Isaac Mbenza

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Isaac Mbenza
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Personal information
Full name Isaac Mbenza[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Qatar
Number 11
Youth career
2005-2011 ROFC Stockel
2011-2012 FC Brussels
2012-2013 KV Mechelen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Valenciennes B 30 (3)
2015–2016 Valenciennes 48 (7)
2016–2017 Standard Liège 21 (1)
2017–2019 Montpellier 54 (11)
2018–2019 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 22 (1)
2019–2021 Huddersfield Town 41 (5)
2020 → Amiens SC (loan) 3 (0)
2021– Qatar 0 (0)
National team
2013 Belgium U17 2 (0)
2015 Belgium U19 1 (0)
2017–2019 Belgium U21 16 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Isaac Mbenza (born 8 March 1996) is a professional footballer who currently plays for QSL club Qatar. Born in France, he has represented Belgium at several youth levels.

Club career[]

Born in France but living in Belgium since the age of 5,[2] Mbenza started playing at ROFC Stockel at the age of 9 before moving on at the age of 15 to FC Brussels for a season, followed by another season at KV Mechelen before his move to Valenciennes FC.[2]

Montpellier[]

On 31 January 2017, Mbenza signed for French club Montpellier.[3][4]

Huddersfield Town[]

On 9 August 2018, Mbenza moved to Premier League club Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan with the obligation of a transfer in the summer of 2019.[5]

He made his debut as a 68th minute substitute in a goalless draw with Cardiff City on 25 August 2018.[5] On 5 May 2019, he scored his only goal in the 2018-19 season, coming as a 60th minute equaliser in the 1-1 draw with Manchester United.[6]

Following Huddersfield's relegation to the EFL Championship, Mbenza's loan was made permanent on 9 July 2019 until the end of 2020-21 season, with the club having the option of a further season.[7]

He only made 6 appearances for Huddersfield in the 2019-20 season, and departed on loan to Amiens on 3 Feb 2020 for the remainder of the season.[8]

He featured more under the manager, Carlos Corberàn , who had been appointed in advance of 2020-21 season. He made 37 appearances scoring 5 goals, with 3 coming direct from free kicks in games against Birmingham City,[9] Sheffield Wednesday[10] and Middlesbrough.[11]

On 11 May 2021, Huddersfield exercised their option to extend Mbenza's contract up to the end of the 2021-22 season.[12] But on 6 September, his contract was terminated.[13]

International career[]

Mbenza was born in France and is of Congolese descent, and emigrated to Belgium at a young age.[14][15]

Career statistics[]

As of match played on 1 October 2019[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valenciennes B 2013–14 CFA 2 10 1 — 10 1
2014–15 18 2 — 18 2
2015–16 2 0 — 2 0
Total 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 3
Valenciennes 2014–15 Ligue 2 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2015–16 35 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 38 6
Total 48 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 51 7
Standard Liège 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 21 1 0 0 — 6 0 27 1
Montpellier 2016–17 Ligue 1 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
2017–18 38 8 3 1 2 1 0 0 43 10
Total 54 11 3 1 2 1 0 0 59 13
Huddersfield 2018–19 Premier League 22 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 24 1
2019–20 Championship 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 27 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 1
Career total 170 23 6 1 5 1 6 0 187 25

References[]

  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "ISAAC MBENZA: MY LIFE IN WEST YORKSHIRE". Huddersfield Ton. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Isaac Mbenza to Montpellier". Standard Liège. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Isaac Mbenza nouveou Pailladin" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Huddersfield sign winger Mbenza on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  6. ^ "Man Utd miss out on top four after draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  7. ^ "TRANSFER: MBENZA JOINS TOWN PERMANENTLY". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  8. ^ "CONFIRMED: MBENZA LOAN TO AMIENS APPROVED". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  9. ^ "Blues score late to beat Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  10. ^ "Terriers beat Owls in Yorkshire derby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  11. ^ "Boro come from behind to beat Terriers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  12. ^ "RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  13. ^ "ISAAC MBENZA DEPARTS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Découverte: Isaac Mbenza belgo-congolais de Standard de Liège !". 14 December 2016.
  15. ^ "België of Congo: Nationale belofte heeft zijn beslissing gemaakt". 26 March 2017.
  16. ^ Isaac Mbenza at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

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