In 2009, Cavanda made a substitute appearance in a 4–0 win away to Bulgarian club Levski Sofia in the UEFA Europa League.
On 29 August 2010, Cavanda made his Serie A debut, replacing Simone Del Nero in the second half of Lazio's opening day 2–0 loss to Sampdoria at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
[2] On 17 March 2018, he played as Standard Liège beat Genk 1–0 in extra time to win the 2018 Belgian Cup Final and qualify for the UEFA Europa League.
[7] On 10 October 2015, he made his senior debut for the national team in a 4–1 win in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualification match against Andorra.
[8] Cavanda was born in Angola, to an Angolan father and a Congolese mother,[9] and migrated to Belgium at a young age.
Despite having made youth level appearances for Belgium, Cavanda remained eligible to represent the Angolan and the Congolese national teams.