Gael Kakuta
Congo DR
Age
34
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Gael Kakuta
Gael Kakuta is a confirmed attacking midfielder in Congo DR's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Sébastien Desabre's final 26. The AE Larisa playmaker is 34 at kick-off, a former France youth international valued at around €250k. Congo DR were drawn in Group K alongside Portugal, Uzbekistan and Colombia. They open against Portugal at NRG Stadium in Houston on 17 June, then face Colombia at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on 23 June before meeting Uzbekistan at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on 27 June. Congo DR reached the finals by winning Inter-confederation play-off Path 1, qualifying on 31 March 2026. The group stage runs through June as Sébastien Desabre's side look to make their mark.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
A creative, left-footed attacking midfielder and former Chelsea academy prodigy, Kakuta is a deft playmaker. He stands 1.73 m and is left-footed, and has played 2,087 minutes this season. At 34 he is part of Sébastien Desabre's plans for the 2026 group stage, named in the 26 for the finals.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Gael Kakuta's first. A creative playmaker with five goals in 30 caps for Congo DR, he is one of the side's attacking options in midfield as Congo DR reach the finals. He gives Congo DR a creative outlet between the lines.
National Team
Congo DR
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Kakuta sits in the Congo DR pool, where the side come in at Tier 5 for £4m. He has 30 caps and has scored 5 times in Congo DR colours. His role for Congo DR is to create, threading the final pass and carrying the ball through midfield in the group stage.
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Kakuta at the 2026 World Cup
Kakuta is a confirmed playmaker in Sébastien Desabre's 26-man Congo DR squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the Congo DR side opening their Group K campaign in June.
Picking Congo DR in Goal Rush
Congo DR are a Tier 5 side on the card at £4m, drawn into Group K with Portugal first up in the group.
Gael Kakuta World Cup 2026 FAQs
The Goal Rush card has Congo DR in Tier 5 at £4m, drawn into Group K, so the figure tracks Congo DR as a side rather than picking out Kakuta for the 2026 finals later this summer.
For Congo DR, Kakuta fills a playmaker role and plays club football for AE Larisa. Sébastien Desabre has named him in Congo DR's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the side drawn into Group K for the group stage this summer.
No. This is the AE Larisa playmaker's first senior World Cup, reached in 2026 after Sébastien Desabre named Kakuta in the Congo DR 26 with no earlier finals behind him at the senior international stage.
It is AE Larisa that Kakuta plays for at club level. He features among Congo DR's playmakers in Sébastien Desabre's final 26, and Congo DR start their Group K campaign against Portugal in mid-June this summer.
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