Dolly Menga

Dolly Menga
Personal information
Full name Dolly Domingos Menga
Date of birth (1993-05-02) 2 May 1993
Place of birth Verviers, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 45
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Standard Liège 1 (0)
2012 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 14 (2)
2012–2014 Lierse 37 (4)
2013 → Torino (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Benfica B 12 (0)
2015–2017 Braga 1 (0)
2015–2017 Braga B 18 (4)
2015–2016 → Tondela (loan) 25 (0)
2016–2017 → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 14 (0)
2017 → F.C. Ashdod (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 Blackpool 8 (0)
2018– Livingston 5 (1)
National team‡
2012 Belgium U19 3 (0)
2012 Belgium U21 4 (0)
2014– Angola 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:11, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:11, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Dolly Domingos Menga (born 2 May 1993) is an Angolan professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Livingston and the Angola national team.

Club career

Benfica

On 30 August 2014, Menga signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until 2017.[1] On 20 September, he made his debut for Benfica B, where he played 12 matches in Segunda Liga.[2]

Braga and loans

On 2 February 2015, Menga signed for Braga in Portugal until 2018, for an undisclosed transfer fee.[3][4] He made his debut for the first team on a 1–4 away defeat against Sporting CP. On 7 July 2015, Menga agreed to a one-year loan at recently promoted Tondela.[5] In September 2016 he was loaned to Hapoel Tel Aviv then he was loaned to F.C Ashdod FC.[6] On 1 July 2017 Menga parted ways with Braga, as his contract ran out.

Blackpool

On 10 November 2017, Menga was picked up on a free transfer by EFL League One side Blackpool.[7]

Livingston

Menga signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Livingston in August 2018.[8] On 30 September 2018, he scored his first goal for Livingston in 1–0 home win over Rangers. [9]

International career

In July 2014, Menga was asked to switch his international allegiance to Angola.[10] On 15 November 2014, he debuted for the national team against Gabon in CAN 2015.[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[12]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2015Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola Central African Republic2–04–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Angolan Dolly Menga joins Benfica until 2017". ANGOP. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. ↑ U. Madeira - Benfica B (Jornada 8 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal
  3. ↑ "Liga Portugal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dolly Menga no SC Braga" [Dolly Menga to SC Braga] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dolly Menga assina com o CD Tondela" [Dolly Menga signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dolly Menga zoekt zijn voetbalgeluk in Israël". Sporza (in Dutch). 7 September 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "DDolly Menga: Blackpool sign Angola international until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Dolly Menga: Angola forward joins Livingston on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Menga strike gives Livingston 1–0 win over Rangers". BBC Sport. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Mark Gleeson (26 July 2014). "Angola extend their pool of talent ahead of Afcon qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Angola afastada do CAN2015 por culpa própria". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Angola – Dolly Menga – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.


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