Henock Inonga Baka

In this Congolese name, the surname is Inonga and the post-surname is Baka.
Henock Inonga Baka
Personal information
Full name Henock Varane Inonga Baka
Date of birth (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AS FAR
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Renaissance
2018–2021 DCMP
2021–2024 Simba
2024– AS FAR
International career‡
2021– DR Congo 21 (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 Varane Inonga Baka (born 1 November 1993)[2] is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for AS FAR 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

Inonga 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

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Henock Inonga Baka: The Congolese prodigy who defies expectations on the African football scene". 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "TPM-mercato : Pourquoi » Varane » ne viendra plus ? - Leopards Actualite". 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Renaissance/Enoch Inonga: « C'est une charge qui m'a été confiée par nos supporteurs, et mes coéquipiers m'ont donné la chance »". 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "HATIMAYE SIMBA SC YAMTAMBULISHA BEKI WAKE MPYA MKONGO, HENOC INONGA BAKA KUTOKA DC MOTEMA PEMBE YA KINSHASA".
  5. ^ Mukaya, Mookie (15 January 2022). "Tanzanie/Foot : le Congolais Henock Inonga homme du match de la finale MapinduziCup 2022".
  6. ^ "CHAN 2020/RDC-CONGO: Inonga Baka élu homme du match". Actualite.cd. 17 January 2021.
  7. ^ 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.