Enoch Banza
 Banza with HJK in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bile-Enoch Banza | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KTP | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MPS | |||
| HJK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Klubi 04 | 34 | (5) |
| 2018–2021 | HJK | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | → KPV (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2020 | → RoPS (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Raufoss IL 2 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Raufoss IL | 23 | (1) |
| 2022 | → AC Oulu (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → JäPS (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2024– | KTP | 4 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Finland U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 | |||
Bile-Enoch Banza (born 4 February 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as right winger for Ykkösliiga club KTP.[2]
Early life
Born in Helsinki, Finland, Banza is of Congolese descent. His family had fled the war in Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo), and moved to Finland: his father in 1991 and his mother and sister in 1995. He also has four brothers who were also born in Finland. Banza received Finnish citizenship in 2018.[3]
Career
Banza started at the age of 5 at Malmin Palloseura (MPS), before he joined HJK Helsinki youth sector at the age of 8.[4] He made his Veikkausliiga debut with HJK first team in 2017 when he was 17 years old, against PS Kemi.[4]
On 7 January 2019, Banza was loaned out to KPV for the 2019 Veikkausliiga season.[4] In June 2020, he was then loaned out to Veikkausliiga club RoPS for the rest of 2020 season.[5]
On 15 April 2022, Banza joined AC Oulu on loan for the 2022 season.[6]
On 26 July 2022, Banza was further loaned out to Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS) in Finnish second tier Ykkönen.[7] He stayed with JäPS also for the 2023 season.[8]
On 1 March 2024, Banza joined Finnish Ykkösliiga club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) on a permanent contract.[9]
References
- ^ "Tästä 7-vuotiaasta tuulettajasta kasvoi Suomen kuumin futislupaus – "Kun lähden ulkomaille, palaan kuin Litmanen"" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Enoch Banza at Soccerway
- ^ Vesander, Lari (6 December 2019). "HJK:n Enoch Banzan perheellä ei ollut varaa nappulakenkiin ja kausimaksuihin – juniorivalmentaja Tuomo hoiti viulut: "Emme ikinä unohda"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b c HJK lainaa kaksi nuorta ja lahjakasta pelaajaansa – toinen sarjanousijan ja toinen hopeajoukkueen riveihin, hs.fi, 7 January 2019
- ^ LK: RoPS saamassa lisävoimaa hyökkäykseen – Enoch Banza ja brittihyökkääjä liittymässä riviin, veikkausliiga.com, 7 June 2020
- ^ "Enoch Banza liittyy Laivastonsinisiin" (Press release) (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Enoch Banza loppukaudeksi Järvenpäähän!, japsedustus.fi, 26 July 2022
- ^ Enoch Banza jatkaa Järvenpäässä!, japsedustus.fi, 1 January 2023
- ^ ENOCH BANZA TUO KTP:LLE TULIVOIMAA - "YRITÄN AIHEUTTAA KOKO AJAN VAARAA", fcktp.fi, 1 March 2024