{{short description|Curaçaoan footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rangelo Janga | image = Rangelo Janga - CFR Cluj - Lazio 0-0 (52708030334) (cropped).png | upright = 0.85 | caption = Janga with CFR Cluj in 2023 | fullname = Rangelo Maria Janga<ref>{{cite news | title = Elroy Room en Joel Saro geselecteerd door bondscoach Patrick Kluivert voor Curaçao | url = http://www.hetgeldersevoetbal.nl/elroy-room-en-joel-saro-geselecteerd-door-bondscoach-patrick-kluivert-voor-curacao/ | publisher = Het voetbalportaal van Gelderland | language = nl | date = 16 May 2016 | access-date = 25 May 2016 | archive-date = 10 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170810213539/http://www.hetgeldersevoetbal.nl/elroy-room-en-joel-saro-geselecteerd-door-bondscoach-patrick-kluivert-voor-curacao/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|4|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands | height = {{height|m=1.92}} | position = Striker | currentclub = Eindhoven | clubnumber = 32 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = JHR | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Excelsior Maassluis | youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2009 | youthclubs3 = Excelsior | youthyears4 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs4 = Willem II | years1 = 2010–2012 | clubs1 = Willem II | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2012 | clubs2 = → Excelsior (loan) | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2012–2014 | clubs3 = Excelsior | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = Omonia Aradippou | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2015–2016 | clubs5 = Dordrecht | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 21 | years6 = 2016–2018 | clubs6 = AS Trenčín | caps6 = 48 | goals6 = 28 | years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = Gent | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 5 | years8 = 2018–2022 | clubs8 = Astana | caps8 = 40 | goals8 = 10 | years9 = 2020 | clubs9 = → Lugano (loan) | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2020–2021 | clubs10 = → NEC Nijmegen (loan) | caps10 = 36 | goals10 = 9 | years11 = 2021–2022 | clubs11 = → Apollon Limassol (loan) | caps11 = 26 | goals11 = 4 | years12 = 2022 | clubs12 = Apollon Limassol | caps12 = 0 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2022–2023 | clubs13 = CFR Cluj | caps13 = 30 | goals13 = 10 | years14 = 2023 | clubs14 = Bnei Sakhnin | caps14 = 5 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2023–2024 | clubs15 = Nea Salamis Famagusta | caps15 = 17 | goals15 = 2 | years16 = 2024– | clubs16 = FC Eindhoven | caps16 = 55 | goals16 = 16 | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands U17 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2011 | nationalteam2 = Netherlands U19 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2016– | nationalteam3 = Curaçao | nationalcaps3 = 43 | nationalgoals3 = 21 | pcupdate = 28 April 2026 | ntupdate = 19 March 2025 }}
'''Rangelo Maria Janga''' (born 16 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for {{Dutch football updater|Eindhoven}} club Eindhoven. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team and is their all time top goalscorer.
==Club career== On 20 July 2018, Janga signed for Astana.<ref name="Rangelo Janga">{{cite web |script-title=ru:Форвард Рангело Янга подписал контракт с Астаной |url=http://fcastana.kz/rus/news/8158 |website=fcastana.kz |publisher=FC Astana |access-date=23 July 2018 |language=ru |date=20 July 2018 |archive-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723212532/http://fcastana.kz/rus/news/8158 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 17 February 2020, Janga moved to Lugano on loan until 30 June 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=BENVENUTO RANGELO JANGA! |url=https://www.fclugano.com/benvenuto-rangelo-janga/ |website=fclugano.com/ |publisher=FC Lugano |access-date=17 February 2020 |language=it |date=17 February 2020 |archive-date=20 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120033555/https://www.fclugano.com/benvenuto-rangelo-janga/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 22 August 2020, Janga moved to NEC Nijmegen on a one-year loan deal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Рангело Янга на правах аренды перешел в НЕК |url=https://fcastana.kz/news/rangelo-yanga-na-pravakh-arendy-pereshel-v-nek |website=fcastana.kz/ |publisher=FC Astana |access-date=22 August 2020 |language=ru |date=22 August 2020}}</ref>
On 31 August 2022, he moved to CFR Cluj.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/cfr-cluj-bife-transfer-rangelo-janga-dan-petrescu-673237.html|title=CFR Cluj bifează un nou transfer! Trupa lui Dan Petrescu, acord pentru aducerea unui atacant|website=GSP|lang=ro}}</ref>
On 14 September 2023, he signed for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.one.co.il/Article/23-24/1,1,17,58034/445292.html?ref=hp|title= ראנג'לו יאנגה חתם רשמית בבני סכנין|first= Doron|last= Ben Dor|date= 14 September 2023|accessdate= 14 September 2023|publisher= ONE|language= Hebrew}}</ref>
On 22 August 2024, Janga joined Eindhoven on a one-season contract, with the club option to extend for a second year.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Eindhoven|url=https://fc-eindhoven.nl/janga-tekent-bij-fc-eindhoven/|title=Janga tekent bij FC Eindhoven|trans-title=Janga signs with FC Eindhoven|date=22 August 2024|access-date=22 August 2024|language=nl}}</ref>
