 LuaLua playing forKardemir Karabükspor in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trésor Lomana LuaLua[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-12-28)28 December 1980 (age 45)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa,Zaire | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Colchester United | 61 | (15) |
| 2000–2004 | Newcastle United | 59 | (5) |
| 2004 | →Portsmouth (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2004–2007 | Portsmouth | 72 | (15) |
| 2007–2008 | Olympiacos | 21 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Arabi | 11 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Olympiacos | 12 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Omonia | 19 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Blackpool | 29 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Karabükspor | 42 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Çaykur Rizespor | 19 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 24 | (1) |
| 2016 | Şanlıurfaspor | 16 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Merit Alsancak Yeşilova | 23 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Doğan Türk Birliği | 8 | (5) |
| 2019 | Gìrne Halk Evì | 7 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Peterborough Sports | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 439 | (95) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2013 | DR Congo | 31 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Trésor Lomana LuaLua (/ˈtrɛzɔːrləˈmɑːnəluˌɑːluˈɑː/; born 28 December 1980) is aCongolese former professionalfootballer who played as astriker. He is currently the attacking coach forSpalding United.[2]
LuaLua was born inKinshasa, but moved to England at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed forColchester United. There he scored a total of 21 goals in 68 appearances, which promptedNewcastle United to sign him. However, the competition for places meant he was less of a regular in thefirst team, and after four seasons and 88 appearances he transferred toPortsmouth, where he had previously been onloan for three months from Newcastle. He remained there for three seasons, but his spell was marred by disciplinary problems andmalaria. After leaving Portsmouth, he moved teams frequently, representing sides in Greece, Qatar, Cyprus and Turkey, in addition to a brief return to English football atBlackpool. LuaLua received his first of 31 internationalcaps in 2002, and scored seven goals in an eleven-year international career. He represented his national team at fourAfrica Cup of Nations tournaments.
LuaLua is also known for setting up theLuaLua Foundation, which provides care fororphans in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for being a patron for the Haslar Visitors Group. His brotherKazenga, and cousinsTrésor Kandol andYannick Bolasie, all became footballers as well.
LuaLua was born Trésor Lua Lua Lomana – Lua Lua, his grandfather's given name, was passed to him and his brotherKazenga[citation needed] – inKinshasa,Zaire (nowDemocratic Republic of the Congo), in 1980, but moved toEngland as a young boy in 1989.[3] His family settled inForest Gate inLondon; there, he attended Forest Gate Community School and started to play football at the age of 16, while also being involved ingymnastics.[4][5] His activity in gymnastics was the base of his trademarkgoal celebration, seven back flips and a backward somersault.[6] LuaLua represented his school at football after he was spotted kicking a tennis ball around in the playground.[7] He was playing forLeyton Sixth Form College, where he studied performing arts, when he was spotted at the age of 17 bysecond division side,Colchester United. Geoff Harrop, ascout forColchester College's football team, was impressed by LuaLua's performance, "He was taking on the whole team by the end of the game and it wasn't hard to pick him out among 22 young 17-year-olds." Harrop invited the striker for a trial at Colchester United and he was signed by the club.[5][8]
His brother,Kazenga LuaLua, is also a professional footballer,[9] and two of his cousins also play professionally,Yannick Bolasie[10] andTrésor Kandol.[11]
LuaLua joined Colchester United in September 1998.[12] Initially, he struggled to adapt and he preferred going tonightclubs over playing for Colchester, Harrop says, "It took a lot of hard work by the staff at Colchester. Micky Cook, the director of youth, had to spend endless hours with him and [manager] Steve Wignall and then [the next manager] Steve Whitton had to spend a lot of time with him talking him through the tactical side of the game and what his role was within the team".[8] LuaLua scored within four minutes of his debut where he appeared as asubstitute in a 3–1 defeat toChesterfield.[5][7] In two seasons, he made 68 league and cup appearances for Colchester, 44 starts and 24 substitute appearances, scoring a total of 21 goals.[12]
His performances attracted the attention of severalPremiership clubs, and despite managerSteve Whitton's denial that LuaLua was for sale LuaLua joinedNewcastle United in September 2000 for a fee of £2.25 million.[13][14] An earlier offer by Newcastle of £300,000 for LuaLua made by former manager,Ruud Gullit, had been rejected, but the much increased bid offered financial security and assistance towards a new ground and was one that Colchester felt they could not turn down.[14][15]
