Steve Tunga

German footballer (born 1997)
Steve Tunga
Personal information
Full name Steve Tunga Malanda
Date of birth (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wuppertaler SV
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2011 Essener SG
2011–2015 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2 (0)
2017–2019 SG Wattenscheid 09 47 (3)
2019–2020 Borussia Dortmund II 18 (0)
2020–2022 Almere City 17 (0)
2022–2023 SG Wattenscheid 09 19 (1)
2023– Wuppertaler SV 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024

Steve Tunga Malanda (born 8 March 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wuppertaler SV.[1]

Career

Tunga played youth football for Essener SG and VfL Bochum.[2]

After playing for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen as well as SG Wattenscheid 09 in the German fourth division, Tunga was offered the chance to train and play friendlies for German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund through former Rot-Weiß Oberhausen head coach Mike Tullberg, eventually signing for the club,[3] where he failed to make an appearance.

In 2020, he signed for Almere City in the Dutch second division.[4] After the 2021–22 season, Tunga's contract was not extended by Almere City, and he left the club as a free agent.[5]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Tunga is of Angolan descent.[6]

References

  1. ^ Steve Tunga at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Steve Tunga". kicker (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ^ Heimlich, still und leise: Steve Tunga hat sich als Testspieler beim BVB II empfohlen ruhrnachrichten.de
  4. ^ Steve Tunga verlässt die BVB-U23, um in den Niederlanden Geschichte zu schreiben ruhrnachrichten.de (Archived)
  5. ^ "Meer spelers definitief weg bij Almere City FC". Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Steve Tunga | Almere City | Spielerprofil". kicker.

External links

  • Steve Tunga at Soccerway


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