Aaron Leya Iseka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Leya Iseka | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Zulte Waregem (on loan from Anderlecht) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Anderlecht | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Marseille (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:29, 27 March 2017 (UTC) | |||
Aaron Leya Iseka (born 15 November 1997) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a striker for Zulte Waregem on loan from Anderlecht. He also holds the citizenship of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]
Club career
Leya Iseka is a youth exponent from Anderlecht. He made his first team debut at 3 December 2014 in the Belgian Cup against K.R.C. Mechelen. He replaced Cyriac after 75 minutes in a 4–1 home win.[2]
On 23 July Leya Iseka joined Marseille in Ligue 1 on a season-long loan. In doing so he followed in the footsteps of Michy Batshuayi, his brother, who had left Marseille just a month prior to his arrival.[3] However, he went back to Belgium at the start of January 2017, to find a new club he could be loaned out to, after Marseille announced, that he wouldn't continue at the club.[4]
Personal life
Leya Iseka is the brother of the footballer Michy Batshuayi who plays in Premier League for Chelsea.[5]
External links
- Aaron Leya Iseka at Soccerway
References
- ↑ "Iseka's UEFA Youth League profile". UEFA. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Anderlecht vs. RC Mechelen - 3 December 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ Vian, Meryll; Santiago, Antony (23 July 2016. "Aaron Leya Iseka est Olympien". Olympique de Marseille (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ Aaron Leya Iseka devrait arriver en prêt à l'Excel Mouscron‚ walfoot.be, 5 January 2017
- ↑ Anderlecht trusts in Leya Iseka