Gaël Kakuta

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Gaël Roméo Kakuta Mambenga (born 21 June 1991) was a professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in France, he represented the DR Congo national team. He retired on 4 July 2026, at age 35 through his social media accounts. A youth product of RC Lens, Kakuta moved to Chelsea in 2007 in a controversial transfer. Rarely used at Chelsea, he was loaned to six teams in five countries before leaving for Sevilla upon the expiration of his contract in 2015. He was a French youth international and represented the nation at every age group from under-16 to under-21 levels, before switching allegiance to the DR Congo national team in 2017.