Chancel Mbemba facts for kids
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Mbemba with DR Congo at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
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| Full name | Chancel Mangulu Mbemba | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1994 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre-back, full-back | |||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Marseille | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 99 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | E.S. La Grace | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Mputu | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | MK Etanchéité | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Anderlecht | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Anderlecht | 63 | (6) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Newcastle United | 54 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Porto | 87 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2022– | Marseille | 61 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | DR Congo | 90 | (6) | |||||||||||||
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Honours
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Chancel Mangulu Mbemba (born on 8 August 1994) is a professional footballer from Congo. He plays as a centre-back or full-back for the French club Marseille. He is also the captain for the DR Congo national team.
Mbemba started his career at Anderlecht in Belgium. He helped them win the Belgian Pro League in his first season (2013–14). A year later, he joined Newcastle United in England. There, he played in the Premier League and won the Championship in 2017. He then spent four years at Porto in Portugal. With Porto, he won the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal twice, in 2020 and 2022.
Since 2012, Mbemba has played for the DR Congo national team. He has played in 90 matches for his country. He has also played in five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. In 2015, his team finished third, winning a bronze medal.
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About Chancel Mbemba
Mbemba grew up in Kinshasa, the capital city of DR Congo. He comes from a large family with nine children. His mother, Antoinette, was a basketball player for the DR Congo national team.
Chancel Mbemba's Club Career
Playing for Anderlecht
Chancel Mbemba started his youth football journey at clubs like E.S. La Grace in Kinshasa. He then joined the Belgian club Anderlecht in 2012. He mostly played for their reserve and youth teams at first.
On 21 July 2013, Anderlecht won the Belgian Super Cup. Mbemba was a substitute in that game. A week later, he played his first game in the Belgian Pro League. He scored five goals in 35 games that season. His team won the league title in the 2013–14 season. He was even named the league's Player of the Month once.
Mbemba also played in the 2014 Belgian Super Cup, which Anderlecht won. In the 2014–15 season, he played 28 games. His team finished third in the league. They also reached the final of the 2014–15 Belgian Cup, but lost to Club Brugge.
Playing for Newcastle United
On 26 July 2015, Mbemba joined Premier League team Newcastle United. He signed a five-year contract with the club. He played his first game on 9 August 2015. It was a 2–2 draw against Southampton.
He scored his only goal for Newcastle on 7 May 2017. This was in a 3–0 home win against Barnsley. On the same day, Newcastle won the EFL Championship title. This happened one year after they were relegated from the Premier League.
Playing for Porto
On 23 July 2018, Mbemba moved to Porto in Portugal. He made his first appearance on 31 October. This was in a cup game against Varzim. He played his first league game a few days later. In his first season, he played only a few league games. He also played two matches for Porto's reserve team.
Mbemba scored his first goal for Porto on 24 November 2019. This helped his team win a cup game 4–0. On 7 March, he scored his first league goal. Porto ended that season as champions. On 1 August 2020, Mbemba scored two goals in the Taça de Portugal Final. This helped Porto win 2–1 against Benfica.
Playing for Marseille
On 15 July 2022, Mbemba signed a three-year contract with Marseille. He joined them for free. He played his first game on 7 August. This was a 4–1 home win against Reims. He scored his first goal for Marseille in his third game. This was on 20 August in a 2–1 win against Nantes.
Chancel Mbemba's International Career
Mbemba played his first game for the DR Congo on 17 June 2012. It was a 3–0 win against the Seychelles. He was part of the team for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. He also helped his team finish third at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored a penalty in the shootout for the bronze medal.
On 13 October 2015, Mbemba scored his first goal for his country. It was a late winning goal in a friendly game against Gabon. He also played in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and 2019. In 2019, he scored a late goal against Madagascar.
Honours and Awards
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Anderlecht
- Belgian Pro League: 2013–14
- Belgian Super Cup: 2013, 2014
- Belgian Cup runner-up: 2014–15
Newcastle United
- Championship: 2016–17
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2019–20, 2021–22
- Taça de Portugal: 2019–20, 2021–22
- Taça da Liga runner-up: 2018–19, 2019–20
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2018, 2020
DR Congo
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze medal: 2015
Individual Awards
- Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: January 2022
- Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2021–22
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2022–23
- Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: 2022–23
- CAF Team of the Year: 2023, 2024
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2023
See also
In Spanish: Chancel Mbemba para niños
