Kabongo Kasongo (born 18 July 1994) is a DR Congolese professional

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who plays for Turkish club

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Club career

On 13 June 2017, Kasongo moved from Al Ittihad to

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for a fee of $830,000. In July 2016, he had a short trial at

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, but they did not give him a contract and his Visa in France expired, forcing him to join Al Ittihad one month later.

International career

Kasongo made his debut for DR Congo national team on 18 November 2018 in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo and scored a goal on his debut in a 1–1 draw.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.''

Honours

Zamalek *

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: 2017–18 *

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: 2019–20 *

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: 2018–19 *

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