Christian Kanyengele
{{short description|Congolese footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christian Kanyengele
| fullname = Kampany Wa Kanyengele
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|15}}
| birth_place = Kisangani, Zaire
| death_date =
| death_place =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1996–1999
| years2 = 1999–2001
| years3 = 2001–2005
| years4 = 2002–2003
| years5 = 2004
| years6 = 2005
| years7 = 2006–2007
| years8 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = Terracina
| clubs2 = Savoia
| clubs3 = Catania
| clubs4 = → Sambenedettese (loan)
| clubs5 = → Sambenedettese (loan)
| clubs6 = Sangiovannese
| clubs7 = Pro Sangiuseppese
| clubs8 = Vercurago Calcio
| caps1 = 90
| caps2 = 46
| caps3 = 32
| caps4 = 16
| caps5 = 4
| caps6 = 12
| caps7 = 7
| totalcaps = 207
| goals1 = 33
| goals2 = 14
| goals3 = 2
| goals4 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 2
| goals7 = 2
| totalgoals = 55
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2000
| nationalteam1 = Congo DR
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
}}
Christian Kanyengele (born 15 November 1976) is a former Congolese football player.
Career
Born in Kisangani, Zaire, Kanyengele spent his youth in the capital Kinshasa and played football for a local amateur side. His club participated in a friendly tournament in Vicenza, Italy, and shortly after he returned to Italy to look for a club at age 18. After working odd jobs for six months, he was eventually signed by Serie D club A.S. Terracina.{{cite web|publisher=La Repubblica|author=Galdi, Andrea|title=Io, Christian, campione nel calcio piccolo|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/sport/caf/caf/caf.html|language=Italian|date=1 May 1999}}
Kanyengele spent three seasons with Terracina, but due to restrictions on clubs signing foreign players in Serie C, he had a difficult time finding a new club.
In 1999, Kanyengele joined Serie B side Calcio Savoia, playing two seasons with the club. He moved on to Calcio Catania in Serie C1, eventually appearing for the club in Serie B and going on loan to S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio twice.
Kanyengele made several appearances for the senior Congo DR national football team, including appearing in the 2000 African Nations Cup qualifying rounds.{{cite web|author1=Courtney, Barrie |author2=Stokkermans, Karel|title=African Nations Cup 2000|website=RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a.html|date=9 July 2009}} He scored two goals in a home Nations Cup qualifier against Kenya in January 1999.
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|pid=34276}}
- [http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-bwin/calciatore?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=16405 Profile at Lega Calcio]
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Category:People from Kisangani
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
Category:US Sambenedettese players
Category:ASD Sangiovannese 1927 players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people