| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Nkuba Tshiend | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Mons, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Charleroi | 59 | (5) |
| 2023 | Zébra Élites | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Genk | 39 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:34, 27 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ken Nkuba Tshiend (born 21 January 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Genk.
On 26 October 2018, Nkuba signed his first professional contract with Charleroi at the age of 16. Nkuba made his professional debut with Charleroi on the same day, in a 2–1 Belgian First Division A loss to Gent.
On 30 January 2024, Nkuba signed a contract with Genk until June 2028.
Born in Belgium, Nkuba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charleroi | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 61 | 5 | |||
| Zébra Élites | 2023–24 | Belgian Division 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Genk | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 6 | ||