Jackson Muleka
.jpg) Muleka with Beşiktaş, 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Lubumbashi, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Kholood | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Ecofoot Katumbi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | TP Mazembe | 85 | (57) |
| 2020–2022 | Standard Liège | 38 | (9) |
| 2022 | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 14 | (12) |
| 2022–2025 | Beşiktaş | 60 | (9) |
| 2024–2025 | → Al-Kholood (loan) | 29 | (7) |
| 2025– | Al-Kholood | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| DR Congo U20 | 2 | (0) | |
| 2018 | DR Congo U23 | 4 | (4) |
| 2019– | DR Congo | 16 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:08, 30 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:44, 17 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu (born 4 October 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker as for Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood and the DR Congo national team.
Club career
Kasımpaşa
On 8 February 2022, Muleka was loaned to Kasımpaşa in Turkey until June 2022, without an option to buy.[3]
Beşiktaş
On July 7, 2022, Muleka signed a 5-year deal with Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. For Muleka's transfer Beşiktaş paid €3.500.000 to Standard Liège.[4]
Al-Kholood
On 22 August 2024, Muleka was loaned to Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood until the end of the season with an option to buy.[5]
Muleka joined Al-Kholood for €1.5 million after a loan with a mandatory purchase clause.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TP Mazembe | 2017–18[7] | Linafoot | 6[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | ||||||
| 2018–19[8][9] | 24 | 12[b] | 5 | |||||||||
| 2019–20[8][9] | 12 | 10[b] | 7 | |||||||||
| Total | 38 | 14 | 85 | 57 | ||||||||
| Standard Liège | 2020–21[9] | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5[d] | 0 | 4[e] | 2 | 33 | 12 |
| 2021–22[9] | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 38 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 15 | ||
| Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2021–22[9] | Süper Lig | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 12 | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2022–23[9] | Süper Lig | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24[9] | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12[f] | 3 | – | 47 | 9 | |||
| 2024–25[9] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Al-Kholood (loan) | 2024–25[9] | Saudi Pro League | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| Al-Kholood | 2025–26[9] | Saudi Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 252 | 106 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Turkish Cup, King's Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in CAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance in CAF Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Belgian First Division play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of matches played 17 October 2023[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muleka goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 September 2019 | Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui, Central African Republic |  Central African Republic | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2 | 20 October 2019 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central African Republic | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 3 | 18 November 2019 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, The Gambia |  Gambia | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D |
Honours
Beşiktaş
Individual
References
- ^ "Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Muleka". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Jackson MULEKA en prêt au Kasımpaşa SK" (Press release) (in French). Standard Liège. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "DR Congo's Muleka delighted to join Turkish champions Besiktas". Goal.com. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Beşiktaş ayrılığı TFF'ye bildirdi". ntvspor. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Jackson Muleka resmen Al-Kholood'da!" [Muleka officially joins to Al-Kholood] (in Turkish). haberturk. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ Jackson Muleka at Soccerway
- ^ a b c Jackson Muleka at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jackson Muleka » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Jackson Muleka National Team Stats". Flashscore. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5–0 win over Galatasaray". Türkiye Today. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.