Chancel Mbemba

Chancel Mangulu Mbemba (born 8 August 1994) is a Congolese international footballer who plays for Portuguese club Porto.

Chancel Mbemba
Mbemba with Anderlecht in 2014
Personal information
Full name Chancel Mangulu Mbemba[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994[2]
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Porto
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2007 E.S. La Grace
2007–2008 Mputu
2008–2012 FC MK Etanchéité
2012–2013 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Anderlecht 63 (6)
2015–2018 Newcastle United 54 (1)
2018– Porto 21 (1)
2018–2019 Porto B 2 (0)
National team‡
2012– DR Congo 45 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:45, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Mbemba grew up in Kinshasa in a family of nine children. His mother, Antoinette, is a former basketball player who represented DR Congo.[3][4]

Career

Anderlecht

After playing youth football for several clubs including E.S. La Grace and FC MK Etanchéité in Kinshasa, Mbemba joined Belgian club Anderlecht in 2012.[3]

Mbemba mainly played with Anderlecht reserve and youth teams. At this point Mbemba requested to have a bone scan to dispel rumours that he was older than he actually was.[5] Mbemba eventually made his senior debut on 28 July 2013 in their opening match of the 2013–14 Belgian Pro League season, a 2–3 defeat to Lokeren.[6]

He made a further 28 appearances during the 2014–15 season as they finished in third spot in the league. They also finished runners-up in the 2014–15 Belgian Cup, losing 1–2 to Club Brugge in the final.[7]

Newcastle United

On 26 July 2015, Premier League side Newcastle United confirmed that they have reached an agreement with Anderlecht for the transfer of Mbemba, who also agreed personal terms and passed a medical.[8] On 30 July, Mbemba was officially unveiled as a Newcastle United player, signing a five-year contract with the club.[9]

He scored his first goal for the club on 7 May 2017 against Barnsley in a 3–0 home win, on the same day that Newcastle clinched the EFL Championship title a year after relegation.[10]

Porto

On 23 July 2018, Primeira Liga side Porto signed Mbemba for a reported £7.14 million fee.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 June 2020[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 35500—5[lower-alpha 3]100406
2014–15 Belgian Pro League 28120—6[lower-alpha 3]21[lower-alpha 4]0373
Total 636200011310779
Newcastle United 2015–16 Premier League 3301010——350
2016–17 Championship 1210010——131
2017–18 Premier League 901010——110
Total 54120300000591
Porto 2018–19 Primeira Liga 302010000060
2019–20 Primeira Liga 18141505000322
Total 21161605000382
Career total 1388101901631017412
  1. Appearances in Belgian Cup, FA Cup and Taça de Portugal
  2. Appearances in EFL Cup and Taça da Liga
  3. Appearances in Champions League
  4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International goals
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[14]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2015Stade de la Cité de l'Oie, Visé, Belgium Gabon2–12–1Friendly
2.10 June 2017Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo Congo3–11–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.5 September 2017Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo Tunisia1–02–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Anderlecht[12]

Newcastle United[12]

International

DR Congo[15]

References
  1. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. "Player Profile Chancel Mbemba". premierleague.com. Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. Thirion, Xavier (9 November 2013). "Mbemba: "Je veux marquer l'histoire d'Anderlecht"". L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. Douglas, Mark (23 July 2015). "Newcastle United new boy Chancel Mbemba's remarkable back story marks him out as a future star". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. Sinnot, John (1 February 2013). "Football's age fraud: FIFA probes player with 'four birthdays'". CNN. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  6. "Congo DR – C. Mbemba – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  7. "Club Brugge 2–1 Anderlecht". Soccerway. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. "Chancel Mbemba Deal Moves Closer" (Press release). Newcastle United. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. "Mbemba Joins United" (Press release). Newcastle United. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  10. "Newcastle 3–0 Barnsley". BBC. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  11. "Chancel Mbemba: Porto sign defender from Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  12. "C. MBEMBA". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  13. "Chancel Mbemba". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  14. "Mbemba, Chancel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  15. {{cite web}|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30627535|title=2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad|website=BBC|date=9 January2015|accessdate=4 June 2020}}
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