Dieumerci Mbokani

Dieumerci Mbokani

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Mbokani began his career at local side Bel'or and was a league topscorer in the 2004 season with 16 goals. Then he moved to TP Mazembe. In the 2006–07 season, he made nine appearances for Anderlecht and scored four goals, including a hat-trick against 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, after spurning reported interest from Liverpool, for a fee in the region of €7 million. After failing to impress in Ligue 1, 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. 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. On 21 June 2013, Mbokani officially signed a contract with the Ukrainian club FC Dynamo Kyiv. 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. On 31 August 2015, Mbokani was loaned out to English club Norwich City. On 31 August 2016, Mbokani was loaned out to English club Hull City. Mbokani made his debut on 17 September 2016 when he came off the bench, after 77-minutes, as a replacement for Abel Hernández in a 4–1 loss at home to Arsenal. On 20 June 2017, Mbokani was close to…

International career

Mbokani represented the DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013 and 2015, helping them to third place at the latter tournament. Mbokani was caught up in the 2016 Brussels bombings, alongside his international teammate Cédric Bakambu. Though both escaped unscathed, Mbokani was reportedly left "shaken". In the aftermath of this, after being sanctioned for missing a game as a result, he retired from international football with 31 caps. However, he returned to DR Congo's squad for the 2017 Cup of Nations in Gabon, and he was recalled to the national team in March 2019, although he withdrew due to injury.

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 November 2023

International

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mbokani goal.

Club
VfL Wolfsburg (2011–2011)
Club
AS Monaco FC (2010–2011)
Club
TP Mazembe (2005–2006)
Club
Standard Liège (2007–2010)
Club
R.S.C. Anderlecht (2006–2007)
Club
R.S.C. Anderlecht (2011–2013)
Club
FC Dynamo Kyiv (2013–2015)
Club
Norwich City F.C. (2015–2015)
Club
DR Congo men's national football team (2005–2015)
League
Bundesliga
League
Premier League
National team
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Trophies & Awards

Award
Belgian Golden Shoe

Personal

Personal life

Mbokani was born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, then called Zaire. The name "Dieumerci" means "Thank God" in French. In August 2011, his five-month-old son, David Mbokani, died of a cardiac arrest in his sleep.

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Democratic Republic of the Congo footballer

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Dieudonné "Dieumerci" Mbokani Bezua is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker. He was captain and is the all time top goalscorer of the DR Congo national football team.

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