Chancel Mbemba#Early life
{{Short description|Congolese footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chancel Mbemba
| image = 24BBRW - 53535940590 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Mbemba with DR Congo at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
| fullname = Chancel Mangulu Mbemba{{cite web |title=Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/465277 |publisher=Premier League |date=1 September 2017 |access-date=9 September 2017}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|8|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.om.fr/fr/effectif/5073/5183/defenseur/43538-chancel-mbemba |title=Mbemba |date=15 July 2022 |publisher=Olympique de Marseille |access-date=1 August 2022}}
| birth_place = Kinshasa, Zaire
| position = Centre-back, full-back
| currentclub = Marseille
| clubnumber = 99
| youthyears1 = 2006–2007
| youthclubs1 = E.S. La Grace
| youthyears2 = 2007–2008
| youthclubs2 = Mputu
| youthyears3 = 2008–2012
| youthclubs3 = MK Etanchéité
| youthyears4 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs4 = Anderlecht
| years1 = 2013–2015
| clubs1 = Anderlecht
| caps1 = 63
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2015–2018
| clubs2 = Newcastle United
| caps2 = 54
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2018–2022
| clubs3 = Porto
| caps3 = 87
| goals3 = 5
| years5 = 2022–
| clubs5 = Marseille
| caps5 = 61
| goals5 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| nationalteam1 = DR Congo
| nationalcaps1 = 92
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|COD}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Equatorial Guinea|}}
| club-update = 19 May 2024
| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025
}}
Chancel Mangulu Mbemba (born 8 August 1994) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for {{French football updater|Marseille}} club Marseille and captains the DR Congo national team.
Mbemba began his professional career Anderlecht, where he won the Belgian Pro League in his debut season of 2013–14. A year later, he moved to Newcastle United, where he played in the Premier League and won the Championship in 2017. In four years at Porto, he won the Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal double in 2020 and 2022.
A full international for DR Congo since 2012, Mbemba has earned 90 caps and represented the country at five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, finishing third in 2015.
Early life
Mbemba grew up in Kinshasa in a family of nine children. His mother, Antoinette, is a former basketball player who represented DR Congo.{{cite web | url=http://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20131109_00386912 | title=Mbemba: "Je veux marquer l'histoire d'Anderlecht"|trans-title=Mbemba: "I want to make a mark on the history of Anderlecht" | work=L'Avenir | date=9 November 2013 | access-date=23 July 2015 | language=fr | first=Xavier | last=Thirion}}{{cite web | url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-new-boy-chancel-9708395 | title=Newcastle United new boy Chancel Mbemba's remarkable back story marks him out as a future star | work=ChronicleLive | date=23 July 2015 | access-date=23 July 2015 | last=Douglas | first=Mark}}
A 2013 report by CNN found that documents support four different dates of birth for Mbemba from 1988 to 1994, with the player saying himself that he was born in 1990; an anonymous member of the Congolese Association Football Federation said that his date of birth was changed to 1991 so that he would be eligible for the 2012 Olympics where players must be under 23.{{cite news |last1=Sinnott |first1=John |last2=Molina |first2=Romain |title=Football's age fraud: FIFA probes player with 'four birthdays'
|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/01/sport/football/age-african-football-mbemba/index.html |access-date=30 June 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=4 February 2013}} Upon signing for Newcastle, he said that he was born in 1994 and that there was forensic proof.{{cite news |title=Mbemba clarifies date of birth |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/mbemba-clarifies-date-birth |access-date=30 June 2020 |work=FourFourTwo |date=13 August 2015}}
Club career
=Anderlecht=
After playing youth football for several clubs including E.S. La Grace and FC MK Etanchéité in Kinshasa, Mbemba joined Belgian club Anderlecht in 2012. Upon moving, he mainly played with Anderlecht reserve and youth teams, and requested to have a bone scan to dispel rumours that he was older than he actually was.
