Elias Kachunga


Elias Kachunga is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. He represented Germany at youth level, and DR Congo at senior level.

Early and personal life

Born in Haan, Kachunga has a Congolese father and a German mother.

Club career

Kachunga spent his early career in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Osnabrück, Hertha BSC and SC Paderborn 07. Following Paderborn's relegation, he moved to FC Ingolstadt 04 in June 2015. He was the club's record signing, at a transfer fee of €1.7 million. He signed a season-long loan deal with an option to buy at the end with English Championship club Huddersfield Town in June 2016. He made his debut for them on 6 August 2016, scoring the first goal in a 2–1 win over Brentford. On 22 March 2017, Huddersfield paid Ingolstadt £1.1 million to turn Kachunga's loan deal into a permanent transfer.
In December 2017 he was ruled-out for 3 months due to injury.
He was released by Huddersfield at the end of the 2019–20 season.

International career

He has represented Germany at under-19 and under-21 levels.
Kachunga debuted for the senior DR Congo national football team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 26 March 2017.

Career statistics

Honours

Huddersfield Town