| Jardell Kanga | |
| Birth Date: | 2005 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Hammarby IF |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brommapojkarna |
| Youthyears2: | 2022–2024 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Brommapojkarna |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → De Graafschap (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Hammarby IF |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 September 2023 |
Jardell Kanga (born 13 December 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Swedish Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF.
Kanga is a youth product of Brommapojkarna.[1] He began his senior career with them in 2021 in the Ettan and became their youngest ever debutant at 15 years old and 3 months, their youngest ever goalscorer, and helped them achieve promotion into the Superettan that season.[2] On 20 January 2022, he signed with German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, and was assigned to their under-19s.[3] In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[4]
On 1 February 2024, Kanga joined De Graafschap in the Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie on loan until the end of the season.[5] He made his debut for the Superboeren on 9 February, replacing David Flakus Bosilj in the 74th minute of a 2–0 home loss to Willem II.[6] [7]
On 13 July 2024, Kanga signed for Swedish side Hammarby IF on a contract until December 2028.[8]
Kanga is a youth international for Sweden having played for the Sweden U17s, and is their record goalscorer at that level.[9] He represented the country at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where they were eliminated at the group stage.
Born in Sweden, Kanga is of DR Congolese descent.[10] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Josafat Mendes.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brommapojkarna | 2021 | Ettan Norra | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| De Graafschap (loan) | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||