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Jackson Muleka
	Muleka with Beşiktaş, 2023
Personal information
Full name	Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu
Date of birth	4 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Al-Kholood; (on loan from Beşiktaş)
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2017	Ecofoot Katumbi
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2020	TP Mazembe
2020–2022	Standard Liège
2022	→ Kasımpaşa (loan)
2022–	Beşiktaş
2024–	→ Al-Kholood (loan)
International career‡
	DR Congo U20
2018	DR Congo U23
2019–	DR Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:09, 15 January 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu (born 4 October 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker as for Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood on loan from Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the DR Congo national team.

Club career

On 8 February 2022, Muleka was loaned to Kasımpaşa in Turkey until June 2022, without an option to buy.^[3]

On July 7, 2022, Muleka signed a 5-year deal with Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. For Muleka's transfer Beşiktaş paid €3.500.000 to Standard Liège.^[4]

On 22 August 2024, Muleka was loaned to Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood until the end of the season with an option to buy.^[5]

As of 31 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TP Mazembe	2017–18^[6]	Linafoot					6^[b]	2	1^[c]	0
	2018–19^[7]^[8]			24			12^[b]	5
	2019–20^[7]^[8]			12			10^[b]	7
	Total						38	14			85	57
Standard Liège	2020–21^[8]	Belgian Pro League	19	7	5	3	5^[d]	0	4^[e]	2	33	12
	2021–22^[8]	Belgian Pro League	19	2	2	1	0	0	–		21	3
	Total		38	9	7	4	5	0	4	2	54	15
Kasımpaşa	2021–22^[8]	Süper Lig	14	12	0	0	–		–		14	12
Beşiktaş	2022–23^[8]	Süper Lig	29	5	3	1	–		–		32	6
	2023–24^[8]	Süper Lig	30	4	5	2	12^[f]	3	–		47	9
	Total		59	9	8	3	12	3	0	0	79	15
Career total			111	30	11	7	55	17	5	2	232	101

As of matches played 17 October 2023^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
DR Congo	2019	5	3
	2021	5	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	3	0
Total		16	3

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muleka goal.

List of international goals scored by Jackson Muleka^[7]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 September 2019	Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui, Central African Republic	Central African Republic	2–0	2–0	2020 African Nations Championship qualification
2	20 October 2019	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Central African Republic	4–0	4–1	2020 African Nations Championship qualification
3	18 November 2019	Independence Stadium, Bakau, The Gambia	Gambia	2–1	2–2	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D

Beşiktaş

^ "Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^ "Jackson Muleka". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Jackson MULEKA en prêt au Kasımpaşa SK" (Press release) (in French). Standard Liège. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ "DR Congo's Muleka delighted to join Turkish champions Besiktas". Goal.com. 9 July 2022.
^ "Beşiktaş ayrılığı TFF'ye bildirdi". ntvspor. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ Jackson Muleka at Soccerway
^ ^a ^b ^c Jackson Muleka at National-Football-Teams.com
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Jackson Muleka » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "Jackson Muleka National Team Stats". Flashscore. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray". Türkiye Today. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

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