Elias Kachunga

Elias Kachunga (born 22 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Cambridge United as a forward. Born in Germany, Kachunga represents the DR Congo national team.

Born in Haan, Germany, Kachunga has a Congolese father and a German mother.

Kachunga spent his early career in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Osnabrück, Hertha BSC and SC Paderborn. Following Paderborn's relegation, he moved to FC Ingolstadt 04 in June 2015. He was the club's record signing, at a transfer fee of €1.7 million. He signed a season-long loan deal with an option to buy at the end with English Championship club Huddersfield Town in June 2016. He made his debut for them on 6 August 2016, scoring the first goal in a 2–1 win over Brentford. On 22 March 2017, Huddersfield paid Ingolstadt £1.1 million to turn Kachunga's loan deal into a permanent transfer.

In December 2017 he was ruled-out for three months due to injury.

He was released by Huddersfield at the end of the 2019–20 season.