Émile Mpenza

Date of birth04 July 1978
Place of birthBrussels
NationalityBelgian
Weight75 kg
Height1.77 m
PositionForward

Full name is: Eka Basunga Lokonda Mpenza

Mpenza joined Manchester City in February 2007 with a contract to the end of the season.

He joined Plymouth Argyle in September 2008 with a one-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
KV Kortrijk 01 Jul 1994 01 Jul 1995
Excelsior Mouscron 01 Jul 1995 01 Jul 1997
Standard Liege 01 Jul 1997 01 Jul 1999
Schalke 04 01 Jul 1999 01 Jan 2000
Standard Liege 01 Jan 2000 01 Jul 2000
Schalke 04 01 Jul 2000 01 Jul 2003
Standard Liege 01 Jul 2003 01 Jul 2004
Hamburger SV 01 Jul 2004 01 Jan 2006
Al Rayyan Sports Club 01 Jan 2006 31 Dec 2006
Manchester City 16 Feb 2007 30 Jun 2008
Plymouth Argyle 01 Sep 2008 30 Jun 2009
FC Sion 08 Jul 2009

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Schalke 04 Bundesliga 25
2
13
3
2001-02 Schalke 04 Bundesliga 16
4
4
2001-02 Schalke 04 UEFA Champions League 3
1
1
2002-03 Schalke 04 Bundesliga 14
7
5
2
2002-03 Schalke 04 UEFA Cup 3
1
1
2004-05 Hamburger SV Bundesliga 22
4
4
5
2006-07 Manchester City FA Cup
1
2006-07 Manchester City Premier League 9
1
3
1
2007-08 Manchester City FA Cup 1
2007-08 Manchester City League Cup 1
1
1
2007-08 Manchester City Premier League 8
7
2
2008-09 Plymouth Argyle League Championship 3
6
2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
13 Aug 2000 Schalke 04 v 1.FC Köln W 2-1 Bundesliga 1
20 Aug 2000 Hansa Rostock v Schalke 04 W 0-4 Bundesliga 2
05 Sep 2000 Schalke 04 v Energie Cottbus W 3-0 Bundesliga 3
09 Sep 2000 TSV 1860 München v Schalke 04 D 1-1 Bundesliga 4
17 Sep 2000 Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen D 1-1 Bundesliga 5
23 Sep 2000 Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 W 0-4 Bundesliga 6
14 Oct 2000 Schalke 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt W 4-0 Bundesliga 8
22 Oct 2000 SC Freiburg v Schalke 04 L 3-1 Bundesliga 9
28 Oct 2000 Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen D 0-0 Bundesliga 10
04 Nov 2000 1.FC Kaiserslautern v Schalke 04 L 3-2 Bundesliga 11
11 Nov 2000 Schalke 04 v Bayern München W 3-2 Bundesliga 12
16 Dec 2000 1.FC Köln v Schalke 04 D 2-2 Bundesliga 18
17 Dec 2000 Werder Bremen v Schalke 04 L 2-1 Bundesliga 22
26 Jan 2001 Schalke 04 v Hansa Rostock W 2-0 Bundesliga 19
03 Feb 2001 Energie Cottbus v Schalke 04 L 4-1 Bundesliga 20
10 Feb 2001 Schalke 04 v TSV 1860 München W 2-0 Bundesliga 21
24 Feb 2001 Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund D 0-0 Bundesliga 23
04 Mar 2001 Schalke 04 v Hamburger SV L 0-1 Bundesliga 24
17 Mar 2001 Schalke 04 v SC Freiburg D 0-0 Bundesliga 26
31 Mar 2001 Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04 W 0-3 Bundesliga 27
08 Apr 2001 Schalke 04 v 1.FC Kaiserslautern W 5-1 Bundesliga 28
14 Apr 2001 Bayern München v Schalke 04 W 1-3 Bundesliga 29
21 Apr 2001 Schalke 04 v Hertha Berlin W 3-1 Bundesliga 30
28 Apr 2001 VfL Bochum v Schalke 04 D 1-1 Bundesliga 31
05 May 2001 Schalke 04 v VfL Wolfsburg W 2-1 Bundesliga 32
12 May 2001 VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04 L 1-0 Bundesliga 33
19 May 2001 Schalke 04 v SpVgg Unterhaching W 5-3 Bundesliga 34