==International career== Born in the Netherlands to parents of Curaçaoan descent, Janga was called up, and debuted for the Curaçao national football team in a 1–0 loss against Barbados on 24 March 2016 in the first round of the 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcdordrecht.nl/2016/03/24/internationals-fc-dordrecht-in-actie/|title = Internationals FC Dordrecht in actie|date = 24 March 2016}}</ref>
On 5 October 2016, he scored his first goal for Curaçao in a 3-0 win over Antigua and Barbuda in the third round of the 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification.<ref> {{cite web |title=Winst voor Curaçao |url=https://antilliaansdagblad.com/nieuws-menu/curacao/14530-winst-voor-curacao |website=Antilliaans Dagblad |access-date=17 July 2025}}</ref>
From 2019 to 2023, he was joint top goalscorer of Curaçao with Leandro Bacuna.
However, on 13 October 2023, in a 2-1 defeat against Panama national football team during the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League, he netted his 15th goal<ref> {{cite web |title=Panama 2-1 Curaçao |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/680550/panama-curacao |website=ESPN |access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref> and became Curaçao sole top goalscorer.<ref> {{cite web |title=Curaçao national football team |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/curacao/tab/stats/option/scorers/ |website=11v11 |access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 6 March 2026|<ref>{{cite web |title=R. Janga |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/rangelo-janga/86235/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>}}
{| 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 KNVB Cup, Slovak Cup, Kazakhstan Cup, Cypriot Cup, Cupa României}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Willem II |2010–11 |Eredivisie |18||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||2 |- |2011–12 |Eerste Divisie |6||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !24!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!25!!3 |- |Excelsior (loan) |2011–12 |Eredivisie |16||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Excelsior |2012–13 |Eerste Divisie |24||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||3 |- |2013–14 |Eerste Divisie |12||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=EPO|Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs}}||0||14||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !36!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!38!!3 |- |Omonia Aradippou |2014–15 |Cypriot Second Division |26||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26|| ? | 5 |- |Dordrecht |2015–16 |Eerste Divisie |34||21||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||22 |- |rowspan="3"|AS Trenčín |2016–17 |Slovak Super Liga |31||14||3||1||6{{efn|Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||2||colspan="2"|—||40||17 |- |2017–18 |Slovak Super Liga |17||14||2||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||19||16 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!28!!5!!3!!6!!2!!0!!0!!59!!33 |- |Gent |2017–18 |Belgian First Division A |17||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||5 |- |rowspan="4"|Astana |2018 |Kazakhstan Premier League |10||4||0||0||10{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||0||0||20||4 |- |2019 |Kazakhstan Premier League |30||6||1||0||12{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup}}||0||44||7 |- |2020 |Kazakhstan Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !40!!10!!1!!0!!22!!1!!1!!0!!64!!11 |- |Lugano (loan) |2019–20 |Swiss Super League |13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |NEC Nijmegen (loan) |2020–21 |Eerste Divisie |36||9||2||2||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=EPO}}||1||41||12 |- |Apollon Limassol (loan) |2021–22 |Cypriot First Division |26||4||2||0||1{{efn|name=CON|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||29||4 |- |Apollon Limassol |2022–23 |Cypriot First Division |0||0||0||0||4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup}}||0||5||1 |- |rowspan="1"|CFR Cluj |2022–23 |Liga I |30||10||4||0||7{{efn|name=CON}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in Liga I European play-offs}}||0||42||11 |- |rowspan="1"|Bnei Sakhnin |2023–24 |Israeli Premier League |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||5||0 |- |rowspan="1"|Nea Salamis Famagusta |2023–24 |Cypriot First Division |17||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2|—||18||2 |- |rowspan="3"|FC Eindhoven |2024–25 |Eerste Divisie |21||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||6 |- |2025–26 |Eerste Divisie |30||10||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||11 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!16!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!52!!17 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !417!!118!!19!!7!!40!!5!!8!!1!!485!!131 |}
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===International=== {{updated|match played 19 March 2025}}<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/63673/Rangelo_Janga.html|title=Janga, Rangelo|website=National Football Teams|access-date=22 February 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team||Year||Apps||Goals |- |rowspan="10"|Curaçao |2016||3||2 |- |2017||8||2 |- |2018||3||6 |- |2019||5||1 |- |2020||0||0 |- |2021||6||2 |- |2022||5||1 |- |2023||8||4 |- |2024||4||3 |- |2025||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!43!!21 |}
