya para la rescisión de su contrato|trans-title=Agreement with Andy Kawaya for the rescision of his contract|publisher=FC Cartagena|language=es|date=31 January 2022|accessdate=1 February 2022}}
On 31 January 2022, Kawaya signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Albacete Balompié in Primera División RFEF.{{cite web|url=https://www.albacetebalompie.es/noticia/andy-kawaya-nuevo-jugador-del-alba|title=Andy Kawaya, nuevo jugador del Alba|trans-title=Andy Kawaya, new player of Alba|publisher=Albacete Balompié|language=es|date=31 January 2022|accessdate=1 February 2022}} After helping the club in their promotion to the second division, he terminated his contract exactly one year later.{{cite web|url=https://www.albacetebalompie.es/noticia/gracias-andy|title=Gracias, Andy|trans-title=Thank you, Andy|publisher=Albacete Balompié|language=es|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=1 February 2023}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 6 march 2021}}{{Soccerway|andy-kawaya/259669|access-date=18 March 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Anderlecht
| rowspan="3" |Belgian Pro League |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Willem II (loan)
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | |||
| KV Mechelen
|12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Cultural Leonesa
| rowspan="3" |Segunda División B |6 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20
|25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs}} | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21
|11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 8 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!71 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 8 |
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Honours
Kawaya won his first honour in his career when he and Anderlecht won the 2013–14 Belgian Pro League. His second honour came in the subsequent 2014 Belgian Super Cup.
=Collective=
;Anderlecht
- Belgian Pro League (1): 2013–14
- Belgian Super Cup (1): 2014
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|78894}}
- {{Soccerway|andy-kawaya/259669}}
- {{RBFA player|PH_5836}}
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Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:R.S.C. Anderlecht players
Category:Willem II Tilburg players
Category:K.V. Mechelen players
Category:US Avellino 1912 players
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Category:FC Cartagena footballers
Category:Albacete Balompié players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Primera Federación players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers
Category:Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Footballers from Brussels
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
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