Émile Mpenza

Belgian association football player

Émile Mpenza (born 4 July 1978) is a Belgian football player. He plays for Sion and Belgium national team.

Émile Mpenza
Mpenza with Manchester City in 2007
Personal information
Full name Eka Basunga Lokonda Mpenza
Date of birth (1978-07-04) 4 July 1978 (age 45)[1]
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)
National team
1995–1996 Belgium U18 7 (6)
1995 Belgium U19 7 (0)
1996 Belgium U21 3 (0)
1997–2009 Belgium 57 (19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics change

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
BelgiumLeague
1995–96 Kortrijk Second Division 32 5
1996–97 Mouscron First Division 31 12
1997–98 Standard Liège First Division 19 6
1998–99 17 10
1999–00 10 4
GermanyLeague
1999–00 Schalke Bundesliga 15 6
2000–01 27 13
2001–02 16 4
2002–03 21 5
BelgiumLeague
2003–04 Standard Liège First Division 28 21
GermanyLeague
2004–05 Hamburg Bundesliga 26 4
2005–06 10 1
QatarLeague
2005–06 Al-Rayyan Stars League 10 3
2006–07 9 6
EnglandLeague
2006–07 Manchester City Premier League 10 3
2007–08 15 2
2008–09 Plymouth Argyle League Championship 9 2
SwitzerlandLeague
2009–10 Sion Super League
Country Belgium 137 58
Germany 115 33
Qatar 19 9
England 34 7
Switzerland 0 0
Total 305 107

International career statistics change

Belgium national team
YearAppsGoals
1997 5 2
1998 8 0
1999 9 4
2000 7 3
2001 6 3
2002 2 0
2003 4 2
2004 1 0
2005 7 3
2006 3 0
2007 2 0
2008 0 0
2009 3 2
Total 57 19

References change

  1. "Emile Mpenza". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. "Emile Mpenza". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Émile Mpenza". www.national-football-teams.com.