Issama Mpeko

{{Short description|Congolese footballer (born 1986)}}

{{Hatnote|This name uses Congolese naming customs; the first name is Djo, the middle name is Issama and the family name is Mpeko.}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Issama Mpeko

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| full_name = Djo Issama Mpeko

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mbandaka, Zaire

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo

| clubnumber = 32

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| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2006–2009

| clubs1 = FC Lumière

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| years2 = 2009–2011

| clubs2 = Motema Pembe

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| years3 = 2011–2014

| clubs3 = AS Vita

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| years4 = 2014–2015

| clubs4 = Kabuscorp S.C.P

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| years5 = 2015–2023

| clubs5 = TP Mazembe

| caps5 = 250

| goals5 = 15

| years6 = 2023–2024

| clubs6 = AS Vita Club

| caps6 = 4

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024

| clubs7 = FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2011–

| nationalteam1 = DR Congo

| nationalcaps1 = 81

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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| nationalteam-update = 22 January 2023

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Djo Issama Mpeko (born 3 March 1986) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Linafoot club AS Vita Club and the DR Congo national team.{{Cite news|url=http://radiookapi.net/sport/2013/11/06/foot-transfert-issama-mpeko-kabuscorp-dangola-pour-deux-saisons/|title=Foot-Transfert: Issama Mpeko à Kabuscorp d'Angola pour deux saisons|date=2013-11-06|work=Radio Okapi|access-date=2018-03-28|language=fr}}

He previously played for FC Lupopo Lubumbashi.

He played for Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 2011 African Nations Championship. During the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification he scored one goal, and went forward to Casablanca in 2013.[http://www.acpcongo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13394 Agence congolaise de Presse - Six " Léopards " locaux de football à Casablanca] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122213657/http://www.acpcongo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13394 |date=2015-01-22 }} Kinshasa, 12/11 (ACP) 2012 "Six sélectionnés locaux de l’équipe nationale A de football masculin de la RDC, les " Léopards ", ... Ils sont tous des clubs de Kinshasa, à savoir Bakala Landu (FC MK), Djo Issama Mpeko (AS V. Club),..."

Honors

DR Congo

  • Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2015{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30627535|title = DR Congo Nations Cup squad finalised|work = BBC Sport}}

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