Émile Mpenza

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Émile Mpenza (born 4 July 1978) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a striker. He has been capped at international level by Belgium. His older brother, Mbo, also represented Belgium.

Club career

Belgium, Germany and Qatar

Mpenza started his career at K.V. Kortrijk, and then moved to R.E. Mouscron and Standard Liège in quick succession, with older brother Mbo playing alongside in all three clubs. In 2000, he moved to Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04, in an exchange with Michaël Goossens. At Schalke he was very successful together with his compatriot Marc Wilmots and other striker Ebbe Sand but they failed to win the German title on the last day of competition. Mpenza returned to Standard three years later. In 2004–05 he returned to Germany, signing for Hamburger SV. However, in January 2006 he made a surprise move to Qatari team Al Rayyan.

Manchester City

Mpenza signed for Manchester City, after playing and scoring in a specially arranged match at Eastlands on 14 February 2007. "I am not finished and I will prove it in Manchester", Mpenza told Belgian radio station Bel RTL. "I make this move as revenge, with respect to all those who criticised my decision to play in Qatar".[1][2] He made his debut against Wigan Athletic on 3 March 2007 as a half-time substitute replacing Georgios Samaras.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in the 2–0 win at Middlesbrough on 17 March 2007,[4][5] and his second in the 1–0 victory at Newcastle United on 30 March.[6] He scored once more in the 2006–07 season, away to Tottenham Hotspur on the last day of the season, as City lost 2–1.[7]

Having signed until the end of the 2007–08 season, Mpenza scored on City's first pre-season game of the 2007–08 season away to Doncaster Rovers. He would also equalise against Fulham and put City ahead against Bristol City and Newcastle United. However, facing competition for his place from Rolando Bianchi, Valeri Bojinov, Geovanni and Elano, all signed by new City manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in summer 2007, Mpenza did not score again after September, and was released in July 2008.[8]

Plymouth Argyle

He then signed for Championship side Plymouth Argyle on 2 September 2008.[9] Mpenza went on to make his Argyle debut as a sub on 70 minutes in a 2–1 defeat to Norwich City on 13 September. He then scored his first goal for the club against Charlton Athletic in a 2–2 draw,[10] and scored again in a 2–1 win over Cardiff City.[11] However Mpenza's time at Plymouth Argyle was blighted by injury and therefore he was not offered a new contract.

Sion

For the 2009–10 season, Mpenza signed a one-year contract with Swiss Topflight club FC Sion. Here he rediscovered his eye for goal by scoring 21 goals in 32 matches.

Neftchi Baku

In August 2010, Mpenza signed a three-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku.[12] He left the club in January 2012, having lost his place in the team during the 2011–12 season.[13][14]

In June 2015, Neftchi Baku were ordered by FIFA to pay Mpenza €1 million in unpaid wages.[15]

Eendracht Aalst

After searching a club for over a year, Mpenza finally signed a one-year contract with Eendracht Aalst on 1 October 2013.[16]

International career

Mpenza played for the Belgium national football team between 1997 and 2009, though he was frequently injured in times of international call-ups. He played alongside his brother Mbo in the 1998 World Cup and in Euro 2000 where he scored a goal in the opening match against Sweden (which ended with Belgium's victory 2–1), but missed out on the World Cup in 2002 with a groin injury.

Career statistics

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 1997 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels {{ Template:Yesno alias = San Marino flag alias = Flag of San Marino.svg flag alias-1465 = Old Flag of San Marino.svg flag alias-1862 = Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg flag alias-civil = Flag of San Marino (civil).svg link alias-army = Sammarinese Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || rowspan="2" | 6–0 || rowspan="2" | Won || rowspan="2" | 1998 World Cup Qualification

2
3 3 February 1999 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol {{ Template:Yesno alias = Cyprus flag alias = Flag of Cyprus.svg flag alias-1878 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg flag alias-1881 = Flag of Cyprus (1881–1922).svg flag alias-colonial = Blue Ensign of Cyprus (1922).svg flag alias-April 1960 = Flag of Cyprus (1960).svg flag alias-1960 = Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg link alias-army = Cypriot Ground Forces size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}} || 0–1 || Won || Friendly

4 18 August 1999 Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges {{ Template:Yesno alias = Finland flag alias = Flag of Finland.svg flag alias-grand duchy = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1809 = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1917 = Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Finland (1918-1920).svg flag alias-1920 = Flag of Finland.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Finland (state).svg flag alias-state-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg flag alias-state-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (State).svg flag alias-naval = Military Flag of Finland.svg border-naval = flag alias-naval-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg border-naval-1918 = flag alias-naval-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg border-naval-1920 = link alias-naval = Finnish Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Finland.svg link alias-navy = Finnish Navy link alias-air force = Finnish Air Force flag alias-military = Military flag of Finland.svg link alias-military = Finnish Defence Forces flag alias-army = Military flag of Finland.svg link alias-army = Finnish Army size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 3–4 || Lost || Friendly

5 4 September 1999 Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam {{ Template:Yesno alias = Netherlands flag alias = Flag of the Netherlands.svg flag alias-prinsengeus = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg flag alias-army =Flag of the Royal Netherlands Army.svg flag alias-air force=Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.svg link alias-air force= Royal Netherlands Air Force link alias-army= Royal Netherlands Army flag alias-naval = Flag of the Netherlands.svg link alias-naval = Royal Netherlands Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg link alias-navy=Royal Netherlands Navy flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg link alias-marines = Netherlands Marine Corps size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 5–5 || Drawn || Friendly