04 Aug 2001 Bayern München v Schalke 04 L 3-0 Bundesliga 2
12 Aug 2001 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04 D 0-0 Bundesliga 3
18 Aug 2001 Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen D 3-3 Bundesliga 4
21 Aug 2001 Schalke 04 v Hansa Rostock W 3-1 Bundesliga 1
11 Sep 2001 Schalke 04 v Panathinaikos D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group C
15 Sep 2001 Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund W 1-0 Bundesliga 6
19 Sep 2001 Arsenal v Schalke 04 L 3-2 UEFA Champions League Group C
22 Sep 2001 SC Freiburg v Schalke 04 L 2-0 Bundesliga 7
26 Sep 2001 Schalke 04 v Real Mallorca D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group C
29 Sep 2001 Schalke 04 v Energie Cottbus W 2-0 Bundesliga 8
13 Oct 2001 VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04 L 3-0 Bundesliga 9
26 Jan 2002 Schalke 04 v Bayern München W 5-1 Bundesliga 19
02 Feb 2002 Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2-0 Bundesliga 20
06 Feb 2002 Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04 W 0-1 Bundesliga 21
09 Feb 2002 Schalke 04 v FC St Pauli W 4-0 Bundesliga 22
06 Apr 2002 Schalke 04 v Hamburger SV W 2-0 Bundesliga 30
13 Apr 2002 Werder Bremen v Schalke 04 L 3-0 Bundesliga 31
20 Apr 2002 Schalke 04 v 1.FC Nürnberg W 2-1 Bundesliga 32
27 Apr 2002 Hertha Berlin v Schalke 04 L 2-0 Bundesliga 33
10 Aug 2002 Schalke 04 v VfL Wolfsburg W 1-0 Bundesliga 1
17 Aug 2002 1.FC Kaiserslautern v Schalke 04 W 1-3 Bundesliga 2
25 Aug 2002 Schalke 04 v Hertha Berlin D 0-0 Bundesliga 3
19 Oct 2002 TSV 1860 München v Schalke 04 L 3-0 Bundesliga 9
26 Oct 2002 Schalke 04 v 1.FC Nürnberg D 1-1 Bundesliga 10
29 Oct 2002 Legia Warszawa v Schalke 04 D 0-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
09 Nov 2002 Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen L 0-1 Bundesliga 12
14 Nov 2002 Schalke 04 v Legia Warszawa D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
23 Nov 2002 Schalke 04 v Hansa Rostock D 2-2 Bundesliga 14
28 Nov 2002 Wisla Kraków v Schalke 04 D 0-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
01 Dec 2002 Hannover 96 v Schalke 04 W 0-2 Bundesliga 15
07 Dec 2002 Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen D 1-1 Bundesliga 16
10 Dec 2002 Schalke 04 v Wisla Kraków D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
25 Jan 2003 VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04 W 1-2 Bundesliga 18
25 Jan 2003 Schalke 04 v 1.FC Kaiserslautern D 2-2 Bundesliga 19
08 Feb 2003 Hertha Berlin v Schalke 04 L 4-2 Bundesliga 20
15 Feb 2003 Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart W 2-0 Bundesliga 21
22 Feb 2003 Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund D 2-2 Bundesliga 22
22 Mar 2003 Schalke 04 v TSV 1860 München D 1-1 Bundesliga 26
13 Apr 2003 Schalke 04 v Energie Cottbus W 3-0 Bundesliga 28
26 Apr 2003 Schalke 04 v VfL Bochum L 1-2 Bundesliga 30
04 May 2003 Hansa Rostock v Schalke 04 L 3-1 Bundesliga 31
11 May 2003 Schalke 04 v Hannover 96 L 0-2 Bundesliga 32
17 May 2003 Werder Bremen v Schalke 04 L 2-1 Bundesliga 33
24 May 2003 Schalke 04 v Bayern München W 1-0 Bundesliga 34


