Wilson Kamavuaka

Wilson Kamavuaka
Kamavuaka with Sturm Graz in September 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Düren, West Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 UT Pétange
Number 36
Youth career
1999–2007 Sportfreunde Düren
2007–2009 Alemannia Aachen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 1899 Hoffenheim II 40 (4)
2011–2013 1. FC Nürnberg 5 (0)
2011–2013 1. FC Nürnberg II 24 (2)
2012–2013 → Jahn Regensburg (loan) 28 (1)
2013–2014 KV Mechelen 16 (3)
2015–2016 Sturm Graz 38 (0)
2015 Sturm Graz II 1 (0)
2016–2017 Panetolikos 7 (0)
2017–2019 Darmstadt 98 39 (2)
2020 GKS Tychy 10 (1)
2020–2021 MSV Duisburg 26 (3)
2022 HIFK 5 (1)
2023– UT Pétange 34 (4)
International career
2010–2017 DR Congo 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024

Wilson Kamavuaka (born 29 March 1990) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for UT Pétange.[1]

Club career

Kamavuaka was born in Düren, Germany.

On 1 February 2015, after being without a club for seven months, Kamavuaka joined Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz. He signed a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season, which includes an extension clause for another two years.[2]

On 9 September 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Panetolikos F.C. of the Super League Greece.[3]

In summer 2020, he moved to 3. Liga club MSV Duisburg.[4] He signed a one-season contract with the option of another season.[5] He left Duisburg at the end of the 2020–21 season.[6]

On 28 March 2022, Kamavuaka signed with HIFK in Finland.[7] His contract with HIFK was terminated on 30 June 2022.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 December 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Continental/
Other 		Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1899 Hoffenheim II 2009–10 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 19 3 — — 19 3
2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 21 1 — — 21 1
Total 40 4 — — 40 4
1. FC Nürnberg 2011–12 Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
2012–13 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
1. FC Nürnberg II 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 21 1 — — 21 1
2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 3 1 — — 3 1
Total 24 2 — — 24 2
Jahn Regensburg 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 28 1 0 0 — 28 1
KV Mechelen 2013–14 Belgian First Division A 16 3 1 0 2[a] 0 19 3
Sturm Graz 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 31 0 4 0 2[b] 0 37 0
Total 38 0 4 0 2 0 44 0
Sturm Graz II 2014–15 Austrian Regionalliga 1 0 — — 1 0
Panetolikos 2016–17 Super League Greece 7 0 3 0 — 10 0
Darmstadt 98 2016–17 Bundesliga 8 0 0 0 — 5 0
2017–18 2. Bundesliga 25 2 1 0 — 26 2
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 39 2 1 0 — 40 2
GKS Tychy 2019–20 I liga 10 1 1 0 — 11 1
MSV Duisburg 2020–21 3. Liga 26 3 2 0 — 28 3
HIFK 2022 Veikkausliiga 5 1 2 0 0 0 7 1
Union Titus Pétange 2023–24 Luxembourg National Division 20 3 0 0 – 20 3
2024–25 Luxembourg National Division 14 1 1 0 – 15 1
Total 34 4 1 0 0 0 35 4
Career total 274 21 13 0 4 0 292 21
  1. ^ Appearances in Europa League playoff
  2. ^ Appearances in Europa League

International

As of match played 26 March 2017[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
DR Congo 2010 3 0
2011 1 0
2012 0 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 5 0
2016 0 0
2017 1 0
Total 10 0

Personal life

Fellow professional footballer Richard Sukuta-Pasu is his second cousin.[11]

References

  1. ^ Wilson Kamavuaka at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Kamavuaka wechselt zu den Schwarz-Weißen" [Kamavuaka moves to the black-and-whites] (in German). SK Sturm Graz. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ Στην ομάδα μας ο Καμαβουάκα (in Greek). Panetolikos F.C. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ^ "MSV verpflichtet Wilson Kamavuaka: Aufgeweckt, Ehrgeizig, Teamorientiert". msv-duisburg.de. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ ""Ein klarer Sechser": MSV Duisburg holt Wilson Kamavuaka". kicker (in German). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. ^ "PCR, Laktat & Testspiel-Stream: So starten unsere Zebras". msv-duisburg.de. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Wilson Kamavuaka tuo vaihtoehtoja keskikentälle" (Press release) (in Finnish). HIFK. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Wilson Kamavuakan sopimus purettu" (in Finnish). HIFK. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ Wilson Kamavuaka at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ Wilson Kamavuaka at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "Kamavuaka im Portrait" [Kamavuaka in Portrait] (in German). fussball-imnetz.at. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.