Junior Malanda

Soccer Player

Birthday August 28, 1994

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Brussels, Belgium

DEATH DATE Jan 10, 2015 (20)

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About

Remembered as a defensive midfielder for the German VfL Wolfsburg football club, Malanda tragically died in an automobile accident at the age of twenty. Over the course of his brief career, he scored nine goals.

Before Fame

He played his youth soccer career for Belgium's R.S.C. Anderlecht club and France's Lille OSC Under 19 squad. He went on to play over sixty matches for Zulte Waregem in Belgium.

Trivia

At the time of his death, he was a hopeful for Belgium's national soccer team.

Family Life

Born Bernard Malanda Adje to a family of African heritage, he was raised in Brussels, Belgium.

Associated With

He and soccer defender Ricardo Costa both played for VfL Wolfsburg during the early 2000s.