Émile Mpenza
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eka Basunga Lokonda Mpenza | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 July 1978||
Place of birth | Zellik, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1989 | LC Mesvins | ||
1989–1995 | Kortrijk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Kortrijk | 32 | (5) |
1996–1997 | Mouscron | 31 | (12) |
1997–1999 | Standard Liège | 46 | (20) |
2000–2003 | Schalke 04 | 79 | (28) |
2003–2004 | Standard Liège | 28 | (21) |
2004–2006 | Hamburger SV | 36 | (5) |
2006–2007 |
Al-Rayyan | 19 | (9) |
2007–2008 | Manchester City | 25 | (5) |
2008–2009 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Sion | 31 | (21) |
2010–2012 |
Neftchi Baku | 31 | (6) |
2013–2014 |
Eendracht Aalst | 0 | (0) |
Total | 367 | (134) | |
International career | |||
1995–1996 | Belgium U18 | 7 | (6) |
1995 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (0) |
1996 | Belgium U21 | 3 | (0) |
1997–2009 | Belgium | 57 | (19) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza (born 4 July 1978) is a Belgian former
, also represented Belgium.Club career
Belgium, Germany and Qatar
Mpenza started his career at
Manchester City
Mpenza signed for
Having signed until the end of the
Plymouth Argyle
He then signed for
Sion
For the 2009–10 season, Mpenza signed a one-year contract with Swiss Topflight club FC Sion. Here he rediscovered his eye for goal by scoring 21 goals in 32 matches.
Neftchi Baku
In August 2010, Mpenza signed a three-year contract with
In June 2015, Neftchi Baku were ordered by FIFA to pay Mpenza €1 million in unpaid wages.[17]
Eendracht Aalst
After searching a club for over a year, Mpenza finally signed a one-year contract with
International career
Mpenza played for the Belgium national football team between 1997 and 2009, though he was frequently injured in times of international call-ups. He played alongside his brother Mbo in the 1998 World Cup and in Euro 2000 where he scored a goal in the opening match against Sweden (which ended with Belgium's victory 2–1), but missed out on the World Cup in 2002 with a groin injury.
Career statistics
International goals
Honours
Club
Schalke 04[19]
Hamburger SV
Neftchi Baku
Individual
- Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 1996–97[22]
- Best Belgian Footballer Abroad: 2000[24]
- kicker German Football Rankings - International Class Player: 2000-01[25]
- Standard Liège Man of the Season: 2003–04
References
- ^ "Emile Mpenza". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Man City set to seal Mpenza deal". ESPN FC. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Man City complete Mpenza signing". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ May, John (3 March 2007). "Man City 0–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Premiership clockwatch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Stewart, Rob (19 March 2007). "City still not united as Distin snaps at Dunne". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Mpenza eases City's relegation fears". Independent Online (South Africa). 31 March 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Burnton, Simon (14 May 2007). "Tottenham find progress in parity while City suffer". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Club confirms released players list". Manchester City FC. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ "Mpenza pens deal". Plymouth Argyle FC. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
- ^ "Plymouth 2–2 Charlton". BBC. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Plymouth 2–1 Cardiff". BBC. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Ex-Schalke Emile Mpenza changes to Azerbaijan". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Emile Mpenza de retour au Standard?" (in French). RTL Sport. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Aliyev, Elmir (20 January 2012). "Belgian footballer Emile Mpenza leaves Neftchi". News.az. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "ФИФА пригрозила Нефтчи: Выплатите Мпензе миллион евро или клуб ждут санкции!". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Eendracht Aalst brings back forgotten Mpenza" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Schalke 04 | Palmarès".
- ^ "Valencia 0-0 Hamburg (Aggregate: 0 - 1)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "FC Neftci Baku | Trophies".
- ^ "Jonge Prof van het Jaar".
- ^ "Erelijst Ebbehouten Schoen". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Kevin De Bruyne volgt zichzelf op als Beste Belg in het buitenland". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Kicker Ranking / Rangliste 1955 to 2017 (in German)".
External links
- Émile Mpenza at Soccerbase
- Émile Mpenza at National-Football-Teams.com
- Émile Mpenza at the Royal Belgian Football Association