6 7 September 1999 Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège {{ Template:Yesno alias = Morocco flag alias = Flag of Morocco.svg flag alias-1666 = Flag of Morocco (1666–1915).svg flag alias-1913 = Flag of Spanish Morocco.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Morocco.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg link alias-naval = Royal Moroccan Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Air Force.png link alias-air force = Royal Moroccan Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Army.svg link alias-army = Royal Moroccan Army flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Navy.svg link alias-navy = Royal Moroccan Navy flag alias-military = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Royal Moroccan Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 4–0 || Won || Friendly

7 29 March 2000 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels {{ Template:Yesno alias = Netherlands flag alias = Flag of the Netherlands.svg flag alias-prinsengeus = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg flag alias-army =Flag of the Royal Netherlands Army.svg flag alias-air force=Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.svg link alias-air force= Royal Netherlands Air Force link alias-army= Royal Netherlands Army flag alias-naval = Flag of the Netherlands.svg link alias-naval = Royal Netherlands Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg link alias-navy=Royal Netherlands Navy flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg link alias-marines = Netherlands Marine Corps size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 2–2 || Drawn || Friendly

8 10 June 2000 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels {{ Template:Yesno alias = Sweden flag alias = Flag of Sweden.svg flag alias-army = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg flag alias-air force =Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg flag alias-1844 = Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg flag alias-1905 = Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg flag alias-naval-1844 = Naval Ensign of Sweden (1844-1905).svg flag alias-naval-1815 = Ensign of Sweden and Norway (1815–1844).svg link alias-army = Swedish Army link alias-air force = Swedish Air Force link alias-naval = Swedish Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg link alias-navy = Swedish Navy link alias-football = Sweden men's national football team border-army = border-air force = border-naval = border-navy = border-naval-1815 = border-naval-1844 = size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || 2–1 || Won || Euro 2000

9 16 August 2000 Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bulgaria flag alias = Flag of Bulgaria.svg flag alias-digital = Flag of Bulgaria (digital).svg flag alias-1878 = Flag of Bulgaria.svg flag alias-1947 = Flag of Bulgaria (1946–1948).svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg flag alias-1968 = Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg flag alias-naval-1879 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1878-1944).svg flag alias-naval-1949 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1949-1955).svg flag alias-naval-1955 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1955-1990).svg flag alias-naval-1991 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria 1991-2005.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg link alias-naval = Bulgarian Navy flag alias-army = War flag of Bulgaria.svg link alias-army = Bulgarian Land Forces link alias-air force = Bulgarian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg link alias-navy = Bulgarian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 1–3 || Won || Friendly

10 28 February 2001 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels {{ Template:Yesno alias = San Marino flag alias = Flag of San Marino.svg flag alias-1465 = Old Flag of San Marino.svg flag alias-1862 = Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg flag alias-civil = Flag of San Marino (civil).svg link alias-army = Sammarinese Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 10–1 || Won || 2002 World Cup Qualification

11 25 April 2001 Letná Stadium, Prague {{ Template:Yesno alias = Czech Republic flag alias = Flag of the Czech Republic.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Bohemia.svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Czech Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Czech Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Czech Land Force.svg link alias-army = Czech Land Forces size = name = variant = altlink = national football team altvar = football

}} || 1–1 || Draw || Friendly

12 2 June 2001 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels {{ Template:Yesno alias = Latvia flag alias = Flag of Latvia.svg flag alias-pantone = Flag of Latvia (Textile).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Latvian Air Forces.svg link alias-air force = Latvian Air Force flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg link alias-naval = Latvian Naval Forces link alias-army = Latvian Land Forces flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg link alias-navy = Latvian Naval Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 3–1 || Won || 2002 World Cup Qualification

13 12 February 2003 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba {{ Template:Yesno alias = Algeria flag alias = Flag of Algeria.svg flag alias-1830 = Flag of France (1794-1815).svg flag alias-1958 = Flag of Algeria (1958-1962).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Algeria.svg link alias-naval = Algerian National Navy link alias-air force = Algerian Air Force link alias-army = Algerian Land Forces flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Algeria.svg link alias-navy = Algerian National Navy link alias-military = Algerian People's National Army size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || rowspan="2" | 1–3 || rowspan="2" | Won || rowspan="2" | Friendly

14
15 26 March 2005 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bosnia and Herzegovina flag alias = Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg flag alias-1992 = Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1998).svg link alias-army = Bosnian Ground Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || rowspan="2" | 4–1 || rowspan="2" | Won || rowspan="2" | 2006 World Cup Qualification

16
17 17 August 2005 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels {{ Template:Yesno alias = Greece flag alias = Flag of Greece.svg flag alias-old = Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg flag alias-1970 = Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg flag alias-royal = State flag of Greece (1863–1924;1935–73).svg flag alias-otto = Naval Royal Standard of Greece (1858-1862).svg flag alias-army = Hellenic Army War Flag.svg link alias-army = Hellenic Army border-army= flag alias-air force=Fin Flash of Greece.svg link alias-air force=Hellenic Air Force flag alias-royalnavy = Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg link alias-naval = Hellenic Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of Greece.svg link alias-navy = Hellenic Navy link alias-military = Hellenic Armed Forces link alias-royalnavy = Royal Hellenic Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 2–0 || Won || Friendly

18 10 October 2009 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels {{ Template:Yesno alias = Turkey flag alias = Flag of Turkey.svg link alias-naval = Turkish Naval Forces link alias-navy = Turkish Navy link alias-air force = Turkish Air Force link alias-army = Turkish Land Forces link alias-military = Turkish Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || rowspan="2" | 2–0 || rowspan="2" | Won || rowspan="2" | 2010 World Cup Qualification

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Honours

Club

Schalke 04[17]

Hamburger SV

Neftchi Baku

Individual

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