Elias Bakatukanda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Blau-Weiß Linz, on loan from 1. FC Köln | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | SC Weiler-Volkhoven | ||
| 2011–2023 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | 1. FC Köln II | 35 | (2) |
| 2024– | 1. FC Köln | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda (born 13 April 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Blau-Weiß Linz, on loan from 1. FC Köln.
Club career
[edit]Bakatukanda joined the youth academy of 1. FC Köln from SC Weiler-Volkhoven in 2011, and worked his way up their youth levels.[1] On 13 April 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Köln until 2026.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Köln in a 3–1 2. Bundesliga win over FC Schalke 04 on 1 September 2024. On 8 January 2025, he extended his contract with Köln until the summer of 2028 and joined Blau-Weiß Linz for the second half of the 2024–25 season in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[3] On 18 June 2025, Bakatukanda extended his loan with Blau-Weiß Linz for the following season 2025–26.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Bakatukanda is of DR Congolese descent.[5] In August 2023, he was called up to the Germany U20s for a set of friendlies.[6]
Honours
[edit]1.FC Köln
References
[edit]- ^ "Von der U8 bis zu den Profis: Elias Bakatukanda bleibt bis 2026". 13 April 2023.
- ^ "1. FC Köln: Elias Bakatukanda verlängert bis 2026". Rundschau Online. 13 April 2023.
- ^ "FC extend with Elias Bakatukanda | 1. FC Köln". fc.de.
- ^ "„Sehr vielversprechend": 1. FC Köln trifft Entscheidung bei Elias Bakatukanda". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 18 June 2025.
- ^ Pumann, Herbert (8 January 2025). "FC Blau-Weiß Linz bedient sich bei Strubers 1. FC Köln!". Bundesliga | ligaportal.
- ^ "19 potenzielle Debütanten: Wolf nominiert U-20-Kader". kicker.
- ^ "Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf". kicker.
External links
[edit]- 2004 births
- Living people
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Cologne
- Men's association football central defenders
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 1. FC Köln players
- 1. FC Köln II players
- FC Blau-Weiß Linz players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria