Guy Mbenza
{{Short description|Congolese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Guy Mbenza
| image =
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| fullname = Guy Carel Mbenza Mbenza Kamboleke{{cite web |title=GUY CAREL MBENZA MBENZA KAMBOLEKE |url=https://www.sport.be/fr/jupilerproleague/player.html?player=27814555&team=2641 |website=sport.be |access-date=31 March 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|04|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brazzaville, Congo
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}
| currentclub = Liaoning Tieren
| clubnumber = 9
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2016
| clubs1 = JS Poto-Poto
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2017
| clubs2 = AC Léopards
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = La Mancha
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = AS Otôho
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2019–2020
| clubs5 = Stade Tunisien
| caps5 = 25
| goals5 = 11
| years6 = 2020
| clubs6 = Cercle Brugge
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2020–2023
| clubs7 = Royal Antwerp
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021
| clubs8 = → Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan)
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 7
| clubs9 = → Wydad AC (loan)
| years9 = 2021–2022
| caps9 = 28
| goals9 = 16
| clubs10 = Al-Tai
| years10 = 2022–2023
| caps10 = 29
| goals10 = 10
| clubs11 = Muaither
| years11 = 2023–2025
| caps11 = 11
| goals11 = 5
| clubs12 = → Al-Kuwait (loan)
| years12 = 2024
| caps12 = 18
| goals12 = 7
| clubs13 = Liaoning Tieren
| years13 = 2025-
| caps13 = 0
| goals13 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Congo U20
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2017–
| nationalteam2 = Congo
| nationalcaps2 = 21
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| medaltemplates = {{medal|Team|AC Léopards}}
{{medal|W|Congo Premier League| 2017}}
| club-update = 20:13, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 11:00, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
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Guy Carel Mbenza Mbenza Kamboleke (born 1 April 2000) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese club Liaoning Tieren, and the Congo national football team.
Club career
On 17 February 2021, Mbenza joined Swiss Challenge League side Stade Lausanne Ouchy until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://royalantwerpfc.be/nieuws/guy-mbenza-op-uitleenbasis-naar-fc-stade-lausanne-ouchy|title=GUY MBENZA OP UITLEENBASIS NAAR FC STADE LAUSANNE OUCHY|publisher=FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy|date=17 February 2021|access-date=18 February 2021|language=Dutch}}
On 16 July 2022, Mbenza joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai on a permanent deal.{{cite web |title=الطائي يضم الكنغولي مبينزا هداف الدوري المغربي |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1961827|language=Arabic|website=Al Riyadh|date=16 July 2022}}
On 31 July 2023, Mbenza joined Qatar Stars League club Muaither.{{cite web |title=الطائي يوافق على انتقال مبينزا إلى معيذر |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/814190}}
International career
Mbenza made his international debut in a 2–0 home loss to Senegal, replacing Césaire Gandzé after 87 minutes.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.com/m/507415/2017-01-11/friendlies/congo/senegal |title=Congo 0–2 Senegal |date=11 January 2017 |access-date=10 July 2017 |work=WorldFootball |archive-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723123355/http://www.worldfootball.com/m/507415/2017-01-11/friendlies/congo/senegal |url-status=dead }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|11 October 2023.}}{{Soccerway|guy-carel-mbenza-mbenza-kamboleke/588635|accessdate=1 June 2019}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Stade Tunisien
| rowspan="2"|CLP-1 |13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 2018–19
|12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Cercle Brugge
| rowspan="2"|BPL |2 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |2 | |||||||||
| Antwerp
|1 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |1 | |||||||||
| Lausanne
|SCL |15 |7 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |15 |7 | |||||||||
| Wydad AC
|28 |16 |2 |1 |11 |3 |0 |0 |41 |20 | |||||||||
| Al-Tai
|SPL |29 |10 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |30 |10 | |||||||||
| Muaither
|QSL |5 |5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |6 |6 |
;Notes
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=International=
{{updated|match played 21 September 2023.}}{{NFT player|pid=66382}}
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7"|Congo
|2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 21 | 5 |
Honours
Wydad AC
- Botola: 2021–22{{fact|date=January 2024}}
- CAF Champions League: 2021–22{{Cite web |title=Morocco select Regragui to lead them into a new sporting era |url=https://atalayar.com/en/content/morocco-select-regragui-lead-them-new-sporting-era |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=Atalayar}}
Individual
- Botola Top scorer: 2021–22{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CfzzDFCNSsp/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ== |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=instagram.com}}
- Botola Team of the Season: 2021–22{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CfzzDFCNSsp/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ== |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=instagram.com}}
References
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External links
- {{sports links}}
- [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/20theditionoftheu-20africacupofnations,zambia2017/TeamDetails/playerdetails?CompetitionPlayerId=hhkA1V8uxNpNhC1N84184TathJhMjX9CrtBHH9huZ4fT2B6tIV1%2fVWBCyLN3lelO Guy Mbenza] at CAF
{{Liaoning Tieren F.C. squad}}
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Category:Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Category:Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Stade Tunisien players
Category:Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
Category:Royal Antwerp F.C. players
Category:Liaoning Tieren F.C. players
Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Saudi Pro League players
Category:Qatar Stars League players
Category:Qatari Second Division players
Category:China League One players
Category:Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait
Category:Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Category:Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Category:Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Category:CAF Champions League–winning players
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