LuaLua had been brought to the attention of Newcastle manager,Bobby Robson, byMick Wadsworth, assistant-manager at Newcastle United, who was a former manager of Colchester.[14] Robson watched LuaLua before deciding to negotiate the transfer, and said, "I see [LuaLua] as a special talent. He has to learn how to play with the other players but he's a special new talent. He has to be nursed and cherished and taught. But we are buying long-term a very promising talent, a very promising player."[14] LuaLua signed a five-year contract with the club.[14] He made his first-team debut in a 1–0 home defeat toCharlton Athletic in September 2000 and made 23 league and cup appearances for Newcastle in the2000–01 season without scoring.[12] He scored twice in Newcastle'sIntertoto Cup campaign at the beginning of the2001–02 season but his first Premiership goal did not come until April 2002, when he scored a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away win againstDerby County.[16] He scored a further two goals in the remaining four games of the season.[12] LuaLua's goalscoring form continued into the beginning of the2002–03 season when he scored three goals in his first four games,[12] but tougher competition for a first-team place meant that LuaLua made only 22 appearances throughout that season.[12] In January 2003, LuaLua had urged Robson torotate the squad, saying, "I think I deserve a chance now, as do many of the lads on the fringes of the team. Although some people might have the idea that those of us not in the team like sitting on the bench and getting paid good money, nothing could be further from the truth. I'm not in this for the money, I want to play for the first team and show what I can do on a regular basis."[17] LuaLua also spent much of the beginning of the2003–04 season on the bench and in November 2003, complained about his lack of first-team football and indicated that he would consider leaving Newcastle.[18] In theNewcastle Chronicle, Robson responded, saying he would not take advice from a player about how to manage the side: "How dare he say this? I run this football club... LuaLua has been a pretty poor professional about all this. What he should do is keep his mouth shut and get out there and do what he is paid for."[19] In the end, he made 88 league and cup appearances for Newcastle, scoring nine goals, having started 21 games and made 67 appearances as a substitute.[12]
In February 2004, after returning from the2004 African Cup of Nations, he joinedPortsmouth on a three-month loan deal with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season.[20] LuaLua scored on his debut for Portsmouth in a 4–3 away defeat toTottenham Hotspur in February 2004.[21] During this loan spell he scored in the 89th minute in a 1–1 draw for Portsmouth against parent club Newcastle.[22] The result lifted Portsmouth out of the bottom three of the Premiership. This also led to a change in legislation with the FA introducing standard rules meaning a player on loan could not play against their parent club.[23] He scored four goals in 15 appearances for Portsmouth as they finished in mid-table in their debut season in the Premiership. ManagerHarry Redknapp was sufficiently impressed with LuaLua's performances that when his loan spell ended at the end of the 2003–04 season, he signed LuaLua permanently at a cost of £1.75 million.[24]
"I think Lua showed a little bit of a reaction. He has apologised to us for it. I think Lua has touched foreheads with the lad,"
LuaLua made 26 league and cup appearances, scoring six goals, including two againstlocal rivalsSouthampton, in the2004–05 season.[12] The season was marred by a groin injury at the beginning and a hamstring injury in May 2005.[26][27][28] Disciplinary problems led to charges by theFootball Association of abusive behaviour in December 2004 and improper conduct after he wassent off againstBlackburn Rovers in January 2005, for which he received an extra one-match ban and a fine of £5,000 in addition to a three-match ban for the dismissal.[25][29]
He made 26 appearances in the2005–06 season, scoring seven goals, but missed several games in the autumn after contractingmalaria on a visit to Africa to play for DR Congo.[30][31] He also missed several games due to international duty at the 2006 African Cup of Nations and missed games in April 2006 after damaging his foot while doing his acrobatic goal celebration during a game againstArsenal.[32][33][34] His disciplinary problems continued when he was warned by the Football Association over his future conduct; this came after he admitted a charge of improper conduct in relation to comments made about refereeUriah Rennie after a 3–1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in December.[35]LuaLua signed a new three-year contract in July 2006; it was set to keep him at Portsmouth until 2009.[36]
