Guy Mbenza

{{Short description|Congolese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Guy Mbenza | image = | caption = | fullname = Guy Carel Mbenza Mbenza Kamboleke<ref>{{cite web |title=GUY CAREL MBENZA MBENZA KAMBOLEKE |url=https://www.sport.be/fr/jupilerproleague/player.html?player=27814555&team=2641 |website=sport.be |access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|04|01|df=y}} | birth_place = Brazzaville, Congo | height = {{height|m=1.84}} | currentclub = Liaoning Tieren | clubnumber = 9 | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2016 | clubs1 = JS Poto-Poto | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = AC Léopards | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = La Mancha | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2018 | clubs4 = AS Otôho | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2019–2020 | clubs5 = Stade Tunisien | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 11 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = Cercle Brugge | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2020–2023 | clubs7 = Royal Antwerp | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2021 | clubs8 = → Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan) | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 7 | clubs9 = → Wydad AC (loan) | years9 = 2021–2022 | caps9 = 28 | goals9 = 16 | clubs10 = Al-Tai | years10 = 2022–2023 | caps10 = 29 | goals10 = 10 | clubs11 = Muaither | years11 = 2023–2025 | caps11 = 11 | goals11 = 5 | clubs12 = → Al-Kuwait (loan) | years12 = 2024 | caps12 = 18 | goals12 = 7 | clubs13 = Liaoning Tieren | years13 = 2025- | caps13 = 42 | goals13 = 37 | nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = Congo U20 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2017– | nationalteam2 = Congo | nationalcaps2 = 21 | nationalgoals2 = 5 | medaltemplates = {{medal|Team|AC Léopards}} {{medal|W|Congo Premier League| 2017}} | club-update = 29 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 11:00, 21 September 2023 (UTC) }}

'''Guy Carel Mbenza Mbenza Kamboleke''' (born 1 April 2000) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese club Liaoning Tieren, and the Congo national football team.

==Club career== On 17 February 2021, Mbenza joined Swiss Challenge League side Stade Lausanne Ouchy until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://royalantwerpfc.be/nieuws/guy-mbenza-op-uitleenbasis-naar-fc-stade-lausanne-ouchy|title=GUY MBENZA OP UITLEENBASIS NAAR FC STADE LAUSANNE OUCHY|publisher=FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy|date=17 February 2021|access-date=18 February 2021|language=Dutch}}</ref>

On 16 July 2022, Mbenza joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai on a permanent deal.<ref>{{cite web |title=الطائي يضم الكنغولي مبينزا هداف الدوري المغربي |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1961827|language=Arabic|website=Al Riyadh|date=16 July 2022}}</ref>

On 31 July 2023, Mbenza joined Qatar Stars League club Muaither.<ref>{{cite web |title=الطائي يوافق على انتقال مبينزا إلى معيذر |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/814190}}</ref>

==International career== Mbenza made his international debut in a 2–0 home loss to Senegal, replacing Césaire Gandzé after 87 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.com/m/507415/2017-01-11/friendlies/congo/senegal |title=Congo 0–2 Senegal |date=11 January 2017 |access-date=10 July 2017 |work=WorldFootball |archive-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723123355/http://www.worldfootball.com/m/507415/2017-01-11/friendlies/congo/senegal |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===

{{updated|match played 29 May 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerway|guy-carel-mbenza-mbenza-kamboleke/588635|accessdate=1 June 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="3"|Stade Tunisien |2018–19 | rowspan="2"|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 |13||5||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||16||5 |- |2019–20 |12||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !25!!11!!1!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!28!!11 |- |Cercle Brugge |2020–21 |Belgian First Division A |2||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||2 |- |Antwerp |2020–21 |Belgian First Division A |1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1 |- |Lausanne |2020–21 |Swiss Challenge League |15||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||7 |- |Wydad AC |2021–22 |Botola |28||16||2||1||11||3||colspan="2"|—||41||20 |- |Al-Tai |2022–23 |Saudi Professional League |29||10||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||10 |- | rowspan="3"|Muaither |2023–24 |Qatar Stars League |11||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||1||13||6 |- |2024–25 |Qatari Second Division |7||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !18!!7!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!1!!20!!8 |- |Al-Kuwait (loan) |2023–24 |Kuwait Premier League |18||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||7 |- | rowspan="3"|Liaoning Tieren |2025 |China League One |27||28||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||28 |- |2026 |Chinese Super League |15||9||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !42!!37!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!43!!37 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !178!!97!!6!!2!!13!!3!!2!!1!!199!!103 |} ;Notes {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===International===  {{updated|match played 21 September 2023.}}<ref>{{NFT player|pid=66382}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="7"|Congo |2017||1||0 |- |2018||0||0 |- |2019||1||0 |- |2020||1||0 |- |2021||9||3 |- |2022||6||2 |- |2023||3||0 |- ! colspan=2|Total!!21!!5 |} ==Honours== '''Wydad AC''' *Botola Pro: 2021–22 *CAF Champions League: 2021–22<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco select Regragui to lead them into a new sporting era |url=https://atalayar.com/en/content/morocco-select-regragui-lead-them-new-sporting-era |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=Atalayar}}</ref>

'''Individual''' * Botola Pro Top scorer: 2021–22<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CfzzDFCNSsp/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ== |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=instagram.com}}</ref> * Botola Pro Team of the Season: 2021–22<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CfzzDFCNSsp/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ== |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=instagram.com}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{sports links}} * [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/20theditionoftheu-20africacupofnations,zambia2017/TeamDetails/playerdetails?CompetitionPlayerId=hhkA1V8uxNpNhC1N84184TathJhMjX9CrtBHH9huZ4fT2B6tIV1%2fVWBCyLN3lelO Guy Mbenza] at CAF

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