Mbo Mpenza

Mbo Mpenza

Personal information
Full name	Mbo Jérôme Mpenza
Date of birth	4 December 1976 (1976-12-04) (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Mesvins
1989–1993	Kortrijk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1996	Kortrijk	73	(34)
1996–1997	Mouscron	30	(12)
1997–1999	Standard Liège	52	(20)
2000–2001	Sporting Lisbon	35	(3)
2001	Galatasaray	0	(0)
2002–2004	Mouscron	62	(27)
2004–2008	Anderlecht	86	(20)
2008	Larissa	0	(0)
Total		338	(116)
National team
1997–2007	Belgium	56	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mbo Jérôme Mpenza (born 4 December 1976) is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a striker. He was capped by Belgium at international level, scoring three goals in 56 appearances. His younger brother, Émile, is also a footballer who has represented Belgium.

Club career

During the start of his career, Mbo shared clubs with Émile, until he eventually left Standard Liège for Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he won the 2000 league championship as a January transfer. He was once nicknamed Monsieur Un But Par Match (Mr. One-Goal-A-Match) for his regular club scoring exploits. Had an uneventful stint in Turkey, playing almost no part in Galatasaray S.K.'s season during the first part of 2001–02. He subsequently returned to Belgium, and served second stints with R.E. Mouscron (one half season) and R.S.C. Anderlecht (four).

In July 2008, Mpenza joined Greek Super League outfit Larissa FC. On 8 December 2008 Mpenza announced his retirement due to a back-injury. At this time he had not played a game for Larissa FC yet, due to the same injury.^[3]

After football

Mpenza is now working at Anderlecht as a scout following his retirement.^[4]

International career

Mpenza also played for the Belgium national football team since 1997, for which he scored his first goal in a friendly against Greece in August 2005. He represented his adopted nation in two World Cups and in UEFA Euro 2000, held in his country and the Netherlands (with brother Émile in the final squads for 1998 and 2000's competitions). He collected 56 caps (66 selections).

References

1. ^ "Mbo Mpenza". Voetbal International. http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Mbo-Mpenza.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
2. ^ "Mbo Jerome Mpenza". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. http://www.soccerway.com/players/mbo-mpenza/4592/. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
3. ^ "Pijnlijke rug noopt Mbo Mpenza tot einde loopbaan" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 8 December 2008. http://www.vi.nl/NieuwsItem/PijnlijkeRugNooptMboMpenzaTotEindeLoopbaan.htm. Retrieved 8 December 2008. 
4. ^ "Mbo Mpenza wordt scout Anderlecht" (in Dutch). voetbalbelgie.be. http://www.voetbalbelgie.be/nl/article.php?id=18999. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Mpenza, Mbo
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	4 December 1976
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire/DR Congo
Date of death
Place of death