Henock Inonga Baka
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 November 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo[1] | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Simba | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Renaissance | ||
2018–2021 | DCMP | ||
2021– | Simba | ||
International career‡ | |||
2021– | DR Congo | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:37, 18 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 18 January 2024 (UTC) |
Henock Inonga Baka (born 1 November 1993), sometimes known as Varane,[2] is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Simba and the DR Congo national team.
Career
Inonga Baka began his senior career with the Congolese club Renaissance in the Linafoot in 2016, and became their captain in 2017.[3] In 2018, he transferred to DCMP and helped them win the 2021 Coupe du Congo.[2] On 15 August 2021, he moved to the Tanzanian club Simba S.C..[4] He helped Simba win the 2023 Tanzania Community Shield and 2022 Mapinduzi Cup where he was the man of the match in the final.[5]
International
Ingonga Baka was first called up to the DR Congo national team for the 2020 African Nations Championship.[6] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
Honours
- DCMP
- Simba
Individuals
NBC team of the season 2022,2023
Best defender in NBC premier league 2022
References
- ^ "Henock Inonga Baka: The Congolese prodigy who defies expectations on the African football scene". January 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "TPM-mercato : Pourquoi » Varane » ne viendra plus ? - Leopards Actualite". July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Renaissance/Enoch Inonga: « C'est une charge qui m'a été confiée par nos supporteurs, et mes coéquipiers m'ont donné la chance »". November 23, 2017.
- ^ "HATIMAYE SIMBA SC YAMTAMBULISHA BEKI WAKE MPYA MKONGO, HENOC INONGA BAKA KUTOKA DC MOTEMA PEMBE YA KINSHASA".
- ^ Mukaya, Mookie (January 15, 2022). "Tanzanie/Foot : le Congolais Henock Inonga homme du match de la finale MapinduziCup 2022".
- ^ "CHAN 2020/RDC-CONGO: Inonga Baka élu homme du match". Actualite.cd. January 17, 2021.
- ^ Makabi, Gratis (27 December 2023). "Liste des 24 Léopards sélectionnés pour la CAN Côte d'Ivoire 2023 : l'absence de Mukoko, Lilepo et Balikwisha divise l'opinion !" (in French). Opinion Info. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
- Henock Inonga Baka at Soccerway
- Henock Inonga Baka at National-Football-Teams.com
- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- NFT template with ID different from Wikidata
- Pages using national squad without sport or team link
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kinshasa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Renaissance du Congo players
- Daring Club Motema Pembe players
- Simba S.C. players
- Linafoot players
- Tanzanian Premier League players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in Tanzania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania