Dieumerci Mbokani

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Dieumerci Mbokani
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Personal information
Full name Dieudonné Mbokani Bezua[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-22) 22 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
(on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Bel'Or ? (16)
2005–2007 TP Mazembe 72 (67)
2006–2007 → Anderlecht (loan) 9 (4)
2007–2010 Standard Liège 87 (39)
2010–2011 Monaco 10 (1)
2011 → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2013 Anderlecht 53 (34)
2013– Dynamo Kyiv 33 (16)
2015– → Norwich City (loan) 12 (3)
International career‡
2006– DR Congo 31 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:21, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 February 2015

Dieudonné "Dieumerci" Mbokani Bezua (born 22 November 1985 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays centre-forward for Norwich City on loan from Dynamo Kyiv. He has previously played for Anderlecht, VfL Wolfsburg, Monaco, Standard Liège and TP Mazembe.

Career

He began his career in Kinshasa at Bel'Or and was a league topscorer in 2004 season with 16 goals.[2][3] Then he moved to TP Mazembe.[3]

In the 2006–07 season, he made nine appearances for R.S.C. Anderlecht[3] and scored four goals, including a hat-trick against K.S.K. Beveren on 7 May 2007. In 2007, he joined Standard de Liège and scored 35 goals in 81 league appearances.

On 30 July 2010, Mbokani signed a deal with French side AS Monaco.[4]

On 9 August 2011, he signed a contract with Anderlecht for a reported fee of €3 million, stating that he looked forward to playing together again with his friend Milan Jovanović.[5] The start of his spell at Anderlecht was dramatic, first injuring himself during one of his first training sessions, meaning he would be sidelined for at least two months.[6] Then, about one week later his five-month-old son, David Mbokani, died of a cardiac arrest in his sleep.[7]

On 21 June 2013, Mbokani officially signed a contract with the Ukrainian club FC Dynamo Kyiv.[3] On 14 July 2013, he scored his first goal in the very first game of the Ukrainian Premier League against Volyn Lutsk during the first half, which ended 1–1.

On 31 August 2015, Mbokani was loaned out to English club Norwich City.[8] Mbokani registered his first goal for Norwich in a 2-1 defeat to Leicester City with an improvised back-heel finish. He then went on to double his tally against Newcastle United; flicking in from a Martin Olsson cross. Mbokani quickly earned cult status with Norwich City fans along with the nickname 'Big Dave'. On 28 December 2015, Mbokani scored his 3rd goal in the 87th minute of the 2-0 victory over Aston Villa at the clubs home ground, Carrow Road, in Norwich's last game of 2015.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 January 2016[9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2006–07 Belgian Pro League 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4
Standard Liège 2007–08 Belgian Pro League 32 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15
2008–09 Belgian Pro League 31 17 0 0 0 0 10 3 41 20
2009–10 Belgian Pro League 24 7 1 0 0 0 12 3 37 10
Total 87 39 1 0 0 0 22 6 110 45
Monaco 2010–11 Ligue 1 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 1
VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 2010–11 Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Anderlecht 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 26 14 0 0 0 0 5 1 31 15
2012–13 Belgian Pro League 27 19 2 1 0 0 9 7 38 27
Total 53 33 2 1 0 0 14 8 69 42
Dynamo Kyiv 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 25 14 2 1 0 0 6 2 33 17
2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 8 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 12 3
Total 33 17 3 1 0 0 9 2 45 20
Norwich City (loan) 2015–16 Premier League 12 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 3
Career total 211 97 6 2 2 0 45 16 264 115

Honours

Player

Club

Standard Liège
Anderlecht
Dynamo Kyiv

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 FC Dynamo Kyiv signs Anderlecht striker Mbokani, Interfax-Ukraine (22 June 2013)
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