Andre Kona N'Gole

Andre Kona N'Gole (born 16 June 1970 in Lubumbashi, Zaire (Now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese football player. He started playing for Jomo Cosmos in South Africa where he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman who made his transfer to play Striker for Gençlerbirliği in the Turkish Super League, for 5 seasons.

Andre Kona
Personal information
Full name Andre Kona N'Gole
Date of birth (1970-06-16) 16 June 1970
Place of birth Lubumbashi, Zaire (now DR Congo)
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 FC Lubumbashi
SM Bibiche
Jomo Cosmos
1993–1996 Gençlerbirliği 84 (41)
1996–1999 Antalyaspor 72 (21)
1999–2001 Gençlerbirliği 51 (27)
2001–2002 Diyarbakırspor 33 (9)
2002–2003 Istanbulspor 20 (2)
National team
1988–1998 Congo DR
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

By scoring 74 goals including 12 penalties for Gençlerbirliği, he became the all-time top scorer of the club, a record that had previously stood since 1958. Between 1993 (23 August 1993) and 2001 (26 May 2001), he played 147 matches totalling 12,458 minutes for the club.

He has scored a total of 97 goals in 265 games in the Turkish Super League.

Has duel Turkish Citizenship, having gained naturalisation during his career in Turkey.

Kona N'Gole played for the Zaire national football team at the 1992[1] and 1996 African Cup of Nations finals.[2]

Honours
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References
  1. Bobrowsky, Josef; Mazet, François (23 September 2002). "African Nations Cup 1992". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17.
  2. Courtney, Barrie (18 March 2002). "African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2009-05-16.


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