On 21 July 2013, Mbemba was an unused substitute as Anderlecht won the Belgian Super Cup 1–0 against Genk.{{cite news |last1=Da Silva Costa |first1=Christophe |title=EN DIRECT: Déjà un titre pour les Mauves (1-0)|trans-title=LIVE: A title already for the Purples (1-0)|url=https://www.7sur7.be/home/en-direct-deja-un-titre-pour-les-mauves-1-0~aa2bec83/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=7 sur 7 |date=21 July 2013 |language=French}} He made his debut a week later in their opening match of the Belgian Pro League season, a 3–2 home defeat to Lokeren.{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/chancel-mbemba-mangulu/192900/ | title=Congo DR – C. Mbemba – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway | work=Soccerway | access-date=23 July 2015}} He scored five goals in 35 games of a league-winning campaign, starting by concluding a 2–0 win at Mons on 18 October, a contribution to becoming the league's Player of the Month.{{cite news |last1=Dosseh |first1=Benoit |title=Chancel Mbemba : le congolais élu meilleur joueur du mois d'octobre de Pro League|trans-title=Chancel Mbemba: the Congolese voted October's Player of the Month in the Pro League |url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2013/11/03/chancel-mbemba-le-congolais-elu-meilleur-joueur-du-mois-doctobre-de-pro-league/ |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Africa Top Sports |date=3 November 2013 |language=French}}
Mbemba played in the 2014 Belgian Super Cup, a 2–1 win over Lokeren. he made 28 appearances during the 2014–15 season as they finished in third spot in the league, and runners-up in the 2014–15 Belgian Cup, losing 1–2 to Club Brugge in the final.{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/22/belgium/beker-van-belgie/club-brugge-kv/royal-sporting-club-anderlecht/1996077/ | title=Club Brugge 2–1 Anderlecht | work=Soccerway | date=22 March 2015 | access-date=23 July 2015}}
=Newcastle United=
File:Mbemba and Hazard.jpg's Eden Hazard in 2017]]
On 26 July 2015, Premier League side Newcastle United announced the signing of Mbemba.{{cite press release | url=http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20150726/chancel-mbemba-deal-moves-closer_2281670_4889297 | title=Chancel Mbemba Deal Moves Closer | publisher=Newcastle United | date=26 July 2015 | access-date=27 July 2015}} Four days later, he signed a five-year contract with the club.{{cite press release | url=http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20150730/mbemba-joins-united_2281670_4899136 | title=Mbemba Joins United | publisher=Newcastle United | date=30 July 2015 | access-date=30 July 2015}} He made his debut on 9 August on the first day of the Premier League season, starting in a 2–2 home draw with Southampton.{{cite news |last1=Sheen |first1=Tom |title=Chancel Mbemba makes memorable entrance on Newcastle debut - arriving in a tuxedo |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chancel-mbemba-makes-memorable-entrance-on-newcastle-debut-arriving-in-a-tuxedo-10448184.html |access-date=30 June 2020 |work=The Independent |date=10 August 2015}}
He scored his only goal for the club on 7 May 2017 against Barnsley in a 3–0 home win, on the same day that Newcastle clinched the EFL Championship title a year after relegation.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39760419
|title=Newcastle 3–0 Barnsley
|publisher=BBC
|date=7 May 2017|access-date=8 May 2017}}
=Porto=
On 23 July 2018, Primeira Liga side Porto signed Mbemba for a reported £7.14 million fee.{{cite news |title=Chancel Mbemba: Porto sign defender from Newcastle |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44931429 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=23 July 2018}} He made his debut on 31 October in a 4–2 home win over Varzim in the group stage of the Taça da Liga, with manager Sérgio Conceição sending out a completely different team to the previous league game.{{cite news |last1=Esteves Teixeira |first1=Sofia |title=Mbemba titular no F. C. Porto frente ao Varzim|trans-title=Mbemba starter for FC Porto against Varzim |url=https://www.jn.pt/desporto/mbemba-titular-no-f-c-porto-frente-ao-varzim--10115660.html |access-date=30 June 2020 |work=Jornal de Notícias |date=31 October 2018 |language=pt}} Four days later he made his Primeira Liga bow as an 80th-minute substitute for striker Yacine Brahimi in a 2–0 victory at Marítimo;{{cite news |title=Portugal : Porto et Brahimi assurent face à Maritimo |url=https://www.lebuteur.com/article/detail?id=83506 |access-date=30 June 2020 |publisher=Le Buteur |date=4 November 2018 |language=fr}} he played only two more league games that season, one of which was a start in a 3–1 win over Nacional at the Estádio do Dragão on 7 January 2019.