Joël Kimwaki

Joël Kimwaki
	Kimwaki in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Joël Kimwaki Mpela
Date of birth	14 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	FC Renaissance
Senior career*
Years	Team
?–2010	DC Motema Pembe
2010–2019	TP Mazembe
2020–	FC Renaissance
International career
2009–2016	DR Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joël Kimwaki Mpela (born 14 October 1986) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Renaissance du Congo. He made 52 appearances for the DR Congo national team scoring 3 goals.

Club career

Kimwaki played for TP Mazembe in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, where they reached the final losing 3–0 to Inter Milan.^[2]

In November 2019, FC Renaissance du Congo announced the signing of Kimwaki from TP Mazembe one a one-season contract.^[3]

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kimwaki goal.^[1]

List of international goals scored by Joël Kimwaki
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	31 January 2015	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Congo	3–2	4–2	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
2	14 June 2015	Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Madagascar	2–0	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	29 March 2016	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola	Angola	1–0	2–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

DR Congo

^ ^a ^b "Joël Kimwaki". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
^ "Inter Milan beat TP Mazembe to take World Club crown". BBC Sport. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
^ "Officiel : Joël Kimwaki s'engage avec Renaissance". Foot RDC (in French). 25 November 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
^ "2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

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