Marco Kana

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Marco Kana
Personnel
birthday August 8, 2002
place of birth Kinshasa ,  Democratic Republic of the Congo
size 178 cm
position Central defense , midfield
Juniors
Years station
0000–2019 RSC Anderlecht
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2019– RSC Anderlecht 15 (1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2018 Belgium U16 4 (1)
2018– Belgium U17 14 (0)
2019– Belgium U19 3 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
As of June 16, 2020

2 As of June 16, 2019

Marco Kana (born August 8, 2002 in Kinshasa , DR Congo ) is a Belgian soccer player who is under contract with the first division club RSC Anderlecht . The defensive player has been a Belgian U19 international since November 2019 .

Career

society

Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Kana moved to Belgium with his family at a young age . At age five he began at RSC Anderlecht in the capital Brussels with the football games . At Paars-wit he played in various junior selections on the position of defensive midfielder and was later captain of the U18 team. In April 2019, at the age of 16, he signed his first professional contract. Under the new trainers Simon Davies and Vincent Kompany , he was promoted to the first team squad for the 2019/20 season . He made his debut in the Belgian top division on August 4 (2nd matchday) when he came on for Philippe Sandler in the 0-0 draw against Royal Excel Mouscron in the second half . In his first starting eleven on October 20 (11th matchday), the now central defender scored a header after a corner in a 4-1 home win against VV St. Truiden . Under the new head coach Franky Vercauteren , he subsequently rose to become a regular player, despite his height of 1.78 meters, which is small for a central defender. During this season he played 15 league games in which he was able to score a goal. On June 17, 2020, his contract was extended until the end of the 2023 season.

National team

From March to May 2018, Marco Kana made four international matches for the Belgian U16 national team , in which he scored once. He then completed 14 missions for the U17s in one year . He has been playing for the U19s since November 2019 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marco Kana leek nooit voorbestemd voor de eerste ploeg van Anderlecht, maar is nu de poulain van Kompany: de slimste van de klas In: Het Nieuwsblad from November 7, 2019 (accessed on December 13, 2019)
  2. ↑ a b Marco Kana: zeven weetjes over zevende jongste doelpuntenmaker ooit bij Anderlecht In: Het Laatste Nieuws from October 22, 2019 (accessed on December 13, 2019)
  3. ↑ Marco Kana tekent profcontract bij RSC Anderlecht In: Bruzz from April 30, 2019 (accessed December 13, 2019)
  4. ↑ Les bulletins des Mauves contre Mouscron: la défense a globalement tenu le choc In: Le Soir of August 4, 2019 (accessed on December 13, 2019)
  5. ↑ Anderlecht: après 10 jours d'observation, Franky Vercauteren va enfin passer à l'action In: Le Soir of October 19, 2019 (accessed December 7, 2019)
  6. ↑ a b Marco Kana - performance data 19/20 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on June 17, 2020)
  7. ↑ Marco Kana 2020-2023. RSC Anderlecht, June 17, 2020, accessed on June 17, 2020 (French).
  8. ↑ a b c Profile of Marco Kana In: RBFA (accessed on December 13, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Kana, Marco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 2002
PLACE OF BIRTH Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of the Congo