Bapianga Deogracias "Grace" Tanda (born 29 January 1994) is a Congolese professional footballer.[1] Nicknamed "Grace", Tanda is a proficient striker, possessing great speed, physic and technique in his game.[2]

Grace Tanda
Personal information
Full name Bapianga Deogracias Tanda
Date of birth (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Likasi, Zaïre
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 IFK Östersund 6 (0)
2015 Östersunds FK 6 (2)
2016 Skellefteå FF 26 (11)
2017 Motala AIF 24 (10)
2018 BK Forward 30 (12)
2019 Gefle IF 27 (8)
2020 Thanh Hóa 2 (0)
2020 SHB Đà Nẵng 15 (6)
2021 IFK Luleå 2 (0)
2021 Levski Lom 7 (0)
2022–2023 Al-Suqoor
International career
2015 DR Congo U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Early career edit

Tanda began his club career with Ope IF, in 2011 Tanda transferred to Östersunds FK B team, for which he played in Division 4.In Östersunds FK Second team Tanda scored 12 goals in two seasons.[3][4] Before the 2014 season, he got sign by the division 2 team IFK Östersund. After only half a season in IFK Östersund with many good performance in the division 2. He was recruited by Östersunds FK in the summer of 2014 to compete in Superettan.[5] Graham Potter and Billy Reid saw that there was a lot of potential in Tanda and wanted him to sign with Östersunds FK.[6]

Östersunds FK edit

He made his debut in the Superettan on October 25, 2014, in a 2–1 home loss against Assyriska FF, where Tanda was replaced by Luka Peric in the 87th minute.[7] On November 2, 2014, Tanda played his first match from the start and scored his first Superettan goal in a 2-2 match against Ängelholms FF.[8][9]

Skellefteå FF edit

In 2016 Tanda was loaned out full season to the division 2 team Skellefteå FF after coming back from a ligament injury. he played 26 games and score 11 and assisted 14.[10] With his eleven goals in division II, Grace Tanda Skellefteå was FF's sharpest goal scorer in 2016.[11][12]

Motala AIF FF edit

In 2017, Tanda signed one-year contract with Division II team Motala AIF FF and he scored 10 goals in 24 league games.

BK Forward edit

On 2018 the former Östersunds FK player got recruited by the division 1 team BK Forward. Tanda played 30 games for the Örebro team and scored 14 goal. He was rumoured to sign with the Superettan team Landskrona Bois summer 2018 after his performance with BK Forward but remained at the club to the end of the season.[13][14]

Gefle IF edit

On January 11, 2019 Tanda signed for the ancient club Gefle IF he scored 8 goals in 26 games. after the season [15]

Thanh Hoa Fc edit

Tanda left Gefle if and signed for the V.league 1 team Thanh Hoa Fc[16] in Vietnam. after only 2 games both parties made an agreement to end the contract after the club had put too much pressure on Tanda.[17][18][19][20]

CLB SHB Da Nang edit

Source:[21]

In March 2020, he signed for another V.league1[22][23] team and this time for the former V.league 1 champions CLB SHB Da Nang.[24][25][26][27]

Grace Tanda has shown a better integration with SHB in Danang. Currently, the Swedish striker has 4 goals and 3 assist in 9 games, with Phan Van Long becoming the two best scorer. Perhaps also because of this, Tanda has caught the eye of some teams in both Asia and Europe.

International career edit

In summer 2015 made his debut for Congo national football team U23 against France U23 in a friendly match in Centre Technique de la Ligue du Midi-Pyrénées de Castelmourou. a France team in full preparation for the Euro. Congo lost by 2–0. Tanda started the match.[28]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Grace Tanda FM 2020 Profile, Reviews". FM 2020 | Team, Player, League Review. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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  8. ^ "2–2 i säsongens sista ÖFK-match". op.se (in Swedish). 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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  10. ^ "Skellefteå FF har värvat den offensiva kraft de letat efter – Norran, Skellefteå". 2016-04-18. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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  13. ^ "BK Forward har gjort klart med tidigare ÖFK-spelare: "Bra huvudspelare"". ltz.se (in Swedish). 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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  15. ^ "Grace Tanda klar för Gefle IF". Gefle IF Fotboll (in Swedish). 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  16. ^ "(Thanh Hóa) HLV Fabio Lopez khen ngợi Tanda, 'đá xéo' đội bóng cũ | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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  18. ^ "Thi đấu bết bát, Đà Nẵng và Thanh Hóa đổi ngoại binh cho nhau". Thể Thao - Báo Sài Gòn Giải Phóng. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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  21. ^ "HOME". SHB DANANG FC. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  22. ^ "Tanda úp mở chuyện chia tay Đà Nẵng để đến Thái Lan hoặc Hàn Quốc". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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  24. ^ "Tin thể thao, thể thao 24h, thể thao thành phố, điểm tin thể thao, tin bóng đá". thethaohcm.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  25. ^ "V.League: SHB Da Nang hold HCM City to dramatic 2-2 draw". en.nhandan.org.vn. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  26. ^ "Tiền đạo Grace Tanda của SHB Đà Nẵng được Thai League để ý - Webgiaitri.vn". webgiaitri.vn. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  27. ^ "(Chuyển nhượng) Chân sút số một SHB Đà Nẵng bị đồn chuyển tới Thai League | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  28. ^ "Amical France U20 vs RD Congo U20 : 2-0" (in French). 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2020-08-20.