An ankle injury suffered in a pre-seasonfriendly led to LuaLua missing the beginning of the2006–07 season.[37][38] He struggled to break back into the first-team, making only eight starts out of 24 appearances, and scored only two goals in that season.[39] Redknapp warned him that he needed to "...start performing" and that he had to "...start producing next season".[39] He joined Greek clubOlympiacos in August 2007 and Redknapp admitted that, "Lua wants to move on... I've no doubt he'll go away and be a great player for Olympiacos. He wants a change, he wants to play in a role behind the strikers and he wants to move abroad. He will get to play in theChampions League by moving to Greece. He has been a top Premier League player and he'll be a top player for them."[40]
On 12 August 2007, LuaLua signed a three-year contract withOlympiacos for an estimated fee of £2.8 million (€4.1 million).[40] He made his league debut on 2 September, in a 0–0 draw againstPanathinaikos.[41] His Champions League debut came on 18 September in a 1–1 draw againstLazio.[42] LuaLua scored his first two goals on 23 September in a 6–2 win overOFI.[43]
On 16 January 2008, LuaLua opened the scoring with a 30-yard volley in theGreek Cup fifth round, which saw Olympiacos progress to the quarter-finals in a 4–0 win against Panathinaikos.[44] LuaLua missed both the knockout stages againstChelsea, having suffered from ankle injuries and adislocated shoulder, the latter of which he received in a 1–1 draw againstAsteras Tripolis.[45][46] As a result, he missed most of the season, but returned on 20 April 2008 to help Olympiacos win their fourthSuper League Greece title, beatingIraklis 3–1.[47] Before the2008 Greek Cup Final on 17 May, LuaLua fell out of favour and was deemed surplus to requirements.[48] In total, he made 30 appearances for Olympiacos, scoring six goals.[49]
Following his injury spell at Olympiacos, LuaLua joinedQatari based clubAl-Arabi on a one-year contract in July 2008.[50] On 30 October, Al-Arabi won theSheikh Jassim Cup, beatingAl-Rayyan Club 3–0 in the final with LuaLua scoring one goal in the seventh minute.[51] In the 21st week of the2008–09 season, on 20 February 2009, LuaLua scored his first league goal for the club in a 4–2 defeat toAl-Khor. His only other goal for that season came in a 1–0 win overAl-Kharitiyath on 16 April.[52]
During December 2009, LuaLua left Al-Arabi by mutual consent and rejoinedOlympiakos on a six-month contract with an option for the club to extend the contract for two years.[53][54] LuaLua scored the first goals of his second spell with a brace againstAsteras Tripolis.[55]
LuaLua signed a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee withOmonia in July 2010,[56] reuniting withTakis Lemonis for the second time since Olympiakos in 2008.[57] He scored his first goal on his league debut on 18 September 2010 in a 4–0 win againstAlki Larnaca, coming on as a substitute forGeorgios Efrem.[58] On 18 May 2011, LuaLua won theCypriot Cup with Omonia after winning 4–3 on penalties againstApollon Limassol.[59]
In September 2011, after his release by Omonia, LuaLua trained withLeague One clubHartlepool United, where he linked up with formerNewcastle United assistant-managerMick Wadsworth.[60] He was then offered a contract byBlackpool, a level above in theChampionship,[61] which he signed on 13 October.[62]
On 24 May 2012, it was confirmed that LuaLua had turned down a new contract at Blackpool and had signed a two-year deal with Turkish sideKardemir Karabükspor.[63] He was considered one of the best players in the first half of the Turkish league.[64]
On 2 February 2015, LuaLua signed a contract withAkhisar Belediyespor. He left the club in January 2016,[65] and signed a contract withŞanlıurfaspor the following month, leaving in May 2016.[66]
On 12 May 2017, LuaLua signed a contract with Northern Cypriot clubMerit Alsancak Yeşilova.[67] He played his first friendly game against Bostancı Bağcıl on 11 August.[68] LuaLua ended the 2017–18KTFF Süper Lig season with nine goals in 23 appearances.[69] After leaving the club in 2018, LuaLua played for English non-league sideTilbury in July; featuring for the second half of a 1–0 friendly win versusHashtag United.[70] For the 2018–19 campaign, LuaLua returned toNorthern Cyprus to play with Süper Lig teamsDoğan Türk Birliği andGìrne Halk Evì.[71]
On 13 November 2019,Southern League Premier Division Central sidePeterborough Sports announced the signing of LuaLua.[72] He made his debut for the club in January 2020, coming off the bench in a league match againstHitchin Town.[73][74]
LuaLua was first named by theDR Congo national team in the preliminary squad for theAfrican Nations Cup finals inMali in January 2002.[3][75] He played in the 0–0 draw withTogo,[76] the 1–0 loss toCameroon,[77] the 3–1 win overIvory Coast and the quarter-final match againstSenegal, which DR Congo lost 2–0 amid some controversy.[78][79] LuaLua blamed the refereeDomenico Messina for the defeat: "We had a lot of fouls which the referee didn't give and there was a penalty right in front of him but he just let the match go on. Sometimes they [the Senegalese] fell over without being touched, screamed, and the referee just gave the foul to them."[80]
"Lomana knows he's been stupid. He knew he was going to be under pressure and he knew he was going to get provoked... but I don't like the way their players behaved. They were taking dives all over the place. That's not fair play. It's disgraceful."
