Axel Tuanzebe
#4 · Defender · age 28
Scored 100th-minute extra-time playoff winner vs Jamaica
77
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 52
- Career peak
- 62
- League level
- 100
- Competition pedigree
- 78
- International pedigree
- 56
- Longevity
- 57
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
The man whose name will be etched onto a generation’s memory of DR Congo football. Tuanzebe’s 100th-minute playoff winner — coming off the bench, in extra time, against Jamaica — broke a 52-year World Cup drought. The video of him collapsing into the arms of Mbemba on the touchline made the rounds of every African football site in the world and turned a Manchester United academy alum into a Kinshasa folk hero overnight.
Beyond the moment, Tuanzebe is a serviceable centre-back option in defence — likely third in the pecking order behind Mbemba and Batubinsika — but his impact on the squad as a story and a symbol probably exceeds his minutes.
Strengths
- Aerial duels
- Recovery pace
- Composure in transition
Recent form
Ipswich Town starter when fit.
Scored the 100th-minute extra-time winner against Jamaica that sent DR Congo to their first World Cup in 52 years — his second international goal.