Trésor Kandol

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Trésor Kandol
Full name	Trésor Osmar Kandol
Date of birth	August 30, 1981 (1981-08-30) (age 26)
Place of birth	Banga, Zaire
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Leeds United
Number	20
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–2001 2001 2001–2002 2002–2005 2005–2006 2005–2006 2006–2007 2006–2007 2007–	Luton Town Cambridge United Bournemouth Thurrock Dagenham & Redbridge → Darlington (loan) Barnet → Leeds United (loan) Leeds United	021 0(3) 004 0(0) 012 0(0) 102 (61) 012 0(6) 007 0(2) 029 (10) 009 0(1) 040 (11)
National team²
2008–	DR Congo	001 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Trésor Osmar Kandol (born August 30, 1981) is a Congolese footballer. He currently plays for Leeds United, having been signed from Barnet. Before Barnet, he played at Darlington, Dagenham & Redbridge, Thurrock, Bournemouth, Cambridge and Luton in England. He celebrates his goals with a somersault, like his cousin Lomano Tresor LuaLua.

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On the 18 November 2006, Kandol scored an injury time winner against Rochdale at Underhill to complete his hat-trick that also saw the Bees win their third consecutive league game. Whilst at Barnet in 2006, Tresor was sent to prison for 13 weeks for a series of driving offences. After impressing at Barnet following his release, Kandol joined Leeds United in a two month loan deal on 23 November 2006. He made his debut two days later as a substitute replacing Robbie Blake in the 2-1 victory over Plymouth Argyle. On 3 January 2007, his move to Elland Road was made permanent for a fee of £200,000.

Kandol impressed in the opening stages of the 2007-08 season, and on September 9th, he sat top of the League One scoring charts. His first of the season was a last minute header against Tranmere in Leeds' first ever game in the third tier of English football. He now seems to be forming a successful strike partnership with Jermaine Beckford and has become famous with the Leeds crowd for his trademark somersault-and-flip goal celebration. He and Beckford have also developed a trademark celebration that they share, in which they raise to their tiptoes and demonstrate a basketball shooting action in each other's direction.

Kandol is the cousin of the Olympiacos player Lomana LuaLua and Newcastle United player Kazenga LuaLua. Trésor shares the same goal celebration as his cousin Lomana.

Kandol's performances in the early part of the 2007-08 campaign has won over Leeds fans, who gave him abuse for his under-par performances in the past. The fans have even adapted the old song for Leeds legend Dominic Matteo, to fit with Kandol.

Kandol received his first call-up to the Congolese national squad on 12 March 2008.

Kandol has recently been linked with several clubs following his terrific form for Leeds United, with Middlesborough, Q.P.R and West Brom all intrested in aquiring the services of the Congolese target man.