DR Congo's qualifying campaign for the2004 African Nations Cup inTunisia began six months after the 2002 tournament ended, with a match againstLibya on 8 September. Libya won the match 3–2.[82] LuaLua initially indicated that he might not play in the match, but did so reluctantly after threats were made to his family, which caused him to reconsider his international career. Robson commented, "He didn't want to go and play in that match. But he said he had to go because his grandmother had been threatened."[83] He played in the 2–0 win overBotswana in October 2002, when he scored inside five minutes but was later sent off for dissent.[84] He was suspended for two matches and his next appearance was in the 0–0 draw with Botswana in July 2003, which secured qualification for the finals of the competition.[85] LuaLua initially expressed doubts that he would take part in the finals due to club commitments.[86] He was, however, included in the squad and named as captain in the absence of regular captainShabani Nonda, who missed the tournament due to a knee injury.[87][88] LuaLua said on being named as captain, "When Shabani plays, it takes the pressure off me but now everyone's now looking to me for leadership and I feel honoured."[88] He appeared in the first match of the tournament, a 2–1 defeat toGuinea,[89] but in the next match against the hostsTunisia, he was sent off, reacting angrily and taking several minutes to leave the pitch.[81][90] DR Congo went on to lose the match and were eliminated from the tournament.[81] Following his sending off, LuaLua considered giving up international football and criticised the behaviour of the Tunisia players during the match and the organisation of the tournament.[81] He later criticised the national football federation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, theCongolese Association Football Federation, blaming them for the poor state of the national side, but said that he would continue to be available for international selection: "I can never turn my back on my country. I play for Congo because I am proud to do it."[91] He apologised to his country for his sending off against Tunisia.[92]
LuaLua received a four-match suspension for the sending-off and missed several2006 World Cup qualifying round matches during the summer of June 2004.[93] He was selected for the World Cup qualifier againstSouth Africa in September, but missed the match due to injury,[94] and was then dropped for the next qualifier againstGhana in October.[95] He missed the 1–1 draw with Ghana in March 2005 after a dispute with the DR Congo football association but committed himself to the match against Uganda in June.[96] He scored in a friendly against Guinea played inParis in August, a match used as preparation for the World Cup qualifying matches the following month.[97] LuaLua played for DR Congo in the 2–1 win overCape Verde in September but contractedmalaria and missed the final World Cup qualifier against South Africa in October.[98][99]
"We are still waiting for it to be resolved but we are united and as captain I'll stick up for everyone."
LuaLua was recalled to the DR Congo squad for a friendly against Tunisia played near Paris in November 2005, as part of the countries' preparation for the2006 African Nations Cup held inEgypt in January and February 2006.[101] He was unable to play, however, after he was one of several players refused avisa by French immigration authorities.[102] He was named as the captain of DR Congo for the tournament in place of Shabani Nonda who was injured for a second successive Nations Cup.[103] He then delayed his departure to be available to his club Portsmouth for a crucial league match,[104] missing a friendly with Senegal.[105] Despite a pay dispute leading to the DR Congo players threatening toboycott the match, which was only resolved shortly before the kickoff,[100] he returned to the side for DR Congo's opening match of the tournament against Togo, assisting in one goal and scoring the other in a 2–0 win.[106] He appeared againstAngola and Cameroon as DR Congo qualified for the quarter-finals stage of the tournament,[107][108] only to be beaten by the hostsEgypt.[109] LuaLua's 18-month-old son died while he was playing in the tournament.[110]
In the2008 African Nations Cup qualifier againstEthiopia in April 2007, LuaLua scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory; the result extended their lead at the top of their group.[111][112] He did not travel to Ethiopia for the away fixture in June, which DR Congo lost, as the authorities failed to send LuaLua his travel documents in time.[113][114] Following the failure of DR Congo to qualify for the tournament in October, the DR Congo sports minister, Pardonne Kaliba, suspended the manager,Henri Depireux, and removed the captaincy from LuaLua.[115]
LuaLua returned to the DR Congo squad in the2010 World Cup qualifier against Egypt in June 2008.[116] After returning to Greece, he complained of severe stomach pain and was rushed to hospital to have hisappendix removed, ruling him out of subsequent matches for several weeks,[117] as DR Congo moved to the top of Group 12 in thesecond round.[118] Despite topping the group at that point, DR Congo were later eliminated at this stage and therefore failed to progress to thethird round of qualifying.[119]
In February 2012, national managerClaude Le Roy confirmed that he was with LuaLua in the aim of him returning to the national team for theirCup of Nations qualifier againstSeychelles.[120] He did not play that game, but in December LuaLua was named for his fourthAfrica Cup of Nations, in South Africa in2013.[121] He started all three matches—all draws—as the team exited fromGroup C.
