Steve Kapuadi

Steve Kapuadi
Personal information
Full name Steve Nkanu Kapuadi
Date of birth (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Le Mans, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 3
Youth career
–2016 Zulte Waregem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Gent II
2019 Inter Bratislava 10 (0)
2020−2022 Trenčín 22 (0)
2022−2023 Wisła Płock 26 (0)
2023– Legia Warsaw 39 (2)
2024 Legia Warsaw II 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2024

Steve Nkanu Kapuadi (born 30 April 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Legia Warsaw.[1]

Club career

Kapuadi moved to AS Trenčín from partner club of Inter Bratislava during the winter of 2020. He made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Trenčín during a home fixture, at their temporary home ground at pod Dubňom, against Zemplín Michalovce on 15 February 2020. He played the entire 90 minutes of the match as a centre back, along with another winter arrival Richard Križan. Trenčín went on to defeat Zemplín with a 8:1 victory.[2] Kapuadi also made three further appearances in the remaining games of the regular season, becoming a regular in the starting eleven.

On 2 June 2022, Kapuadi was announced as Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock's new signing, penning a one-and-a-half-year deal, with an extension option until June 2025.[3] On 22 August 2023, he moved to another Polish top division side Legia Warsaw.[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trenčín 2019–20 Slovak Super Liga 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
2020–21 Slovak Super Liga 14 0 2 0 — — 16 0
Total 22 0 3 0 — — 25 0
Wisła Płock 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 26 0 2 1 — — 28 1
Legia Warsaw 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 23 1 2 0 6[b] 0 0 0 31 1
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 16 1 1 0 9[b] 1 — 26 2
Total 39 2 3 0 15 1 0 0 57 3
Legia Warsaw II 2023–24 III liga, gr. I 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 88 2 8 1 15 1 0 0 111 4
  1. ^ Includes Slovak Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b "Steve Kapuadi piłkarzem Legii Warszawa". Legia Warszawa - Strona oficjalna (in Polish). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ AS Trencin - MFK Zemplín Michalovce 15 February 2020, futbalnet.sk
  3. ^ "Steve Kapuadi trzecim nowym zawodnikiem" (in Polish). Wisła Płock. 2 June 2022.


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