{{cite news |last1=Esteves Teixeira |first1=Sofia |title=Mbemba titular no F. C. Porto frente ao Nacional|trans-title=Mbemba starter for FC Porto against Nacional |url=https://www.jn.pt/desporto/mbemba-titular-no-f-c-porto-frente-ao-nacional--10407045.html |access-date=30 June 2020 |work=Jornal de Notícias |date=7 January 2019 |language=pt}} He also played two matches for the reserve team in LigaPro.{{cite news |title=FC Porto B-Académica, 3-0: Dragões vencem e deixam último lugar|trans-title=FC Porto B 3–0 Académica: Dragons win and leave last place |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/detalhe/fc-porto-b-academica-3-0-dragoes-vencem-e-deixam-ultimo-lugar |access-date=30 June 2020 |work=Record |date=8 December 2018 |language=pt}}{{cite news |title=Mbemba, João Pedro, Marius, Bruno Costa e André Pereira titulares no FC Porto B|trans-title=Mbemba, João Pedro, Marius, Bruno Costa and André Pereira starters for FC Porto B|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/fc-porto-b/detalhe/mbemba-joao-pedro-marius-bruno-costa-e-andre-pereira-titulares-no-fc-porto-b |access-date=30 June 2020 |work=Record |date=3 March 2019 |language=pt}}
Mbemba scored his first goal for the Dragons on 24 November 2019, opening a 4–0 home win over Vitória de Setúbal that qualified his team to the last 16 of the Taça de Portugal.{{cite news |title=Dragões apuram-se para os oitavos da Taça de Portugal|trans-title=Dragons qualify for the last 16 of the Taça de Portugal |url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/futebol/detalhe/conheca-onze-de-sergio-conceicao-para-o-jogo-frente-ao-vitoria-de-setubal |access-date=30 June 2020 |work=Correio da Manhã |date=24 January 2019 |language=pt}} The following 7 March, he was on the scoreboard for the first time in the league, in a 1–1 draw with Rio Ave at the same venue;{{cite news |title=Nervy times at the top |url=https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/nervy-times-at-the-top/53320 |access-date=30 June 2020 |work=The Portugal News |date=13 March 2020}} his team ended the season as champions.{{cite news |title=Juventus held by Sassuolo in thriller, Porto win Primeira Liga title |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/16/european-roundup-juventus-sassuolo-milan-parma-porto-sporting |access-date=16 July 2020 |work=The Guardian |agency=Reuters |date=16 July 2020}} On 1 August 2020, Mbemba scored both goals of a 2–1 win over Benfica in the Taça de Portugal Final.{{Cite web|title=Porto defeat Benfica to win 17th Portuguese Cup|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/porto-defeat-benfica-win-17th-portuguese-cup-221103259--sow.html|access-date=1 August 2020|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808070159/https://sports.yahoo.com/porto-defeat-benfica-win-17th-portuguese-cup-221103259--sow.html|url-status=dead}}
=Marseille=
On 15 July 2022, Mbemba signed a three-year contract with Marseille on a free transfer.{{cite news |title=TRANSFER WRAP: Ekitike to PSG, Mbemba to OM |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2022/07/18/transfer-wrap-ekitike-to-psg-mbemba-to-om |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=18 July 2022}} He made his debut on 7 August as the Ligue 1 season began with a 4–1 home win over Reims,{{cite news |title=OM: New recruits step up! |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2022/08/10/luis-suarez-nuno-tavares-om-new-recruits-step-up |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=10 August 2022}} and scored his first goal in his third game on 20 August to open a 2–1 win over Nantes also at the Stade Vélodrome.{{cite news |title=10-man Marseille beat Nantes on Alexis' home debut |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/MATCH-REPORTS/2022/08/20/10-man-marseille-beat-nantes-on-alexis-home-debut |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=20 August 2022}} On 7 September, he was sent off in a 2–0 Champions League loss at Tottenham Hotspur for a professional foul on Son Heung-min.{{cite news |last1=McNulty |first1=Phil |title=Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Marseille |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62815853 |access-date=7 September 2022 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 September 2022}}
International career
