Steve Nkanu Kapuadi (born 30 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Widzew à Âódà º. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team.
After passing through the Le Mans training center up to U17 level, he left his hometown club for Angers, before joining the Zulte Waregem training center in Belgium.àHe then moved to La Gantoise, where he joined the club's reserve team. Kapuadi moved to AS TrenÃÂÃÂn from partner club of Inter Bratislava during the winter of 2020. He made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for TrenÃÂÃÂn during a home fixture, at their temporary home ground at pod Dubà Âom, against ZemplÃÂn Michalovce on 15 February 2020. He played the entire 90 minutes of the match as a centre back, along with another winter arrival Richard Krià ¾an. TrenÃÂÃÂn went on to defeat ZemplÃÂn with a 8:1 victory. Kapuadi also made three further appearances in the remaining games of the regular season, becoming a regular in the starting eleven.
On 2 June 2022, Kapuadi was announced as Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisà Âa Pà Âock's new signing, penning a one-and-a-half-year deal, with an extension option until June 2025. On 22 August 2023, he moved to another Polish top division side Legia Warsaw.
On 25 February 2026, Kapuadi moved to league rivals Widzew à Âódà º on a deal until 2030, for a reported fee of â¬2 million plus â¬1 million in potential add-ons - the highest ever fee paid between two Polish clubs.
Kapuadi was born in France and is of Congolese descent.
On 8 May 2025, Kapuadi received his first call-up to the DR Congo national team for friendlies against Mali and Madagascar. He made his international debut against the latter in a 3âÂÂ1 win on 8 June.
Legia Warsaw