| Ulrich Kapolongo | |
| Full Name: | Ulrich Darmel Kapolongo Zaolo Desuza[1] |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Birth Date: | 31 July 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Brazzaville, Congo |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 2005–2008 |
| Clubs1: | ACNFF |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | ? |
| Years2: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs2: | CARA Brazzaville |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 27 |
| Years3: | 2009–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 25 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | Qarabağ |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Teplice |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Al-Khaleej |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam1: | Congo |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 4 January 2017 |
Ulrich Darmel Kapolongo Zaolo Desuza (born 31 July 1989) is a Congolese football player who last played for Al-Khaleej as a striker. He has been capped by Congo at international level.
In July 2013 Kapolongo signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Qarabağ from Jordan Premier League side Shabab Al-Ordon on a two-year contract.[2]
Kapolongo made his debut for Qarabağ in the UEFA Europa League 1st Qualifying round 2nd leg match against Metalurg Skopje. coming on as a second-half substitute for Nikoloz Gelashvili.[3] His first goal for Qarabağ came two games later, again in the Europa League, in extra time against Piast Gliwice. Kapolongo secured a 2-2 draw for Qarabağ which meant they went through as 4-3 winners to the 3rd qualifying round.[4] Kapolongo went on to make his league debut on 11 August 2013 in a 5-1 victory over Sumgayit, again coming on as a second-half substitute for Gelashvili.[5]
On 25 July 2014, Kapolongo signed for Czech First League team FK Teplice.[6]
Kapolongo made his national team debut on 27 March 2011 against Ghana in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, coming on as a substitute for Jean-Claude Mpassy. Kapolongo then had to wait two-years for his second cap, which came on 14 August 2013 against Tunisia in a 3-0 friendly defeat in which Kapolongo was replaced by Dzon Delarge in the 77th minute. His first goal for The Congo came on 7 September 2013, his third game for his country, in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Niger.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Qarabağ | 2013–14[9] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Teplice | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 55 | 5 | |||
| Congo national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.