Born in
Kinshasa, Zaire, Kabeya began his playing career with
K.S.K. Ronse before he quickly moved to join top flight club Belgian club
Excelsior Mouscron. Interest was soon hotting up for the talented youngster, and Aston Villa soon joined the array of interesting parties, trying to capture Kabeya on a scholarship deal. This initially failed, but merely a few months later, out of contract Kabeya opted to sign for Villa. He eventually signed the contract in July 2003. After an excellent opening season for the academy, Kabeya helped Aston Villa to the final of the 2003-04
FA Youth Cup, despite losing to a much more experienced
Middlesbrough team. In December 2006 he was sacked by
Aston Villa and jailed for four months for stealing £5,000 from a team-mate. On the international front, Kabeya (despite being born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) has represented
Belgium at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level. He later signed for
AGOVV Apeldoorn, but was released in 2009. He later played for Midland Alliance club
Heath Hayes. ==References==