34 Facts About Christian Kabasele

Christian Kabasele was born on 24 February 1991 and is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Udinese.

Christian Kabasele began his football career at RFC Chaudfontaine when he was seven years old.

Christian Kabasele then joined Eupen at thirteen years old where they converted him from playing in a striker position to a defender position.

Christian Kabasele then found his playing time, mostly from the substitute bench.

On 27 January 2011, Mechelen confirmed Christian Kabasele has joined on loan until the end of the season.

On 22 August 2011, Christian Kabasele joined Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

Christian Kabasele then helped Ludogorets Razgrad win both the league and the Bulgarian Cup.

On 16 August 2012, Christian Kabasele re-joined his first team Eupen on a two-year contract.

Christian Kabasele's performance saw him extend his contract until 2018.

Christian Kabasele then helped Genk keep two consecutive clean sheets between 28 August 2015 and 13 September 2015 against Charleroi and Anderlecht.

Christian Kabasele then captained Genk three consecutive times between 8 November 2015 and 28 November 2015 against Club Brugge, Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Gent.

Christian Kabasele helped Genk finish fourth place in the league to qualify for the Testmatches Europa League against Charleroi.

Christian Kabasele made 18 appearances and scored three times in all competitions during the season.

Christian Kabasele then started in the next four matches before suffering an injury after 16 minutes of a match against Chelsea on 26 December 2018, missing four matches.

Shortly, it was reported on 9 January 2020 that Christian Kabasele signed a contract extension with Watford.

Christian Kabasele continued as a first-team regular, and by the time the season was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he had made 19 league appearances.

Christian Kabasele remained an integral part of the team once the season resumed behind closed doors, and set up a late equaliser for Craig Dawson to settle a draw on 20 June 2020.

On 25 July 2023, Christian Kabasele joined Serie A club Udinese for an undisclosed fee.

Christian Kabasele was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but moved to Belgium at a young age.

Christian Kabasele then scored a brace on two occasions, coming against Kazakhstan U19 and Luxembourg U19.

Christian Kabasele went on to make ten appearances and scored five times for the U19 side.

In February 2011, Christian Kabasele was called up to Belgium U21 for the first time, making his only appearance for the U21 side, coming against Greece U21 on 27 March 2011.

Christian Kabasele revealed that he rejected a chance to represent DR Congo after being offered a chance to play in the Africa Cup of Nations, citing his desire to prefer representing Belgium instead.

Christian Kabasele was named as part of the senior Belgium squad for UEFA Euro 2016.

Christian Kabasele was an unused substitute, as Belgium reached the quarterfinals in the tournament.

Christian Kabasele made his debut for the national team in a friendly against the Netherlands on 9 November 2016.

In May 2018, Christian Kabasele was named in Belgium's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Christian Kabasele then was called up to the national team on two more times by the end of the year but appeared as an unused substitute.

Christian Kabasele moved to Belgium with his parents and his older brother in search of a better life.

Christian Kabasele's brother is a footballer, playing amateur football in Belgium.

Christian Kabasele's father worked at the airport while his mother worked at the care.

Christian Kabasele began playing football at a young age, due to "having too much energy and was not so social".

Christian Kabasele spoke out against racism, where he experienced the racial abuse from his time at Bulgaria and called for tougher action.

Christian Kabasele said in an interview with CNN that racism online 'is worse' than incidents in stadium.