Aristote Nkaka Explained

Aristote Nkaka
Fullname:	Aristote Nkaka Bazunga^[1]
Birth Date:	27 March 1996
Birth Place:	Ghlin, Belgium^[2]
Height:	1.82 m^[3]
Position:	Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:	Lierse
Clubnumber:	4
Youthyears1:	2012–2015
Youthclubs1:	Club Brugge
Youthyears2:	2015–2016
Youthclubs2:	Excel Mouscron
Years1:	2016–2018
Clubs1:	Mouscron
Caps1:	40
Goals1:	2
Years2:	2018–2019
Clubs2:	Oostende
Caps2:	31
Goals2:	0
Years3:	2019–2023
Clubs3:	Anderlecht
Caps3:	0
Goals3:	0
Years4:	2019
Clubs4:	→ Almería (loan)
Caps4:	1
Goals4:	1
Years5:	2019–2020
Clubs5:	→ Racing Santander (loan)
Caps5:	16
Goals5:	0
Years6:	2020–2021
Clubs6:	→ SC Paderborn (loan)
Caps6:	13
Goals6:	0
Years7:	2021–2022
Clubs7:	→ Waasland-Beveren (loan)
Caps7:	10
Goals7:	0
Years8:	2023–
Clubs8:	Lierse
Caps8:	16
Goals8:	0
Nationalyears1:	2017–2018
Nationalteam1:	Belgium U21
Nationalcaps1:	4
Nationalgoals1:	0
Club-Update:	12 May 2024

Aristote Nkaka Bazunga (born 27 March 1996) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lierse. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre back.

Club career

Nkaka signed for Mouscron in June 2015, arriving from the Club Brugge academy.^[4] He scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss against his previous club, Brugge, on 26 January 2017.^[5]

On 17 July 2019, Nkaka was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería from Anderlecht, for one year.^[6] He made his debut for the club on 17 August, coming off the bench and scoring the third in a 3–0 home victory against Albacete Balompié.^[7]

On 26 August 2019, Nkaka's loan with the Andalusians was terminated due to the club's change of ownership,^[8] and agreed to a one-year loan deal with fellow league team Racing de Santander just hours later.^[9]

On 31 August 2021, he joined Waasland-Beveren on loan with an option to buy.^[10]

On 26 July 2023, Nkaka signed a one-year contract with Lierse.^[11]

International career

Nkaka was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.^[12]

External links

• • Nkaka MadeinFoot Profile
• Nkaka Sport BE Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Acta del Partido celebrado el 17 de agosto de 2019, en Almería . Minutes of the Match held on 17 August 2019, in Madrid . Royal Spanish Football Federation . 13 November 2020 . Spanish.
2. Web site: Custovic overtuigde Aristote Nkaka om voor KVO te kiezen. 23 February 2018.
3. Web site: Aristote Nkaka - Player Profile - Football.
4. Web site: Aristote Nkaka signe à Mouscron-Péruwelz. 16 June 2015.
5. Web site: Bruges termine 2016 en tête du championnat. 26 December 2016.
6. Web site: El belga Ari Nkaka, un todo terreno para el centro del campo del Almería. Belgian Ari Nkaka, an all-round player for Almería's centre of midfield. UD Almería. es. 17 July 2019. 20 July 2019.
7. Web site: El VAR dictó sentencia y el Almería no lo desperdició. VAR sentenced it and Almería took advantage of it. Marca. es. 17 August 2019. 17 August 2019.
8. Web site: Ari Nkaka deja de pertenecer a la primera plantilla de la UD Almería. Ari Nkaka leaves UD Almería. UD Almería. es. 26 August 2019. 28 August 2019.
9. Web site: Nkaka, duodécimo refuerzo del Racing 2019/20. Nkaka, twelfth addition of Racing 2019/20. Racing Santander. es. 26 August 2019. 28 August 2019.
10. Web site: Waasland-Beveren. WELCOME AT THE FREETHIEL, ARISTOTE NKAKA!. 31 August 2021. 12 October 2021. nl.
11. Web site: Lierse. ARISTOTE NKAKA NAAR LIERSE. ARISTOTE NKAKA TO LIERSE. 26 July 2023. 7 September 2023. nl.
12. Web site: Aristote Nkaka : Le Belgo-Congolais a signé 2 ans au RMP. Isidore. Akouete. 17 June 2015.