.jpg) Malanda with VfL Wolfsburg in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernard Malanda-Adje[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2015 (aged 20) | ||
| Place of death | Porta Westfalica, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | VK Sint-Agatha-Berchem | ||
| 2001–2003 | FC Ganshoren | ||
| 2003–2004 | RSCUP Dieleghem Jette | ||
| 2004–2005 | Brussels | ||
| 2005–2007 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2007–2012 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Lille II | 17 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Zulte Waregem | 35 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | 17 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| Total | 86 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Belgium U15 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Belgium U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Belgium U21 | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bernard Malanda-Adje (28 August 1994 – 10 January 2015) known as his nickname Junior Malanda, was a Belgian professional footballer who last played for German club VfL Wolfsburg as a defensive midfielder.[4]
He was a youth team player at Brussels, Anderlecht and Lille, going on to play in the reserve team of the latter. In 2012, he joined Zulte Waregem, and was a regular player as they finished runners-up of the 2012–13 Belgian Pro League. After that he was signed by Wolfsburg of the Bundesliga on a five-year contract, loaning him back for the first season before recalling him. He also represented Belgium up to under-21 level.
Malanda died at the age of 20, when a car in which he was travelling crashed in northern Germany, killing him instantly. The crash was attributed to excessive speed and wet conditions. Over 1,000 mourners attended his funeral at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in his native Brussels.
- ^ "B. Malanda: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Junior Malanda: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Junior Malanda". Vfl Wolfsburg. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Junior Malanda". Espnfc.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.