Gaël Kakuta (born 21 June 1991 in Lille) is a French footballer of Congolese descent, who made his debut appearance as a substitute for Chelsea F.C. against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 21 November 2009 during a Premier League fixture. He is a French youth international and has represented them at under-17, under-18, and under-19 level. His transfer from RC Lens in 2007 was subject to a FIFA investigation that ruled the player had breached his contract, Chelsea were found to have induced the player to do so. This resulted in a 16 month transfer ban for Chelsea and a fine of €130,000 with Kakuta being fined €780,000.