Dieumerci Mbokani
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dieudonné Mbokani Bezua[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Number | 85 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | Bel'Or | ? | (16) |
| 2005–2007 | TP Mazembe | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2007 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2007–2010 | Standard Liège | 87 | (39) |
| 2010–2011 | Monaco | 10 | (1) |
| 2011 | → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Anderlecht | 53 | (34) |
| 2013– | Dynamo Kyiv | 32 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | DR Congo | 30 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dieudonné "Dieumerci" Mbokani Bezua (born 22 November 1985 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for FC Dynamo Kyiv.
He has previously played for Anderlecht, VfL Wolfsburg, Monaco, Standard Liège and TP Mazembe.
Career
He began his career in Kinshasa at Bel'Or and was a league topscorer in 2004 season with 16 goals.[2][3] Then he moved to TP Mazembe.[3]
In the 2006–07 season, he made nine appearances for R.S.C. Anderlecht[3] and scored four goals, including a hat-trick against K.S.K. Beveren on 7 May 2007. In 2007, he joined Standard de Liège and scored 35 goals in 81 league appearances.
On 30 July 2010, Mbokani signed a deal with French side AS Monaco.[4]
On 9 August 2011, he signed a contract with Anderlecht for a reported fee of €3 million, stating that he looked forward to playing together again with his friend Milan Jovanović.[5] The start of his spell at Anderlecht was dramatic, first injuring himself during one of his first training sessions, meaning he would be sidelined for at least two months.[6] Then, about one week later his five-month-old son, David Mbokani, died of a cardiac arrest in his sleep.[7]
On 21 June 2013, Mbokani officially signed a contract with the Ukrainian club FC Dynamo Kyiv.[3] On 14 July 2013, he scored his first goal in the very first game of the Ukrainian Premier League against Volyn Lutsk during the first half, which ended 1–1.
Honours
Player
Club
- Standard Liège
- Anderlecht
- Dynamo Kyiv
References
- ↑ "Dieudonne Mbokani Bezua". Ligue 1. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ↑ Schöggl, Hans (21 September 2007). "Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo) 2004". rsssf.com. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 FC Dynamo Kyiv signs Anderlecht striker Mbokani, Interfax-Ukraine (22 June 2013)
- ↑ "Mbokani moves to Monaco". BBC Sport. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ↑ "Mbokani s'annonce à Anderlecht" (in French). L'Équipe. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ "Mbokani staat al een poosje aan de kant" [Mbokani sidelined already for a while] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Zoontje van Dieumerci Mbokani is overleden" [Son of Mbokani dies] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
External links
- Dieumerci Mbokani at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dieumerci Mbokani – UEFA competition record
- Dieumerci Mbokani – FIFA competition record
- Dieumerci Mbokani profile at Soccerway
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