Junior Kadile

{{short description|French footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Junior Kadile | full_name = Junior-Morau Kadile | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|12|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Rennes]], France | height = 1.82 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Servette FC|Servette]]<br/>(on loan from [[Almere City FC|Almere City]]) | clubnumber =  10 | youthyears1 = 2010–2013 | youthclubs1 = CPB Bréquigny | youthyears2 = 2013–2021 | youthclubs2 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] | years1 = 2018–2023 | clubs1 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]] | caps1 = 19 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2021–2023 | clubs2 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = → [[F.C. Famalicão|Famalicão]] (loan) | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] | caps4 = 38 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = [[Almere City FC|Almere City]] | caps5 = 54 | goals5 = 11 | years6 = 2026– | clubs6 = → [[Servette FC|Servette]] (loan) | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 6 | nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]] | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam2 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]] | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 26 May 2026 }}

'''Junior-Morau Kadile''' (born 16 December 2002) is a French professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Swiss Super League]] side [[Servette FC]] on loan from {{Dutch football updater|Almere}} club [[Almere City FC|Almere City]].<ref>{{Soccerway|id=junior-morau-kadile-/590286|accessdate=13 June 2023}}</ref>

== Early life == Kadile was born in [[Rennes]], [[Brittany]], to [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congolese]] parents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TangoFoot - Junior KADILE - Laval |url=http://tangofoot.free.fr/tango.php?id=1229 |website=tangofoot.free.fr}}</ref> He acquired [[French nationality law|French nationality]] on 4 December 2009, through the collective effect of his parents' [[naturalization]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0283 du 6 décembre 2009 |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/2009/12/06/0283 |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=Légifrance |page=21139 |language=fr |format=PDF}}</ref>

== Club career == Kadile made his professional debut for [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] in a [[Coupe de France]] match against [[AS Nancy Lorraine|Nancy]] 2 January 2022. The match ended in a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] victory for Nancy following a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aublanc|first=Jules|date=2 January 2022|title=Nancy 1–1 Rennes, Coupe de France 16es de finale, résultat et résumé du match|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/coupe-de-france/2021-2022/nancy-rennes-live/528684|access-date=2 January 2022|website=[[L'Équipe]]|language=fr}}</ref>

On 31 January 2022, after extending his contract with Stade rennais until 2024, he was loaned to [[F.C. Famalicão|FC Famalicão]] in the Portuguese [[2021–22 Primeira Liga|Primeira Liga]] for the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lebastard|first=Evan|date=31 January 2022|title=Stade Rennais : Junior Kadile prolonge son contrat et part en prêt au Portugal|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/stade-rennais-junior-kadile-prolonge-son-contrat-et-part-en-pret-au-portugal-1643659432|access-date=14 February 2022|website=[[France Bleu]]|location=Rennes|language=fr}}</ref>

In June 2023, he signed a three-year contract for [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] in French [[Ligue 2]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxygeneradio.com/mercato-stade-lavallois-junior-kadile-va-renforcer-l-attaque-des-tango|title=Mercato. Stade lavallois : Junior Kadile va renforcer l'attaque des Tango|website=www.oxygeneradio.com}}</ref>

On 30 August 2024, Kadile moved to [[Almere City FC|Almere City]] in the Netherlands on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Almere City|url=https://almerecity.nl/almere-city-1/city-versterkt-aanvalslinie-verder-met-junior-kadile/|title=City versterkt aanvalslinie verder met Junior Kadile|trans-title=City further strengthen attacking line with Junior Kadile|date=30 August 2024|access-date=30 August 2024|language=nl}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 20 December 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[Taça de Portugal]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Taça da Liga]]}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]] |[[2019–20 Championnat National 3|2019–20]] |[[Championnat National 3|National 3]] |3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |[[2020–21 Championnat National 3|2020–21]] |National 3 |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |[[2021–22 Championnat National 3|2021–22]] |National 3 |12||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||3 |- |[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] |[[2021–22 Stade Rennais F.C. season|2021–22]] |[[Ligue 1]] |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[F.C. Famalicão|Famalicão]] (loan) |[[2021–22 F.C. Famalicão season|2021–22]] |[[Primeira Liga]] |4||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||1 |- |[[2022–23 F.C. Famalicão season|2022–23]] |Primeira Liga |14||1||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||19||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !18||2||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||23||2 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] |[[2023–24 Ligue 2|2023–24]] |[[Ligue 2]] |36||2||5||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||4 |- |[[2024–25 Ligue 2|2024–25]] |Ligue 2 |2||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38!!3!!5!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!43!!5 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Almere City FC|Almere City]] |[[2024–25 Eredivisie|2024–25]] |[[Eredivisie]] |30||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||5 |- |[[2025–26 Eredivisie|2025–26]] |[[Eerste Divisie]] |20||5||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !50!!10!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!53!!10 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !123!!18!!11!!2!!3!!0!!0!!0!!137!!20 |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Soccerway|junior-morau-kadile-/590286}} *{{FFF player|id=7331-kadile-junior}}

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