Ulrich Kapolongo

Ulrich Kapolongo

Kapolongo with Shabab Al-Ordon
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-31) July 31, 1989
Place of birth Brazzaville, Congo
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Teplice
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 ACNFF ? (?)
2008–2009 CARA Brazzaville ? (?)
2009–2013 Shabab Al-Ordon 42 (25)
2013–2014 Qarabağ 12 (2)
2014– Teplice 26 (1)
National team
2011– Congo 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2016.


Ulrich Kapolongo (born 31 July 1989 in Brazzaville) is a Congolese footballer who plays for Teplice in the Czech First League as a striker. He has been capped by Congo at international level.

Playing career

Club

Qarabağ

In July 2013 Kapolongo signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Qarabağ from Jordan Premier League side Shabab Al-Ordon on a two-year contract.[1]

Kapolongo made his debut for Qarabağ in the UEFA Europa League 1st Qualifying round 2nd leg match against Metalurg Skopje. coming on as a second-half substitute for Nikoloz Gelashvili.[2] His first goal for Qarabağ came two games later, again in the Europa League, in extra time against Piast Gliwice. Kapolongo secured a 2-2 draw for Qarabağ which meant they went through as 4-3 winners to the 3rd qualifying round.[3] Kapolongo went on to make his league debut on 11 August 2013 in a 5-1 vicotry over Sumgayit, again coming on as a second-half substitute for Gelashvili.[4]

FK Teplice

On 25 July 2014, Kapolongo signed for Czech First League team FK Teplice.[5]

International

Kapolongo made his national team debut on 27 March 2011 against Ghana in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, coming on as a substitute for Jean-Claude Mpassy. Kapolongo then had to wait two-years for his second cap, which came on 14 August 2013 against Tunisia in a 3-0 friendly defeat in which Kapolongo was replaced by Dzon Delarge in the 77th minute. His first goal for The Congo came on 7 September 2013, his third game for his country, in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Niger.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 December 2015[7]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Azerbaijan League Azerbaijan Cup Europe Total
2013-14QarabağAzerbaijan Premier League1222071213
2014–15TepliceCzech First League16151-212
2015–1610000-100
Total Azerbaijan 1222071213
Czech Republic 26161-322
Career total 3838171535

International

Congo national team
YearAppsGoals
201110
201321
Total31

Statistics accurate as of match played 7 September 2013[8]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2013 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger  Niger 2–2 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[6]

Honours

Club

Shabab Al-Ordon'
Qarabağ

References

  1. ↑ "Announced the transfer of Karabakh (PHOTO)". www.azerisport.com/az. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Qarabağ 1 - 0 Metalurg". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000466/match=2012347/index.html
  4. ↑ "Qarabağ 5 - 1 Sumqayıt". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ulrich Kapolongo posílil Teplice". http://www.fkteplice.cz (in Czech). FK Teplice. Retrieved 28 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  6. 1 2 "Niger 2 - 2 Congo". Fifa. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "U.Kapolongo". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ulrich Kapolongo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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