:''Scores and results list Curaçao's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" |+ List of international goals scored by Rangelo Janga ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 5 October 2016 || Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao || {{fb|ATG}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |- | 2 || 11 October 2016 || Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico || {{fb|PUR}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 4–2 || 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |- | 3 || 13 June 2017 || Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada || {{fb|CAN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–2 || Friendly |- | 4 || 22 June 2017 || Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique || {{fb|MTQ|snake}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || align=center | 2–1 || 2017 Caribbean Cup |- | 5 || rowspan=3 | 10 September 2018 || rowspan=3 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao || rowspan=3 | {{fb|GRN}} || align=center | '''5'''–0 || align=center rowspan=3 | 10–0 || rowspan=3 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |- | 6 || align=center | '''8'''–0 |- | 7 || align=center | '''9'''–0 |- | 8 || 12 October 2018 || IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States || {{fb|VIR}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 5–0 || 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |- | 9 || rowspan=2 | 19 November 2018 || rowspan=2 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao || rowspan=2|{{fb|GLP}} || align=center | '''4'''–0 || align=center rowspan=2 | 6–0 || rowspan=2 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |- | 10 || align=center | '''6'''–0 |- | 11 || 14 November 2019 || Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao || {{fb|CRC}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–2 || 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A |- | 12 || 12 June 2021 || Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama || {{fb|PAN}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–2 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 13 || 9 October 2021 || Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain || {{fb|NZL}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–2 || Friendly |- | 14 || 24 September 2022 || Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium, Bandung, Indonesia ||{{fb|IDN}} || align=center| '''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–3 || Friendly |- | 15 || 13 October 2023 || Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao || {{fb|PAN}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–2 || 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |- | 16 || rowspan=2 | 17 October 2023 || rowspan=2 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao || rowspan=2|{{fb|TRI}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center rowspan=2 | 5–3 || rowspan=2 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |- | 17 || align=center | '''5'''–2 |- | 18 || 20 November 2023 || Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao ||{{fb|SLV}} || align=center| '''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–1 || Friendly |- | 19 || rowspan=3 | 5 June 2024 || rowspan=3 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao || rowspan=3 | {{fb|BRB}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center rowspan=3 | 4–1 || rowspan=3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 20 || align=center | '''2'''–0 |- | 21 || align=center | '''3'''–0 |}
==Honours== '''Astana'''<ref name = "honours">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rangelo-janga/86235/|title=Rangelo Janga – Career Honours |publisher=Soccerway}}</ref> * Kazakhstan Premier League: 2018, 2019 * Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2019
'''Apollon Limassol'''<ref name = "honours"/> * Cypriot First Division: 2021–22 * Cypriot Super Cup: 2022
'''Curaçao'''<ref name = "honours"/> * Caribbean Cup: 2017
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commonscat|Rangelo Janga}} * [http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/rangelo-janga.htm Rangelo Janga at ''Voetbal International''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602211536/http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/rangelo-janga.htm |date=2 June 2014 }} {{in lang|nl}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Janga, Rangelo}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Dutch people of Curaçaoan descent Category:Footballers from Rotterdam Category:Curaçaoan men's footballers Category:Dutch men's footballers Category:Willem II Tilburg players Category:Excelsior Rotterdam players Category:Omonia Aradippou players Category:FC Dordrecht players Category:AS Trenčín players Category:KAA Gent players Category:FC Astana players Category:FC Lugano players Category:NEC Nijmegen players Category:Apollon Limassol FC players Category:CFR Cluj players Category:Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Category:Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Category:FC Eindhoven players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:Cypriot Second Division players Category:Slovak First Football League players Category:Swiss Super League players Category:Kazakhstan Premier League players Category:Liga I players Category:Israeli Premier League players Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers Category:Curaçao men's international footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Category:Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Category:Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Category:Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Category:Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in Israel Category:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen