Jonathan Muzinga
| 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 II | 22 | (8) |
| 2022 | SJK | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Honka II | 5 | (1) |
| 2023 | Honka | 14 | (2) |
| 2024– | KuPS | 16 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2024 | |||
Jonathan Muzinga (born 10 November 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.
Early years
[edit]Born 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 youth team of FC Kontu in Kontula, East Helsinki, before joining PK-35 when aged 15.[1]
Club career
[edit]Muzinga made his senior debut with FC Kontu first team in 2018, in fourth-tier level Kolmonen.
PK-35
[edit]Since 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
[edit]He joined SJK 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
[edit]On 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
[edit]On 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).
International career
[edit]Muzinga has made one appearance for Finland under-21 national team, in a friendly match against Iceland on 7 September 2023.[7][8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 18 August 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 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| Career total | 101 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 46 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]PK-35
Honka
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023[10]
KuPS
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ Hyökkääjä Jonathan Muzinga PK-35:sta SJK-paitaan, sjk.fi, 26 January 2022
- ^ Jump up to: 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
- ^ KuPSin tuorein hyökkääjäkiinnitys kellotti viime kaudella minuutteja Suomen maajoukkuepaidassa, Savon Sanomat, Outi Poikonen, 23 January 2024
- ^ Muzinga U20-maajoukkueeseen, pk-35.fi
- ^ Jump up to: a b pk-35, soccerway
- ^ honka, soccerway
External links
[edit]- Jonathan Muzinga at Soccerway
- Jonathan Muzinga at WorldFootball.net
- Jonathan Muzinga stats at Finnish FA
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Kolmonen players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- SJK Akatemia players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- Pallohonka players
- FC Honka players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finnish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- FC Kontu players
- People from Lappeenranta
- PK-35 (men) players