Jardell Kanga

Jardell Kanga (born 13 December 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Bayer Leverkusen U19s.

Club career

Kanga is a youth product of Brommapojkarna. He began his senior career with them in 2021 in the Ettan and became their youngest ever debutant at 15 years old and 3 months, their youngest ever goalscorer, and helped them achieve promotion into the Superettan that season. On 20 January 2022, he joined transferred to Bayer Leverkusen, and was assigned to their U19s. In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.

International career

Kanga is a youth international for Sweden having played for the Sweden U17s, and is their record goalscorer at that level.

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Kanga is of DR Congolese descent. He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Josafat Mendes.