
On 15 February 2020 he put Amiens two goals up on Paris Saint-Germain inside half an hour, and the Licorne finished the night on a 4-4 draw. DR Congo took him to the 2026 World Cup, their first since 1974, after the Marc-Vivien Foé Prize as Ligue 1's best African player in 2020-21 and eleven goals on loan at Lens, and he had won the 2010 European Under-19 title with France as its Golden Player. Career record: club career at SBV Vitesse, Dijon FCO, Rayo Vallecano.
| 2009–2015 | Chelsea |
| 2010–2011 | Fulham |
| 2011–2011 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2011–2011 | Fulham |
| 2011–2012 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2012–2012 | Dijon FCO |
| 2012–2014 | SBV Vitesse |
| 2014–2014 | SS Lazio |
| 2014–2015 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 2015–2016 | Sevilla |
| 2016–today | Hebei |
| — | Deportivo de A Coruña |
DR Congo legends whose careers overlapped Kakuta's
One rank above: Cédric Makiadi at #23.
One rank below: Neeskens Kebano at #25.
DR Congo's editorial top five: Pierre Ndaye Mulamba · Paul Bonga Bonga · Trésor Mputu · Bwanga Tshimen · Chancel Mbemba.