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1996-97 Belgium FIFA World Cup 3
2
1996-97 Belgium International Friendly
1
1996-97 Belgium UEFA Under-21 1
1997-98 Belgium FIFA World Cup 1
3
1997-98 Belgium International Friendly 1
3
1997-98 Belgium King Hassan II Cup
1
1998-99 Belgium Cyprus Tournament 1
1
1
1998-99 Belgium International Friendly 4
1999-00 Belgium International Friendly 4
1
4
1999-00 Belgium UEFA European Championship 3
1
1
2000-01 Belgium FIFA World Cup 4
2
2000-01 Belgium International Friendly 2
2
2001-02 Belgium FIFA World Cup 1
2001-02 Belgium International Friendly 1
2002-03 Belgium International Friendly 2
2
2002-03 Belgium UEFA European Championship 2
1
2003-04 Belgium International Friendly 1
1
2003-04 Belgium UEFA European Championship
1
2004-05 Belgium FIFA World Cup 3
2
2004-05 Belgium International Friendly 1
2005-06 Belgium FIFA World Cup 2
2005-06 Belgium International Friendly 1
1
2006-07 Belgium UEFA European Championship 5
2009-10 Belgium FIFA World Cup 2
2
1
2009-10 Belgium International Friendly
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
13 Dec 1996 Belgium v Netherlands D 2-2 UEFA U21 Group 7
11 Feb 1997 Northern Ireland v Belgium L 3-0 International Friendly
29 Mar 1997 Wales v Belgium W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Group 7
30 Apr 1997 Turkey v Belgium W 1-3 FIFA World Cup Group 7
07 Jun 1997 Belgium v San Marino W 6-0 FIFA World Cup Group 7
06 Sep 1997 Netherlands v Belgium L 3-1 FIFA World Cup Group 7
25 Feb 1998 Belgium v USA W 2-0 International Friendly
22 Apr 1998 Belgium v Romania D 1-1 International Friendly
29 May 1998 Belgium v England W 0-0 (4-3) King Hassan II Cup
03 Jun 1998 Belgium v Colombia W 2-0 International Friendly
06 Jun 1998 Belgium v Paraguay W 1-0 International Friendly
13 Jun 1998 Netherlands v Belgium D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group E
20 Jun 1998 Belgium v Mexico D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group E
25 Jun 1998 Belgium v Korea Republic D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group E
03 Feb 1999 Cyprus v Belgium W 0-1 CYPRUS TOURNAMENT
05 Feb 1999 Greece v Belgium L 1-0 CYPRUS TOURNAMENT Final
09 Feb 1999 Belgium v Czech Republic L 0-1 International Friendly
27 Mar 1999 Belgium v Bulgaria L 0-1 International Friendly
30 Mar 1999 Belgium v Egypt L 0-1 International Friendly
28 Apr 1999 Romania v Belgium L 1-0 International Friendly
18 Aug 1999 Belgium v Finland L 3-4 International Friendly
04 Sep 1999 Netherlands v Belgium D 5-5 International Friendly
07 Sep 1999 Belgium v Morocco W 4-0 International Friendly
29 Mar 2000 Belgium v Netherlands D 2-2 International Friendly
03 Jun 2000 Denmark v Belgium D 2-2 International Friendly
10 Jun 2000 Belgium v Sweden W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group B
14 Jun 2000 Belgium v Italy L 0-2 UEFA European Championship Finals Group B
19 Jun 2000 Belgium v Turkey L 0-2 UEFA European Championship Finals Group B
16 Aug 2000 Bulgaria v Belgium W 1-3 International Friendly
02 Sep 2000 Belgium v Croatia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
28 Feb 2001 Belgium v San Marino W 10-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
24 Mar 2001 Scotland v Belgium D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
25 Apr 2001 Czech Republic v Belgium D 1-1 International Friendly
02 Jun 2001 Belgium v Latvia W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
15 Aug 2001 Finland v Belgium L 4-1 International Friendly
06 Oct 2001 Croatia v Belgium L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
21 Aug 2002 Poland v Belgium D 1-1 International Friendly
07 Sep 2002 Belgium v Bulgaria L 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 8
12 Feb 2003 Algeria v Belgium W 1-3 International Friendly
29 Mar 2003 Croatia v Belgium L 4-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
07 Jun 2003 Bulgaria v Belgium D 2-2 UEFA European Championship Group 8
20 Aug 2003 Belgium v Netherlands D 1-1 International Friendly
11 Oct 2003 Belgium v Estonia W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
18 Feb 2004 Belgium v France L 0-2 International Friendly
09 Feb 2005 Egypt v Belgium L 4-0 International Friendly
26 Mar 2005 Belgium v Bosnia and Herzegovina W 4-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 7
30 Mar 2005 San Marino v Belgium W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 7
04 Jun 2005 Serbia and Montenegro v Belgium D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 7
17 Aug 2005 Belgium v Greece W 2-0 International Friendly
08 Oct 2005 Belgium v Spain L 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 7
12 Oct 2005 Lithuania v Belgium D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 7
07 Oct 2006 Serbia v Belgium L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group A
11 Oct 2006 Belgium v Azerbaijan W 3-0 UEFA European Championship Group A
15 Nov 2006 Belgium v Poland L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Group A
02 Jun 2007 Belgium v Portugal L 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group A
06 Jun 2007 Finland v Belgium L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group A
12 Aug 2009 Czech Republic v Belgium L 3-1 International Friendly
10 Oct 2009 Belgium v Turkey W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
14 Oct 2009 Estonia v Belgium L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.