Background
Joel Kasubandi was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, on 25 May 1993.
Joel Kasubandi was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, on 25 May 1993.
Kasubandi attended Cleveden Secondary School in Kelvindale, Glasgow, followed by Reid Kerr College in Paisley.
Having moved to Scotland as a child, he began his professional career with Street Mirren before making his senior debut for Greenock Morton in 2012. Moving to junior football, he played for Vale of Clyde before joining Clydebank in 2015. When he was 9 years old, his family moved to Glasgow, Scotland, where he grew up in the Sighthill area of the city.
After starting his career with Tower Hearts U19s, Kasubandi moved to Street Mirren where he player for the U19 squad for the 2010-2011 season.
He claimed an assist for the first consolation goal as Morton came back from 4–0 down to narrowly lose by a solitary goal. He was released by Morton in a mass clear-out in May 2012.
He scored in his first start for Ayr, in a 4–1 defeat by Partick Thistle. Since leaving Ayr he has also played trial matches for the reserve sides of Preston North End and Dumbarton.
In August 2013, Kasubandi signed for Vale of Clyde.
He now plays for Clydebank.