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11

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

32

Reserve Appearances

1

Reserve
Goals

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Christian Kabeya

Premier Reserve League
๐ŸŸฅ 1 Nov 2025, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield IG2.jpg

Midfielder

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Christian Tshimanga Kabeya

Role

M Christian Kabeya | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |

Position

Born

Midfield

16 June 1987

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Kinshasa ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ

Democratic Republic of Congo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ

Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช

(5ย ft 11ย in) 1.81ย m

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Transfer Notes

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025

April 2003: Aged 15, signed under Graham Taylor from Excelsior Mouscron ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช to join Villa's youth set up.

December 2005: Aged 19, sacked and jailed for stealing a credit card from a team-mate.

Transfer In

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer In:

2002-03

Excelsior Mouscron ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช

Youth

April 2003

15

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer Out:

2005-06

Unattached

Sacked

December 2005

19

David Oโ€™Leary ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Previous Clubs

Christian Kabeya

Previous Clubs:

KSK Ronse ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
-2003 Excelsior Mouscron ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช

Loans Out

Christian Kabeya

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Christian Kabeya

Subsequent Clubs:

2006- Without Club

Career Progression

Christian Kabeya

2003-04 Aston Villa u17s
2003-05 Aston Villa u19s

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Peak Villa

Premier Reserve League

Youth Career

Christian Kabeya

11

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

2004-05 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2003-04 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |

Reserve Career

Christian Kabeya

32

Reserve Appearances

1

Reserve
Goals

2006-07 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 4* |
2005-06 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 5* |
2004-05 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 3 |
2003-04 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |

First Team Career

Christian Kabeya

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Squad Honours

Christian Kabeya

๐Ÿ† 2003-04 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿฅˆ2004-05 FA Premier Reserve League Runner-Up

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Christian Kabeya

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

๐ŸŸฉ 30 Oct 2003 Villa 5-2 Albion
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 2003 Leeds 0-1 Villa
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Dec 2003 Chelsea 0-2 Villa
Youth

2003-04

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Jan 2004 Villa 4-0 Wimbledon
Youth

2003-04

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Feb 2004 United 3-0 Villa
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 18 Feb 2004 Rotherham 0-5 Villa
Youth

2003-04

FA Youth Cup 5th Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Mar 2004 West Ham 0-2 Villa
Youth

2003-04

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Mar 2004 Villa 2-0 Blackburn
Youth

2003-04

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Apr 2004 Blackburn 2-2 Villa
Youth

2003-04

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฅ 15 Apr 2004 Villa 0-3 Boro
Youth

2003-04

FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฅ 19 Apr 2004 Boro 1-0 Villa
Youth

2003-04

FA Youth Cup Final 2nd Leg

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฅ 30 Nov 2004 Leeds 3-2 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 8 Dec 2004 Villa 1-0 Wycombe
Youth

2004-05

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 13 Dec 2004 Birmingham 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 20 Jan 2005 Villa 1-0 Port Vale
Youth

2004-05

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฅ 8 Feb 2005 Blackburn 2-1 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฅ 16 Feb 2005 Ipswich 3-1 Villa
Youth

2004-05

FA Youth Cup 5th Round

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฅ 1 Mar 2005 Villa 0-1 Everton
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 8 Mar 2005 Boro 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฅ 15 Mar 2005 Manchester City 2-0 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸจ 31 Mar 2005 Villa 0-0 Albion
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฅ 6 Apr 2005 Sunderland 7-5 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 14 Apr 2005 Forest 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 26 Apr 2005 Villa 4-1 Boro
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 3 May 2005 Newcastle 2-5 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Aug 2005 Boro 2-2 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 16 Aug 2005 Villa 1-0 Albion
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Aug 2005 Birmingham 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Sep 2005 Villa 2-1 Wigan
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Sep 2005 Manchester City 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 20 Sep 2005 Villa 1-1 Blackburn
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Sep 2005 Villa 1-1 Sunderland
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 19 Oct 2005 Leeds 0-3 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 1 Nov 2005 Everton 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Nov 2005 Newcastle 5-1 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Dec 2005 Albion 0-4 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 11 Jan 2006 Wigan 0-3 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 18 Jan 2006 Villa 3-1 Birmingham
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 24 Jan 2006 Villa 5-2 Manchester City
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Feb 2006 Sunderland 0-4 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 15 Mar 2006 Villa 2-1 Everton
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 23 Mar 2006 Liverpool 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Mar 2006 Villa 3-0 Newcastle
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Apr 2006 Villa 2-1 Wolves
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฅ 22 Apr 2006 Villa 0-1 United
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Apr 2006 Villa 3-0 Liverpool
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 27 Apr 2006 Villa 2-1 Leeds
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฅ 29 Aug 2006 Reading 2-1 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 2006 Portsmouth 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Sep 2006 Charlton 3-2 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸฉ 17 Oct 2006 West Ham 2-3 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

Premier League.jpg
๐ŸŸจ 14 Nov 2006 Watford 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

Premier League.jpg
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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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