Jackson Muleka

Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu (born 4 October 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker as for Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood and the DR Congo national team.

Jackson Muleka

Muleka with Beşiktaş, 2023
Personal information
Full name	Jackson Muleka Kyanvubu[1]
Date of birth	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Al-Kholood
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2017	Ecofoot Katumbi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	TP Mazembe	85	(57)
2020–2022	Standard Liège	38	(9)
2022	→ Kasımpaşa (loan)	14	(12)
2022–2025	Beşiktaş	60	(9)
2024–2025	→ Al-Kholood (loan)	29	(7)
2025–	Al-Kholood	0	(0)
International career‡
	DR Congo U20	2	(0)
2018	DR Congo U23	4	(4)
2019–	DR Congo	16	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:08, 30 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:44, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Kasımpaşa

On 8 February 2022, Muleka was loaned to Kasımpaşa in Turkey until June 2022, without an option to buy.^[3]

Beşiktaş

On July 7, 2022, Muleka signed a 5-year deal with Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. For Muleka's transfer Beşiktaş paid €3.500.000 to Standard Liège.^[4]

Al-Kholood

On 22 August 2024, Muleka was loaned to Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood until the end of the season with an option to buy.^[5]

Muleka joined Al-Kholood for €1.5 million after a loan with a mandatory purchase clause.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TP Mazembe	2017–18[7]	Linafoot					6[b]	2	1[c]	0
	2018–19[8][9]			24			12[b]	5
	2019–20[8][9]			12			10[b]	7
	Total						38	14			85	57
Standard Liège	2020–21[9]	Belgian Pro League	19	7	5	3	5[d]	0	4[e]	2	33	12
	2021–22[9]		19	2	2	1	0	0	–		21	3
	Total		38	9	7	4	5	0	4	2	54	15
Kasımpaşa (loan)	2021–22[9]	Süper Lig	14	12	0	0	–		–		14	12
Beşiktaş	2022–23[9]	Süper Lig	29	5	3	1	–		–		32	6
	2023–24[9]		30	4	5	2	12[f]	3	–		47	9
	2024–25[9]		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		60	9	8	3	12	3	0	0	80	15
Al-Kholood (loan)	2024–25[9]	Saudi Pro League	19	5	1	0	—		—		20	5
Al-Kholood	2025–26[9]	Saudi Pro League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			130	35	12	7	55	17	5	2	252	106

1. Includes Belgian Cup, Turkish Cup, King's Cup
2. Appearances in CAF Champions League
3. Appearance in CAF Super Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in Belgian First Division play-offs
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of matches played 17 October 2023^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
DR Congo	2019	5	3
	2021	5	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	3	0
Total		16	3

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muleka goal.

List of international goals scored by Jackson Muleka^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 September 2019	Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui, Central African Republic	Central African Republic	2–0	2–0	2020 African Nations Championship qualification
2	20 October 2019	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Central African Republic	4–0	4–1	2020 African Nations Championship qualification
3	18 November 2019	Independence Stadium, Bakau, The Gambia	Gambia	2–1	2–2	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D

Honours

Beşiktaş

• Turkish Cup: 2023–24
• Turkish Super Cup: 2024^[11]

Individual

• Linafoot Top scorer: 2018–19, 2019–20
• CAF Champions League Top Goalscorer: 2019–20