Meschak Elia

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Meschak Elia
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Elia in 2016
Personal information
Full name Meschak Elia Lina
Date of birth (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 CS Don Bosco
2016–2019 TP Mazembe 93 (21)
2020– Young Boys 22 (5)
National team‡
2016– DR Congo 20 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:31, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2019

Meschak Elia (born 6 August 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Young Boys and the DR Congo national team

Club career[]

In July 2019 it was announced that he would sign for Belgian club Anderlecht.[1]

International career[]

International goals[]

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[2]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 January 2016 Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda  Ethiopia 3–0 3–0 2016 African Nations Championship
2. 21 January 2016 Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda  Angola 2–0 3–0 2016 African Nations Championship
3. 7 February 2016 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda  Mali 1–0 3–0 2016 African Nations Championship
4. 2–0
5. 26 March 2016 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo  Angola 2–0 2–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6. 9 September 2018 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia  Liberia 1–1 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours[]

Club[]

TP Mazembe

Young Boys

International[]

DR Congo

References[]

  1. ^ Gleeson, Mark (4 July 2019). "Vincent Kompany turns to DR Congo's TP Mazembe for new signings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Mechak, Elia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ^ Meschak Elia at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

External links[]


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