Junior Malanda
Bernard Malanda-Adje (28 August 1994 – 10 January 2015), nicknamed Junior Malanda, was a Belgian professional footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.
.jpg) Malanda with VfL Wolfsburg in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernard Malanda-Adje[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2015 (aged 20) | ||
| Place of death | Porta Westfalica, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | VK Sint-Agatha-Berchem | ||
| 2001–2003 | FC Ganshoren | ||
| 2003–2004 | RSCUP Dieleghem Jette | ||
| 2004–2005 | Brussels | ||
| 2005–2007 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2007–2012 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Lille II | 17 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Zulte Waregem | 35 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | 17 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| Total | 86 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Belgium U15 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Belgium U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Belgium U21 | 15 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was born in Brussels, Belgium.
Malanda died in a car accident in Porta Westfalica, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the age of 20.[4]
Junior Malanda Media
Over 1,000 mourners attended Malanda's funeral at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels
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References
- ↑ "B. Malanda: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Junior Malanda: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Junior Malanda". Vfl Wolfsburg. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Junior Malanda: Wolfsburg's Belgian midfielder dies, aged 20". BBC. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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