Jonathan Muzinga (born 10 November 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lappeenranta, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Kontu | ||
| 2018–2020 | PK-35 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Kontu | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | PK-35 | 42 | (24) |
| 2022 | SJK | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | SJK II | 22 | (8) |
| 2023 | Honka | 14 | (2) |
| 2023 | Honka II | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | KuPS | 19 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2024 | |||
Early years
editBorn in Lappeenranta to parents from Democratic Republic of Congo, Muzinga moved to Helsinki with his family at an early age. He started playing football in the youth team of FC Kontu in Kontula, East Helsinki, before joining PK-35 when aged 15.[1]
Club career
editMuzinga made his senior debut with FC Kontu first team in 2018, at the fourth-tier level Kolmonen.
PK-35
editSince 2019, he played with PK-35 first team in Kolmonen, Kakkonen and Ykkönen. At the end of the 2020 season interrupted by the pandemic, he was named the Player of the Season in Kakkonen Group A, and the Top Goalscorer after scoring 11 goals in 12 matches.[2]
SJK
editHe joined SJK Seinäjoki organisation for the 2022 season. Muzinga made his Veikkausliiga debut with the first team, but due to injury, he was mainly deployed in the club's reserve team SJK Akatemia in second-tier Ykkönen.[3]
Honka
editOn 16 November 2022, he joined fellow Veikkausliiga side FC Honka.[4] During the 2023, Muzinga made 14 appearances in the league scoring two goals. He was mainly deployed as a late substitute. After the season, Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy, and Muzinga was released.
KuPS
editOn 23 January 2024, Muzinga signed with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga, on a one-year deal with an option to extend.[5][6] On 22 May 2024, Muzinga scored his first Veikkausliiga goal for KuPS, in a 3–1 away win against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS). On 12 October, his contract option for the 2025 was exercised.[7]
International career
editMuzinga has made one appearance for Finland under-21 national team, in a friendly match against Iceland on 7 September 2023.[8][9]
Career statistics
edit- As of 21 October 2024
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kontu | 2018 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| PK-35 | 2019 | Kolmonen | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | ||||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 10 | |||
| Total | 42 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 25 | ||
| SJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2022 | Ykkönen | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 9 | ||
| Honka | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Honka Akatemia | 2023 | Kakkonen | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| KuPS | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| Career total | 104 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 46 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
editPK-35
Honka
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023[11]
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2024[12]
- Finnish Cup: 2024[13]
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
Individual
References
edit- ^ Hyökkääjä Jonathan Muzinga PK-35:sta SJK-paitaan, sjk.fi, 26 January 2022
- ^ a b c Jonathan Muzinga jatkaa uraansa SJK:ssa, pk-35.fi
- ^ Aspegren ja Muzinga jatkavat uraansa muualla, sjk.fi, 3 November 2022
- ^ Honka vahvisti hyökkäystään - Jonathan Muzinga siirtyy SJK:sta, Veikkausliiga, 16 November 2022
- ^ Jonathan Muzinga ja Kuopion Palloseura sopimukseen, kups.fi, 23 January 2024
- ^ Jonathan Muzinga sopimukseen KuPS:n kanssa - "Voin luvata parempaa kuin viime vuonna", Veikkausliiga, 23 January 2024
- ^ Jonathan Muzinga jatkaa Kuopiossa kaudella 2025!, kups.fi, 12 October 2024
- ^ KuPSin tuorein hyökkääjäkiinnitys kellotti viime kaudella minuutteja Suomen maajoukkuepaidassa, Savon Sanomat, Outi Poikonen, 23 January 2024
- ^ Muzinga U20-maajoukkueeseen, pk-35.fi
- ^ a b pk-35, soccerway
- ^ honka, soccerway
- ^ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ^ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024
External links
edit- Jonathan Muzinga at Soccerway
- Jonathan Muzinga at WorldFootball.net
- Jonathan Muzinga stats at Finnish FA