Léandre Filipe Kuavita (born 31 May 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Standard Liège.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Léandre Filipe Kuavita | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ensival, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Verviétois | |||
| 2015–2018 | Verviers | ||
| 2018–2019 | Eupen | ||
| 2019–2021 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2023–2024 | Genoa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Standard Liège B | 38 | (3) |
| 2022– | Standard Liège | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Genoa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U18 | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U19 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:21, 29 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editKuavita was born in Ensival near Verviers to an Angolan father and a Congolese mother, and began his youth career at local club R.C.S. Verviétois. In 2019, he moved from K.A.S. Eupen to Standard Liège.[1]
At the start of 2022–23, 18-year-old Kuavita started all 14 games for the reserve team in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1, scoring three goals and assisting one. In November, he signed a new contract of undisclosed terms.[2] He made his first-team debut in the Belgian Pro League on 23 December in a goalless draw at K.R.C. Gent, playing the last six minutes as a substitute for Gojko Cimirot.[3]
Having made only one more professional appearance for Standard, Kuavita was loaned to Genoa C.F.C. of Serie A on 1 September 2023 without the option to purchase, with both clubs being owned by American firm 777 Partners.[4] At the end of January 2024, his loan was ended by mutual consent, having played 12 games for the under-19 team.[5] Before his departure, he was an unused substitute for the first team in a goalless draw at Empoli F.C. on 3 February.[6]
Due to financial problems, Kuavita was one of several young players given starting roles at Standard in 2024–25 under manager Ivan Leko.[7][8] He played without a name on his shirt as he was not expected to be playing regularly.[9] On 30 October, he scored his first professional goal to open a 3–2 extra time win over third-tier Lyra-Lierse Berlaar in the seventh round of the Belgian Cup.[10]
References
edit- ^ Vidua, Antoine (7 August 2024). "Formé à Verviers, le Standardman Léandre Kuavita avait un profil "un peu à la Zidane" chez les jeunes" [Formed at Verviers, Standard's Léandre Kuavita had a profile "a bit like Zidane" in the youth team]. L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Le Standard prolonge le contrat de son jeune milieu de terrain Léandre Kuavita" [Standard extend the contract of their young midfielder Léandre Kuavita]. Le Soir (in French). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Fiammetti, Alexandre (23 December 2022). "Pourtant dominé, le Standard de Liège tient en échec La Gantoise" [Despite being dominated, Standard Liège hold Gent in check] (in French). WalFoot. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Standard prête Léandre Kuavita à la Genoa" [Standard loan Léandre Kuavita to Genoa] (in French). RTL. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "OFFICIEL : il revient au Standard six mois après son départ" [OFFICIAL: he is returning to Standard six months after his departure]. Foot News (in French). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Empoli-Genoa 0-0, un match vivace termina a reti inviolate" [Empoli-Genoa 0-0, a lively match ends with untouched goals] (in Italian). Liguria Notizie. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Franken, Michael (21 August 2024). "Epolo, Hautekiet, Lawrence, Kuavita, Benjdida : les jeunes du SL 16 envahissent le onze de base du Standard" [Epolo, Hautekiet, Lawrence, Kuavita, Benjdida: the SL 16 youths invade the Standard starting XI]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Bernard, Jonas (15 September 2024). "Standard : Nathan Ngoy et Léandre Kuavita, destins croisés dans l'inattendu" [Standard: Nathan Ngoy and Léandre Kuavita, destinies intertwined unexpectedly]. Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Bernard, Jonas (19 August 2024). "Standard : pourquoi Leandre [sic] Kuavita n'a pas son nom sur son maillot" [Standard: why Léandre Kuavita does not have his name on his shirt]. Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Franken, Michael (1 November 2024). "Léandre Kuavita (Standard) a marqué des points contre le Lyra-Lierse : "J'ai fait mon trou, et j'essaie de creuser, creuser et encore creuser"" [Léandre Kuavita (Standard) scored points against Lyra-Lierse: "I made my mark, and I'm trying to make it more, more and even more"]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
External links
edit- Léandre Kuavita at Soccerway.com
- Léandre Kuavita at WorldFootball.net
- Léandre Kuavita at Soccerbase.com
- Léandre Kuavita at BDFutbol
- Léandre Kuavita at kicker (in German)