Mbemba made his debut for the DR Congo on 17 June 2012, in a 3–0 home win over the Seychelles at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.{{cite news |title=Eliminatoires-Can 2013: la RDC élimine les Seychelles, 3-0|trans-title=2013 ACN qualifiers: DR Congo eliminates the Seychelles, 3–0 |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/sport/2012/06/17/eliminatoires-2013-la-rdc-elimine-les-seychelles-3-0 |access-date=30 June 2020 |publisher=Radio Okapi |date=17 June 2013 |language=fr}} He was an unused member of Claude Le Roy's squad for the finals.{{cite news |last1=Kobo |first1=Kingsley |title=DR Congo publish Afcon 2013 squad |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4642/2017-africa-cup-of-nations/2013/01/09/3660587/dr-congo-publish-afcon-2013-squad |access-date=30 June 2020 |publisher=Goal |date=9 January 2013}} He was part of the squad that came third at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, and scored a penalty in the shootout win over the hosts for the bronze medal.{{cite news |title=I knew DR Congo would win Nations Cup shootout: Chancel Mbemba |url=https://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/i-knew-dr-congo-would-win-nations-cup-shootout-chancel-mbemba_1543332.html |access-date=30 June 2020 |publisher=Zee News |date=8 February 2015}}
On 13 October 2015, Mbemba scored his first international goal, a late long-distance winner in a 2–1 friendly against Gabon in Visé, Belgium.{{cite news |last1=Waugh |first1=Chris |title=Watch Newcastle United defender Chancel Mbemba score 30-yard stunner for DR Congo |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-newcastle-united-defender-chancel-10249330 |access-date=30 June 2020 |work=Chronicle Live |date=13 October 2015}} He also went to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and 2019; in the latter in Egypt he scored a late header in a 2–2 draw with Madagascar in the last 16, though his team lost in a shootout.{{cite news |title=Africa Cup of Nations: Madagascar beat DR Congo in shootout as dream goes on |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/07/africa-cup-of-nations-madagascar-dr-congo-algeria-guinea |access-date=30 June 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=7 July 2019}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 19 May 2024}}{{Soccerway|chancel-mbemba-mangulu/192900}}{{cite web|title=Chancel Mbemba|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/home.sd?search=Chancel+Mbemba&type=playerAll|website=Soccerbase|access-date=5 September 2015}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Anderlecht
|rowspan="2"|Belgian Pro League |35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15
|28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|name=UCL}} | 2 | 1{{efn|name=BSC|Appearance in Belgian Super Cup}} | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!63 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 9 | |
| rowspan="4"|Newcastle United
|33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18
|Premier League |9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | |
| Porto B
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||||
| rowspan="5"|Porto
|rowspan="4"|Primeira Liga |3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|26 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21
|27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SCO|Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira}} | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| 2021–22
|31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9{{efn|Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 47 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!87 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 9 | |
| rowspan="3"|Marseille
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1 |36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=UCL}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24
|25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, thirteen appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League}} | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!61 | 7 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | 85 | 13 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!267 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 361 | 31 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47995/Chancel_Mbemba.html|title=Mbemba, Chancel|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 June 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan="14"|DR Congo
|2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 92 | 6 |
|---|
:Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mbemba goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Chancel Mbemba !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
| align="center"|1 | 12 October 2015 | Stade de la Cité de l'Oie, Visé, Belgium | {{fb|GAB}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 10 June 2017 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | {{fb|CGO}} | align="center"|3–1 | align="center"|1–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|3 | 5 September 2017 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | {{fb|TUN}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|4 | 7 July 2019 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | {{fb|MAD}} | align="center"|2–2 | align="center"|2–2 {{pso|2–4}} | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| align="center"|5 | 10 January 2024 | Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | {{fb|BFA}} | align="center"|1–2 | align="center"|1–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"|6 | 2 February 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | {{fb|GUI}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
