Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu

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Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
Personal information
Full name Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Hendon, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2011 Boreham Wood
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Boreham Wood 13 (0)
2011–2014 West Ham United 0 (0)
2013 → Luton Town (loan) 4 (0)
2014– Luton Town 285 (20)
National team‡
2021– DR Congo 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:28, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:23, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (born 22 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Luton Town. Born in England, he represents the DR Congo national team.

Career[]

Early career[]

Born in Hendon, Greater London, Mpanzu began his career with the youth system at Boreham Wood and made 13 first-team appearances.[3]

West Ham United[]

Mpanzu signed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract with Championship club West Ham United on 5 December 2011 after a successful trial.[4][5] He was a member of the West Ham team which won the Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy against Espanyol in September 2013.[6] Mpanzu made his first-team debut in a 2–0 win away to Burnley in the League Cup fourth round on 29 October 2013.[7][8] West Ham manager Sam Allardyce said of his debut, "This was their big chance. Three players, all defenders, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Dan Potts and Leo Chambers, can feel very proud of themselves, what they've done."[9]

Luton Town[]

On 28 November 2013, Mpanzu signed for Conference Premier club Luton Town on loan until 4 January 2014.[10] He made his Luton debut in central defence two days later in a 0–0 draw with Staines Town in the FA Trophy,[11] and was named man of the match in the replay, which Luton won 2–0, while playing in central midfield.[12] He played in central midfield for five further matches, all victories, before being recalled back to West Ham's squad on 30 December due to his parent club's injury crisis.[3][13] After impressing in his seven matches for Luton, manager John Still revealed that he was looking to bring Mpanzu back to Kenilworth Road.[13] On 28 January 2014, Mpanzu signed for Luton permanently on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, in a transfer described as a "major coup".[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 7–0 win over Hereford United on 15 February 2014,[15] before scoring his second two months later, a "scorching half-volley" in a 2–1 away win over Dartford.[16] He finished 2013–14 with 24 appearances and two goals,[3] as Luton won the Conference Premier title and promotion to League Two.[17] Mpanzu said that his decision to leave West Ham and drop down the divisions had been "the right choice"[18] as he had a winners' medal to justify it.[18]

Mpanzu suffered numerous injuries, including a rare calcification of the hamstring muscle,[19] over the course of 2014–15 and made 18 appearances, of which only 10 were in the starting lineup.[3] He scored one goal during the campaign; an injury-time equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Bury.[20]

He remained fit for most of the 2016–17 season, playing in 52 games in all competitions including both legs of the play-off semi-final, which Luton lost 6–5 on aggregate to Blackpool.[21] Mpanzu signed a new three-year contract with Luton on 3 August 2017, with the option of a further year.[22]

Style of play[]

Mpanzu has been described as a "powerful"[23] box-to-box midfielder with "endless energy".[24][25] Mpanzu has stated that central midfield is his natural position, but that he is able to play as a centre-back.[24]

International career[]

Born in England, Mpanzu is of Congolese descent. He was called up to represent the DR Congo national team for a pair of friendlies in June 2021.[26] He debuted with the DR Congo in a 1���0 friendly loss to Tunisia on 5 June 2021.[27]

Personal life[]

His cousin Peter Kioso is also a footballer; the two played together at Luton Town.[28]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 1 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boreham Wood 2011–12[3] Conference South 13 0 0 0 — 0 0 13 0
West Ham United 2011–12[29] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[30] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14[8] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Luton Town 2013–14[3] Conference Premier 21 2 0 0 — 3[a] 0 24 2
2014–15[31] League Two 16 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 1
2015–16[32] League Two 21 2 0 0 2 0 1[b] 0 24 2
2016–17[21] League Two 42 2 2 0 2 0 6[c] 0 52 2
2017–18[33] League Two 28 2 3 0 1 0 4[d] 0 36 2
2018–19[34] League One 46 5 4 0 1 0 1[d] 0 52 5
2019–20[35] Championship 44 3 0 0 2 0 — 46 3
2020–21[36] Championship 42 2 1 0 1 0 — 44 2
2021–22[37] Championship 25 1 1 0 0 0 — 26 1
Total 285 20 12 0 10 0 15 0 322 20
Career total 298 20 12 0 11 0 15 0 336 20
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Luton Town

Individual

References[]

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  5. ^ "Pelly signs". West Ham United F.C. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  6. ^ "RCD Espanyol 0–1 West Ham United FT". West Ham United F.C. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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  10. ^ "West Ham United youngsters Blair Turgott and Pelly Ruddock have joined Colchester United and Luton Town on loan". Epping Forest Guardian. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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  28. ^ "Kioso confident he can handle the pressure of playing for Luton". www.dunstabletoday.co.uk.
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