In September 2003, LuaLua was fined £175 by Newcastle Magistrates Court for watching British television without alicence.[122][123]
In 2005, LuaLua became patron of the Haslar Visitors Group, a charity that works with detainees in an immigration removal centre.[124] In the following year, he set up the LuaLua Foundation, building a hostel, sport and education complex inKinshasa to provide care and education for orphaned children in DR Congo.[125][126] He is also actively involved in theShow Racism the Red Card campaign and was involved in the launch of a new video entitled "A Safe Place", which features Premiership footballers talking about their experiences with racism.[127] LuaLua is aborn-again Christian and his former teammate at Portsmouth,Linvoy Primus, was quoted saying "We are not scared to say we pray together before games. About 45 minutes before a game we link our arms and just pray that we can glorify God."[128][129]
LuaLua wrote theforeword toYou Can Have Chips, theautobiography of his former managerSteve Wignall.[130]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 1998–99[133] | Division Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 1999–2000[134] | Division Two | 41 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 45 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01[135] | Division Two | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 67 | 20 | |||
| Newcastle United | 2000–01[135] | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02[136] | Premier League | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 2 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03[137] | Premier League | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[c] | 2 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04[138] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 88 | 9 | |||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2003–04[138] | Premier League | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Portsmouth | 2004–05[139] | Premier League | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06[140] | Premier League | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2006–07[141] | Premier League | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 72 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 76 | 19 | ||||
| Olympiacos | 2007–08[142][143][144] | Super League Greece | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| Al-Arabi | 2008–09[55][citation needed] | Qatar Stars League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[e] | 4 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2009–10[55] | Super League Greece | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| Omonia | 2010–11[55] | Cypriot First Division | 19 | 4 | 6[g] | 2 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |
| Blackpool | 2011–12[145] | Championship | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
| Karabükspor | 2012–13[55] | Süper Lig | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 11 | |||
| 2013–14[55] | Süper Lig | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 46 | 15 | |||||
| Rizespor | 2013–14[55] | Süper Lig | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15[55] | Süper Lig | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||||
| Akhisar Belediyespor | 2014–15[55] | Süper Lig | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16[55] | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||||
| Şanlıurfaspor | 2015–16[55] | TFF First League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Merit Alsancak Yeşilova | 2017–18[69] | KTFF Süper Lig | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 12 | |||
| Doğan Türk Birliği | 2018–19[146] | KTFF Süper Lig | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Girne Halk Evi | 2018–19[146] | KTFF Süper Lig | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | |||
| Peterborough Sports | 2019–20[74] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 439 | 95 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 527 | 122 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2002 | Stade des Martyrs,DR Congo |  Botswana | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [84] |
| 2 | 16 August 2005 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, France |  Guinea | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [97] |
| 3 | 21 January 2006 | Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Egypt |  Togo | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | [106] |
| 4 | 29 April 2007 | Stade des Martyrs, DR Congo |  Ethiopia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [111] |
| 5 | 20 August 2008 | Stade du Vieux-Pré,Dreux, France | Togo | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [147] |
| 6 | 11 October 2008 | Kamuzu Stadium, Malawi |  Malawi | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2010 World Cup qualification | [148] |
| 7 | 27 March 2011 | Stade des Martyrs,Kinshasa, DR Congo |  Mauritius | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [149] |
Olympiacos
Al-Arabi
Omonia
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Bolasie, cousin of former Newcastle ace Tresor Lomana LuaLua, joined Argyle last summer.
But Kandol returned with a bang against the Hornets, celebrating both goals with the backflip routine famously utilised by his cousin Lomana Lualua.
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