Mbo Mpenza

{{short description|Belgian football coach and former player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mbo Mpenza

| image = Mbo Mpenza, in the foreground P045624-870567 (cropped).jpg

| fullname = Mbo Jérôme Mpenza

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|04|df=y}}{{cite news|title=Mbo Mpenza|url=http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Mbo-Mpenza.htm|access-date=14 September 2011|newspaper=Voetbal International}}

| birth_place = Kinshasa, Zaire

| height = 1.75 m{{cite web|title=Mbo Jerome Mpenza|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mbo-mpenza/4592/|work=Soccerway|publisher=Global Sports Media|access-date=14 September 2011}}

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Mesvins

| youthyears2 = 1989–1993

| youthclubs2 = Kortrijk

| years1 = 1993–1996

| clubs1 = Kortrijk

| caps1 = 73

| goals1 = 34

| years2 = 1996–1997

| clubs2 = Mouscron

| caps2 = 30

| goals2 = 12

| years3 = 1997–1999

| clubs3 = Standard Liège

| caps3 = 52

| goals3 = 20

| years4 = 2000–2001

| clubs4 = Sporting CP

| caps4 = 35

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2001

| clubs5 = Galatasaray

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2002–2004

| clubs6 = Mouscron

| caps6 = 62

| goals6 = 27

| years7 = 2004–2008

| clubs7 = Anderlecht

| caps7 = 86

| goals7 = 20

| years8 = 2008

| clubs8 = AEL

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 338

| totalgoals = 116

| nationalyears1 = 1991

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U15

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1992

| nationalteam2 = Belgium U16

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1992

| nationalteam3 = Belgium U17

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 3

| nationalyears4 = 1994

| nationalteam4 = Belgium U18

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 1996

| nationalteam5 = Belgium U21

| nationalcaps5 = 2

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 1997–2007

| nationalteam6 = Belgium

| nationalcaps6 = 56

| nationalgoals6 = 3

| manageryears1 = 2009

| managerclubs1 = Anderlecht (scout){{cite web | url = http://www.purplespirit.be/?node=article&id=1384 | title = Mbo Mpenza scout bij Anderlecht | publisher = purplespirit.be | language = nl | date = 24 January 2009 | access-date = 3 January 2016}}

| manageryears2 = 2009

| managerclubs2 = Anderlecht U13{{cite web | url = http://www.sport.be/cycling/fr/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=351494 | title = Mpenza krijgt andere functie | publisher = sport.be | language = nl | date = 1 April 2009 | access-date = 3 January 2016}}{{cite web | url = http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1284/Anderlecht/article/detail/874618/2009/06/03/Mbo-Mpenza-niet-langer-in-dienst-van-Anderlecht.dhtml | title = Mbo Mpenza niet langer in dienst van Anderlecht | publisher = hln.b | language = nl | date = 3 June 2009 | access-date = 3 January 2016 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052011/http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1284/Anderlecht/article/detail/874618/2009/06/03/Mbo-Mpenza-niet-langer-in-dienst-van-Anderlecht.dhtml | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | df = dmy-all }}

| manageryears3 = 2011–

| managerclubs3 = Belgium (scout){{cite web | url = http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/5j3dmcrl | title = Mbo Mpenza scout voor nationale ploeg | publisher = nieuwsblad.be | language = nl | date = 5 August 2011 | access-date = 3 January 2016}}

| caption = Mpenza in 2020

}}

Mbo Jérôme Mpenza (born 4 December 1976) is a Belgian former professional football player and coach, who played as a striker. He was capped by Belgium at international level, scoring three goals in 56 appearances. His younger brother, Émile, is also a former footballer who represented Belgium.