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Anderlecht
- Belgian Pro League: 2013–14
- Belgian Super Cup: 2013, 2014
- Belgian Cup runner-up: 2014–15
Newcastle United
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2019–20{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/fc-porto/fc-porto-e-campeao-nacional-20192020_d1245210|title=FC Porto é o campeão nacional 2019/2020|trans-title=FC Porto is the 2019/2020 national champion|publisher=Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|language=Portuguese|date=16 July 2020|access-date=21 September 2021}} 2021–22
- Taça de Portugal: 2019–20,{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/pt-002/ta%C3%A7a-de-portugal-fc-porto-conquista-dobradinha/a-54406385|title=Taça de Portugal: FC Porto conquista "dobradinha"|trans-title=Portuguese Cup: FC Porto wins "double"|publisher=Deutsche Welle|language=Portuguese|date=2 August 2020|access-date=21 September 2021}} 2021–22
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2018, 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/noticias/fc-porto-bate-benfica-e-conquista-supertaca-pela-22-vez-13169898.html|title=FC Porto bate Benfica e conquista Supertaça pela 22ª vez|trans-title=FC Porto beats Benfica and conquers Super Cup for the 22nd time|publisher=O Jogo|language=Portuguese|date=23 December 2020|access-date=21 September 2021}}
- Taça da Liga runner-up: 2018–19, 2019–20
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2015
Individual
- Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2021–22{{Cite web|title=Liga Nos Team of the season|url=https://www.abola.pt/nnh/2022-06-28/liga-taremi-fecha-onze-do-ano-da-liga-os-eleitos-por-treinadores-e-capitaes-fot/947237|access-date=29 June 2022|website=A Bola|archive-date=29 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629223413/https://www.abola.pt/nnh/2022-06-28/liga-taremi-fecha-onze-do-ano-da-liga-os-eleitos-por-treinadores-e-capitaes-fot/947237|url-status=dead}}
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2022–23{{Cite web |title=Messi, Rongier, Danso... L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Messi-rongier-danso-l-equipe-type-de-la-saison-de-ligue-1/1399239 |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}
- Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: 2022–23{{Cite web |last= |date=30 May 2023 |title=DR Congo's Chancel Mbemba wins FRANCE 24-RFI award for best African player in Ligue 1 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20230530-dr-congo-s-chancel-mbemba-wins-france-24-rfi-award-for-best-african-player-in-ligue-1 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=France 24}}
- CAF Team of the Year: 2023,{{cite news |date=11 December 2023 |title=Osimhen, Oshoala named African Men's and Women's Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2023 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/news/osimhen-oshoala-named-african-men-s-and-women-s-player-of-the-year-at-the-caf-awards-2023/ |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=CAF}} 2024{{cite news |date=16 December 2024 |title=Lookman, Banda and Williams are big winners at 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco |url=https://www.cafonline.com/news/lookman-banda-and-williams-are-big-winners-at-2024-caf-awards-in-marrakech-morocco/ |access-date=16 December 2024 |website=CAF}}
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2023{{cite web |date=14 February 2024 |title=CAF TSG Group releases TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nation Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Best XI |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/caf-tsg-group-releases-totalenergies-caf-africa-cup-of-nation-cote-d-ivoire-2023-best-xi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214121627/https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/caf-tsg-group-releases-totalenergies-caf-africa-cup-of-nation-cote-d-ivoire-2023-best-xi/ |archive-date=14 February 2024 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=CAF Online |publisher=Confederation of African Football}}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120101151918/http://www.rsca.be/go/en/player/varia/1444/mbemba_chancel Chancel Mbemba Mangulu's profile at RSCA.be]
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