Ablaye Mbengue

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ablaye Mbengue

| image = Rostov-Terek (1).jpg

| caption =

| fullname = Vieux Ablaye Mbengue{{GSA player|ablaye-mbengue/57844|access-date=19 May 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|05|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dakar, Senegal

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Al-Arabi Unaizah

| clubnumber = 19

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2013

| clubs1 = ASC Jaraaf

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2013–2015

| clubs2 = Sapins

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 15

| years3 = 2015–2021

| clubs3 = Akhmat Grozny

| caps3 = 106

| goals3 = 22

| years4 = 2021

| clubs4 = → Dinamo Minsk (loan)

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2022

| clubs5 = Al-Arabi Kuwait

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 10

| years6 = 2022–

| clubs6 = Al-Arabi Unaizah

| caps6 = 53

| goals6 = 43

| pcupdate = 28 March 2024

}}

Vieux Ablaye Mbengue (born 19 May 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Arabian club Al-Arabi.

Career

Mbengue began his career at ASC Jaraaf before joining Sapins.{{cite web |title=Ablaye Vieux Mbengue - is a new player of "Dinamo-Minsk". |url=https://dinamo-minsk.by/en/press-tsentr/~shownews/Mbeng_29032021 |website=dinamo-minsk.by |publisher=FC Dinamo Minsk |access-date=30 March 2021 |date=29 March 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In January 2015, Mbengue went on trial with Turkish First League side Adana Demirspor.{{cite web|title=İşte Demirspor'un yeni yabancı golcüsü|url=http://www.haberads.com/haber/iste-demirsporun-yeni-yabanci-golcusu/2015-01-23|publisher=Haberads|accessdate=1 September 2015|language=Turkish|date=23 January 2015}} On 24 February 2015, Mbengue signed for Russian Premier League side FC Terek Grozny.{{cite web|title=Терек подписал двух новичков - Тейку и Мбенгуе|url=http://www.fc-terek.ru/newslist/#5036|publisher=FC Terek Grozny|accessdate=6 May 2015|language=Russian|date=24 February 2015|archive-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603195932/http://fc-terek.ru/newslist#5036|url-status=dead}} Mbengue made his professional debut on 2 May 2015 for Terek Grozny in their Russian Premier League game against FC Rostov, coming in as a substitute shortly before half-time for the injured Aílton. With 7 minutes left in the game, he scored the only goal of the match, giving his team a 1–0 away victory.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Premier League|url=http://rfpl.org/match/match_10531.html|title=Rostov-Terek Match Report|date=2 May 2015}} In his first game in the starting lineup on 11 May 2015, he scored twice to help Terek beat FC Spartak Moscow with a score of 4–2.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Premier League|url=http://rfpl.org/match/match_10540.html|title=Terek-Spartak Match Report|date=11 May 2015}}

On 27 May 2019 Mbengue signed a new three-year contract with Akhmat Grozny, keeping him in Grozny until the summer of 2022.{{cite web |title=Аблайе Мбенг подписал с "Ахматом" новый контракт |url=http://fc-akhmat.ru/page/10645 |website=fc-akhmat.ru/ |publisher=FC Akhmat Grozny |accessdate=30 May 2019 |language=Russian |date=27 May 2019}} In August 2020, Mbengue went AWOL from Akhmat Grozny.{{cite web |title=Форвард "Ахмата" Мбенг уехал в Африку и полгода не выходит на связь. 5 лет назад он забил "Спартаку" шикарный гол |url=https://sport24.ru/news/football/2021-02-01-kuda-propal-napadayushchiy-akhmata-ablay-mbeng--uyekhal-v-afriku-v-avguste-2020-goly-spartaku-tsitaty |website=sport24.ru/ |publisher=Sport 24 |access-date=9 March 2021 |language=Russian |date=1 February 2021}}

On 29 March 2021, Mbengue joined Dinamo Minsk on loan until the end of the 2021 season from Akhmat Grozny.{{cite web |title=Аблайе Мбенг перешел в "Динамо" из Минска на правах аренды |url=http://fc-akhmat.ru/page/12235 |website=fc-akhmat.ru |publisher=FC Akhmat Grozny |access-date=30 March 2021 |language=Russian |date=29 March 2021}}

On 5 October 2021, Dinamo Minsk announced that Mbengue had unilaterally terminated his loan deal with Dinamo Minsk, and contract with Akhmat Grozny, to join Maccabi Petah Tikva.{{cite web |title=ОФИЦИАЛЬНОЕ ЗАЯВЛЕНИЕ ЗАО "ФК "ДИНАМО-МИНСК" |url=https://dinamo-minsk.by/press-centr/news/202125/oktyabr1/oficialnoe-zayavlenie-zao-fk-dinamo-minsk |website=dinamo-minsk.by |publisher=FC Dinamo Minsk |access-date=6 October 2021 |language=Russian |date=5 October 2021}}{{cite web |title=Футбол. "Динамо-Минск": Мбенг в одностороннем порядке расторг контракты с "Ахматом" и "Динамо". Его действия оценит ФИФА |url=https://www.pressball.by/news/football/396435 |website=pressball.by |publisher=Press Ball |access-date=6 October 2021 |language=Russian |date=5 October 2021}}

On 16 June 2022, Mbengue joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Arabi Unaizah.{{cite web |title=تكفل رئيس النادي العربي :امين الملاح بصفقة انتقال لاعب نادي العربي الكويتي السنغالي أبلاي |url=https://twitter.com/Al_ArabiSC/status/1537189078634237952}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 28 March 2024}}{{cite web|title=A.Mbengue|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ablay-mbengue/397768/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=19 May 2015}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="8" valign="center"\|Akhmat Grozny \|2014–15 \|rowspan="7" valign="center"\|RPL \|5	4	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|5	4
2015–16 \|21	3	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|22	3
2016–17 \|22	7	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|23	7
2017–18 \|17	2	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|18	2
2018–19 \|25	5	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|26	5
2019–20 \|16	1	2	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|18	2
2020–21 \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !106	22	6	1	-	-	-	-	112	23
Dinamo Minsk (loan) \|2021 \|BPL \|15	10	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|15	10
Al-Arabi \|2021–22 \|KPL \|11	10	0	0	3	3	2	2	16	15
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Al-Arabi \|2022–23 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|SFDL \|32	29	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	33	29
2023–24 \|21	14	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|21	14
colspan="2"\|Total !53	43	0	0	-	-	-	-	53	43
colspan="3"\|Career total !182	82	6	1	-	-	-	-	188	83