Steve Kapuadi

Steve Nkanu Kapuadi (born 30 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Widzew Łódź. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team.

Club career After passing through the Le Mans training center up to U17 level, he left his hometown club for Angers, before joining the Zulte Waregem training center in Belgium. He then moved to La Gantoise, where he joined the club's reserve team. Kapuadi moved to AS Trenčín from partner club of Inter Bratislava during the winter of 2020. He made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Trenčín during a home fixture, at their temporary home ground at pod Dubňom, against Zemplín Michalovce on 15 February 2020. He played the entire 90 minutes of the match as a centre back, along with another winter arrival Richard Križan. Trenčín went on to win 8–1. Kapuadi also made three further appearances in the remaining games of the regular season, becoming a regular in the starting eleven.

On 2 June 2022, Kapuadi was announced as Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock's new signing, penning a one-and-a-half-year deal, with an extension option until June 2025. On 22 August 2023, he moved to another Polish top division side Legia Warsaw.

On 25 February 2026, Kapuadi moved to league rivals Widzew Łódź on a deal until 2030, for a reported fee of €2 million plus €1 million in potential add-ons - the highest ever fee paid between two Polish clubs.

International career Kapuadi was born in France and is of Congolese descent.

On 8 May 2025, Kapuadi received his first call-up to the DR Congo national team for friendlies against Mali and Madagascar. He made his international debut against the latter in a 3–1 win on 8 June.

On 19 May 2026, he was included in the 26-man squad selected by head coach Sébastien Desabre to represent the DR Congo at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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International

Honours Legia Warsaw Polish Cup: 2024–25 Polish Super Cup: 2025