Dieumerci Mbokani
Democratic Republic of the Congo footballer

Dieumerci Mbokani

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Democratic Republic of the Congo footballer
A.K.A.
Dieudonne "Dieumerci" Mbokani Bezua
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22 November 1985(Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Dieudonné "Dieumerci" Mbokani Bezua (born 22 November 1985 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hull City, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv. He has previously played for Anderlecht, VfL Wolfsburg, Monaco, Standard Liège, Norwich City and TP Mazembe.

Club career

He began his career in Kinshasa at Bel'Or and was a league topscorer in 2004 season with 16 goals. Then he moved to TP Mazembe.

In the 2006–07 season, he made nine appearances for R.S.C. Anderlecht and scored four goals, including a hat-trick against K.S.K. Beveren on 7 May 2007. In 2007, he joined Standard de Liège and scored 35 goals in 81 league appearances.

On 30 July 2010, Mbokani signed a deal with French side AS Monaco.

On 9 August 2011, he signed a contract with Anderlecht for a reported fee of €3 million, stating that he looked forward to playing together again with his friend Milan Jovanović. The start of his spell at Anderlecht was dramatic, first injuring himself during one of his first training sessions, meaning he would be sidelined for at least two months. Then, about one week later his five-month-old son, David Mbokani, died of a cardiac arrest in his sleep.

On 21 June 2013, Mbokani officially signed a contract with the Ukrainian club FC Dynamo Kyiv. On 14 July 2013, he scored his first goal in the very first game of the Ukrainian Premier League against Volyn Lutsk during the first half, which ended 1–1.

On 31 August 2015, Mbokani was loaned out to English club Norwich City. Mbokani registered his first goal for Norwich in a 2–1 defeat to Leicester City with an improvised back-heel finish.

On 31 August 2016, Mbokani was loaned out to English club Hull City.

Mbokani made his debut on 17 September 2016 when he came off the bench, after 77-minutes, as a replacement for Abel Hernández in a 4–1 loss at home to Arsenal.

International career

Mbokani represented the DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013 and 2015, helping them to third place at the latter tournament.

Mbokani was caught up in the 2016 Brussels bombings, alongside his international teammate Cédric Bakambu. Though both escaped unscathed, Mbokani was reportedly left "shaken". In the aftermath of this, after being sanctioned for missing a game as a result, he retired from international football with 31 caps. However, he returned to DR Congo's squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.

Career statistics

Mbokani (right) playing for Dynamo Kyiv in 2014
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht (loan) 2006–07 Belgian Pro League 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4
Standard Liège 2007–08 32 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15
2008–09 31 17 0 0 0 0 10 3 41 20
2009–10 24 7 1 0 0 0 12 3 37 10
Total 87 39 1 0 0 0 22 6 110 45
Monaco 2010–11 Ligue 1 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 1
VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 2010–11 Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Anderlecht 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 26 14 0 0 0 0 5 1 31 15
2012–13 27 19 2 1 0 0 9 7 38 27
Total 53 33 2 1 0 0 14 8 69 42
Dynamo Kyiv 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 25 13 2 1 0 0 6 2 33 16
2014–15 8 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 12 3
Total 33 16 3 1 0 0 9 2 45 19
Norwich City (loan) 2015–16 Premier League 29 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 7
Hull City (loan) 2016–17 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 237 99 6 2 4 0 45 16 292 117