Gaël Kakuta

#5 · Attacking Midfield · AEL

Nationality

DR Congo

Born

1991-06-21

Birthplace

Lille, France

Height

173cm / 5'8"

Weight

139 lbs

Position

Attacking Midfield

Gaël Romeo Kakuta Mambenga (born 21 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club AEL. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team. A youth product of RC Lens, Kakuta moved to Chelsea in 2007 in a controversial transfer. Rarely used at Chelsea, he was loaned to six teams in five countries before leaving for Sevilla upon the expiration of his contract in 2015. He was a French youth international and represented the nation at every age group from under-16 to under-21 levels, before switching allegiance to the DR Congo national team in 2017.