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Léandre Kuavita
Personal information
Full name Léandre Filipe Kuavita
Date of birth (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Ensival, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 14
Youth career
Verviétois
2015–2018 Verviers
2018–2019 Eupen
2019–2021 Standard Liège
2023–2024 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Standard Liège B 38 (3)
2022– Standard Liège 12 (0)
2023–2024 → Genoa (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Belgium U16 3 (1)
2021–2022 Belgium U18 9 (1)
2022–2023 Belgium U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:27, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Léandre Filipe Kuavita (born 31 May 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Standard Liège.

Club career

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Kuavita was born in Ensival near Verviers to an Angolan father and a Congolese mother, and began his youth career at local club R.C.S. Verviétois. In 2019, he moved from K.A.S. Eupen to Standard Liège.[1]

At the start of 2022–23, 18-year-old Kuavita started all 14 games for the reserve team in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1, scoring three goals and assisting one. In November, he signed a new contract of undisclosed terms.[2] He made his first-team debut in the Belgian Pro League on 23 December in a goalless draw at K.R.C. Gent, playing the last six minutes as a substitute for Gojko Cimirot.[3]

Having made only one more professional appearance for Standard, Kuavita was loaned to Genoa C.F.C. of Serie A on 1 September 2023 without the option to purchase, with both clubs being owned by American firm 777 Partners.[4] At the end of January 2024, his loan was ended by mutual consent, having played 12 games for the under-19 team.[5] Before his departure, he was an unused substitute for the first team in a goalless draw at Empoli F.C. on 3 February.[6]

Due to financial problems, Kuavita was one of several young players given starting roles at Standard in 2024–25 under manager Ivan Leko.[7][8] He played without a name on his shirt as he was not expected to be playing regularly.[9] On 30 October, he scored his first professional goal to open a 3–2 extra time win over third-tier Lyra-Lierse Berlaar in the seventh round of the Belgian Cup.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Vidua, Antoine (7 August 2024). "Formé à Verviers, le Standardman Léandre Kuavita avait un profil "un peu à la Zidane" chez les jeunes" [Formed at Verviers, Standard's Léandre Kuavita had a profile "a bit like Zidane" in the youth team]. L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Le Standard prolonge le contrat de son jeune milieu de terrain Léandre Kuavita" [Standard extend the contract of their young midfielder Léandre Kuavita]. Le Soir (in French). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ^ Fiammetti, Alexandre (23 December 2022). "Pourtant dominé, le Standard de Liège tient en échec La Gantoise" [Despite being dominated, Standard Liège hold Gent in check] (in French). WalFoot. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Standard prête Léandre Kuavita à la Genoa" [Standard loan Léandre Kuavita to Genoa] (in French). RTL. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. ^ "OFFICIEL : il revient au Standard six mois après son départ" [OFFICIAL: he is returning to Standard six months after his departure]. Foot News (in French). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Empoli-Genoa 0-0, un match vivace termina a reti inviolate" [Empoli-Genoa 0-0, a lively match ends with untouched goals] (in Italian). Liguria Notizie. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  7. ^ Franken, Michael (21 August 2024). "Epolo, Hautekiet, Lawrence, Kuavita, Benjdida : les jeunes du SL 16 envahissent le onze de base du Standard" [Epolo, Hautekiet, Lawrence, Kuavita, Benjdida: the SL 16 youths invade the Standard starting XI]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  8. ^ Bernard, Jonas (15 September 2024). "Standard : Nathan Ngoy et Léandre Kuavita, destins croisés dans l'inattendu" [Standard: Nathan Ngoy and Léandre Kuavita, destinies intertwined unexpectedly]. Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ^ Bernard, Jonas (19 August 2024). "Standard : pourquoi Leandre [sic] Kuavita n'a pas son nom sur son maillot" [Standard: why Léandre Kuavita does not have his name on his shirt]. Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  10. ^ Franken, Michael (1 November 2024). "Léandre Kuavita (Standard) a marqué des points contre le Lyra-Lierse : "J'ai fait mon trou, et j'essaie de creuser, creuser et encore creuser"" [Léandre Kuavita (Standard) scored points against Lyra-Lierse: "I made my mark, and I'm trying to make it more, more and even more"]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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