Lagos Kunga

Lagos Kunga (born October 20, 1998) is an American soccer player.

Lagos Kunga
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2008–2016 DDYSC Wolves
2016–2017 Atlanta United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Charleston Battery 2 (0)
2017Atlanta United (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2020 Atlanta United 0 (0)
2018–2019Atlanta United 2 (loan) 33 (5)
2019–2020Memphis 901 (loan) 20 (1)
2020–2021Phoenix Rising (loan) 9 (1)
National team
2017 United States U20 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 28, 2017

Early life

Kunga was born in Angola before his family moved to Russia, where they lived until he was seven years old. They later moved to Clarkston, Georgia in the United States.[1]

Professional career

At the youth level, Kunga developed at DDYSC in Atlanta and played varsity soccer at The Paideia School. Kunga had initially stated a commitment to play college soccer at Furman University.[2]

Atlanta United

It was announced on June 17, 2017 that Kunga would sign with Major League Soccer side Atlanta United as a Homegrown Player at the beginning of the 2018 season.[3]

On June 28, 2017, Kunga signed with United Soccer League side Charleston Battery, the USL affiliate of Atlanta United, until the end of their 2017 season.[4] He was immediately sent on a short-term loan deal to Atlanta and made an appearance on the same day as a 65th-minute substitute in 3–2 loss to Miami FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[5]

On March 24, 2018, Kunga made his first official appearance for Atlanta United on their second team, Atlanta United 2. Kunga started the game, and was subbed off after 86 minutes.[6]

On the last day of the USL regular season, October 13, 2018, Kunga scored a brace against the Richmond Kickers in a 3–2 victory to finish off the season with 5 goals in 31 appearances.[7]

Following the 2020 season, Kunga was released by Atlanta on November 24, 2020.[8]

Memphis 901 (loan)

Kunga was loaned to Memphis 901 in the USL Championship. Kunga made 20 appearances scoring one goal.

Phoenix Rising (loan)

On January 21, 2020, Kunga was loaned to USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC.[9]

Statistics

As of 22 June 2020
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
United States League US Open Cup Playoffs North America Total
Atlanta United 2017 Major League Soccer 001010
Charleston Battery United Soccer League 200020
Atlanta United 2 2018 31500315
2019 USL Championship 200020
Memphis 901 20130231
Phoenix Rising 2020 110011
Total United States 567400000607
Career statistics567400000607

References

  1. "From Angola to Atlanta, Lagos Kunga's remarkable journey". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  2. "Atlanta United academy players make their college commitments". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  3. "Atlanta United FC sign three Homegrown players for 2018 season". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. June 17, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  4. Cardamone, Sarah (June 28, 2017). "Charleston Battery sign Lagos Kunga". Charleston Battery - USL. Charleston Battery. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  5. "Miami FC 3, Atlanta United 2 | U.S. Open Cup Round of 16". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  6. "Lagos Kunga | uslsoccer.com". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. "Lagos finishes off season with a brace". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  8. https://www.atlutd.com/post/2020/11/24/atlanta-united-announce-year-end-roster-moves
  9. "Atlanta United acquire forward Adam Jahn from Phoenix Rising FC, loan out Lagos Kunga". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 21, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
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