Andy Kawaya

Andy Kawaya
Personal information
Full name Andy Awazi A. Kawaya Kinghi Mwana Mufula[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
0000–2013 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Anderlecht 9 (0)
2016 → Willem II (loan) 8 (4)
2017–2018 KV Mechelen 12 (0)
2018 Avellino 0 (0)
2019–2021 Cultural Leonesa 45 (7)
2021–2022 Cartagena 3 (0)
2022–2023 Albacete 13 (2)
International career
2011 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2011–2012 Belgium U16 3 (2)
2012 Belgium U17 4 (0)
2013 Belgium U18 1 (1)
2014 Belgium U19 3 (2)
2015 Belgium U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2023

Andy Awazi A. Kawaya Kinghi Mwana Mufula (born 23 August 1996), known as Andy Kawaya, is a Belgian footballer who plays as a left winger at the Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa

Club career

Kawaya is a youth exponent from Anderlecht. He made his first team debut at 25 September 2013 in the Belgian Cup against K.A.S. Eupen. At 4 November 2014, he made his UEFA Champions League debut against Arsenal.[2] After making 28 appearances and scoring 4 goals in all competitions for Anderlecht, Kawaya moved out on loan on 7 January 2016 to join Eredivisie side Willem II for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[3]

On 29 January 2019, Kawaya signed a contract for the rest of the season with Spanish club Cultural Leonesa.[4] On 17 June 2021, he moved to Segunda División side FC Cartagena on a two-year deal,[5] but terminated his contract the following 31 January after appearing rarely.[6]

On 31 January 2022, Kawaya signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Albacete Balompié in Primera División RFEF.[7] After helping the club in their promotion to the second division, he terminated his contract exactly one year later.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 march 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15 7 0 2 0 2[a] 0 0 0 11 0
2015–16 2 0 2 0 1[b] 0 — 5 0
Total 9 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 17 0
Willem II (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
KV Mechelen 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
Cultural Leonesa 2018–19 Segunda División B 6 1 — — — 6 1
2019–20 25 5 2 1 — 1[c] 0 28 6
2020–21 11 1 1 0 — — 12 1
Total 42 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 46 8
Career total 71 7 9 1 3 0 1 0 84 8
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Kawaya won his first honour in his career when he and Anderlecht won the 2013–14 Belgian Pro League. His second honour came in the subsequent 2014 Belgian Super Cup.[9]

Collective

Anderlecht

References

  1. ^ "Campeonato de Liga 2º División B Grupo II". RFEF (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Arsenal vs. Anderlecht - 4 November 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Kawaya hired from RSCA". Willem II. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ^ Andy Kawaya, nuevo jugador de la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, cydleonesa.com, 29 January 2019
  5. ^ "Andy Kawaya, desborde y explosividad para el ataque del FC Cartagena" [Andy Kawaya, skill and speed for FC Cartagena's attack] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Acuerdo con Andy Kawaya para la rescisión de su contrato" [Agreement with Andy Kawaya for the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Andy Kawaya, nuevo jugador del Alba" [Andy Kawaya, new player of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Gracias, Andy" [Thank you, Andy] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b Andy Kawaya at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2021.


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