Junior Mapuku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junior M'Pia Mapuku | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Troyes B | 14 | (4) |
| 2011 | Sainte-Geneviève | 5 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Panachaiki | 31 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Compiègne | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 43 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | Wadi Degla | 22 | (3) |
| 2016 | Bandırmaspor | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 25 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Levski Sofia | 19 | (6) |
| 2018– | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2017 | |||
Junior M'Pia Mapuku (born 7 January 1990) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a forward for China League One club Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.[1]
Career
On 1 September 2016, Mapuku signed a contract with Turkish club Bandırmaspor, but ended up playing only two league games.[2]
On 11 October 2016, Mapuku returned to Beroe Stara Zagora.[3]
Levski Sofia
On 22 May 2017 he signed a 2-year contract with Levski Sofia, joining the team from the 2017–18 season.[4] He soon claimed himself "The Black Power".[5] On his debut for the club, Mapuku scored 2 goals in an eventual 3-1 win against Sutjeska in the Europa League 1st qualifying round.[6] In same match scored the quickest goal ever for Levski in European tournaments, finding the net after just 13 seconds. On 18 August 2017, Mapuku scored his debut goals in the league against Pirin Blagoevgrad, scoring a hattrick for the 3:0 win.[7] It was the quickest hattrick scored by a foreigner in the club history after just 18 minutes (between the 74th and 92nd minute).[8]
Club statistics
Club
- As of 15 December 2017
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Troyes B | 2010–11 | National 3 | 14 | 4 | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||
| Sainte-Geneviève | 2011–12 | National 3 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 2 | ||
| Panachaiki | 2011–12 | Beta Ethniki | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Compiègne | 2013–14 | National 3 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2013–14 | A Group | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Wadi Degla | 2015–16 | Premier League | 22 | 3 | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||
| Bandırmaspor | 2016–17 | 1. Lig | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2016–17 | First League | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 12 | |
| Total | 68 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 29 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2017–18 | First League | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 9 |
| Bulgaria Total | 87 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 100 | 38 | ||
| Career Total | 169 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 183 | 52 | ||
References
- ↑ "Junior Mapuku Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
- ↑ "Bandırmaspor'da Mapuku'yla yollar ayrıldı" (in Turkish). haberturk.com. 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "„Берое" привлече Мапуку" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Жуниор Мапуку подписа за две години с Левски" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 22 May 2017.
- ↑ Новият нападател на Левски - Черна сила или стойкаджия от Инстаграм
- ↑ "Levski 3-1 Sutjeska". uefa.com. 29 June 2017.
- ↑ Черната сила изригна и счупи нулите на Левски
- ↑ Мапуку с най-бързия чуждестранен хеттрик в историята на Левски
External links
- Junior Mapuku at Soccerway
- Profile at Levskisofia.info