Jackson Muleka
{{Short description|Congolese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jackson Muleka
| image = Jackson Muleka 20231008 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 260px
| caption = Muleka with Beşiktaş, 2023
| full_name = Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=2350774 |title=Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=19 January 2023}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lubumbashi, DR Congo
| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |url=https://bjk.com.tr/en/player/3879/jackson-muleka.html |title=Jackson Muleka |publisher=Beşiktaş J.K. |access-date=31 August 2022}}
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Al-Kholood
(on loan from Beşiktaş)
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| youthclubs1 = Ecofoot Katumbi
| years1 = 2017–2020
| clubs1 = TP Mazembe
| caps1 = 85
| goals1 = 57
| years2 = 2020–2022
| clubs2 = Standard Liège
| caps2 = 38
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = → Kasımpaşa (loan)
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = Beşiktaş
| caps4 = 60
| goals4 = 9
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = → Al-Kholood (loan)
| caps5 = 25
| goals5 = 6
| nationalteam1 = DR Congo U20
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018
| nationalteam2 = DR Congo U23
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2019–
| nationalteam3 = DR Congo
| nationalcaps3 = 16
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| club-update = 22:09, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 11:44, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
}}
Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu (born 4 October 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker as for Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood on loan from Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the DR Congo national team.
Club career
=Kasımpaşa=
On 8 February 2022, Muleka was loaned to Kasımpaşa in Turkey until June 2022, without an option to buy.{{cite press release|publisher=Standard Liège|url=https://standard.be/fr/news/jackson-muleka-en-pret-au-kasimpasa-sk|title=Jackson MULEKA en prêt au Kasımpaşa SK|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022|language=fr}}
=Beşiktaş=
On July 7, 2022, Muleka signed a 5-year deal with Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. For Muleka's transfer Beşiktaş paid €3.500.000 to Standard Liège.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ug/news/dr-congo-muleka-delighted-to-join-turkish-champions-besiktas/blted60c00ba91c7dd8/|title=DR Congo's Muleka delighted to join Turkish champions Besiktas|date=9 July 2022|website=Goal.com}}
=Al-Kholood=
On 22 August 2024, Muleka was loaned to Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood until the end of the season with an option to buy.{{cite web |url=https://www.ntvspor.net/futbol/besiktas-ayriligi-tff-ye-bildirdi-66c727d0ec7add04396d9462 |title=Beşiktaş ayrılığı TFF'ye bildirdi |publisher=ntvspor|access-date=22 August 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 6 March 2025}}
| 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{{efn|Includes Belgian Cup, Turkish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="4"|TP Mazembe
|2017–18{{Soccerway|jackson-muleka/539168}} |rowspan="3"|Linafoot | |6{{efn|name=CAFCL|Appearances in CAF Champions League}} | 2 | 1{{efn|name=CAFSC|Appearance in CAF Super Cup}} | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19{{NFT player|75612}}{{cite web |title=Jackson Muleka » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jackson-muleka/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=29 June 2022}} | |24 | 12{{efn|name=CAFCL}} | 5 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | |12 | 10{{efn|name=CAFCL}} | 7 | ||||||
| colspan="2"|Total | !38 | 14 | 85 | 57 | |||||
| rowspan="3"|Standard Liège
|rowspan="2"|Belgian Pro League |19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearances in Belgian First Division play-offs}} | 2 | 33 | 12 |
| 2021–22
|19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 15 |
| Kasımpaşa (loan)
|14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 12 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Beşiktaş
|rowspan="3"|Süper Lig |29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24
|30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 3 | colspan="2"|– | 47 | 9 | |
| 2024–25
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!60 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 15 |
| Al-Kholood (loan)
|19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 5 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!130 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 252 | 106 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|matches played 17 October 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.flashscore.com/player/muleka-jackson/SlSaXymb/|title=Jackson Muleka National Team Stats |publisher=Flashscore |access-date=18 September 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|DR Congo
|2019 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 16 | 3 |
:Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muleka goal.
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 22 September 2019 | Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui, Central African Republic | {{fb|CAF}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 20 October 2019 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | {{fb|CAF}} | align="center"|4–0 | align="center"|4–1 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| align="center"|3 | 18 November 2019 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, The Gambia | {{fb|GAM}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D |
Honours
Beşiktaş
- Turkish Cup: 2023–24
- Turkish Super Cup: 2024{{cite news|url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/sports/besiktas-claims-turkcell-super-cup-with-5-0-win-over-galatasaray-35863/|title=Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5–0 win over Galatasaray|website=Türkiye Today|date=3 August 2024|access-date=3 August 2024}}
Individual
References
{{reflist}}
{{Al-Kholood Club squad}}
{{CAF Champions League top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muleka, Jackson}}
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's youth international footballers
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Saudi Pro League players
Category:Standard Liège players
Category:Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers
Category:Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
Category:Al-Kholood Club players
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen
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