Mario Stroeykens

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Mario Stroeykens
Mario Stroeykens RSC Anderlecht 2025.jpg
Stroeykens with Anderlecht in 2025
Personal information
Full name Mario Margriet Stroeykens Koho Pungu [1]
Birth name Mario Sven Margriet Stroeykens [2]
Date of birth (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Zellik, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 29
Youth career
–2020 Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Anderlecht 115 (14)
International career
2019 Belgium U15 1 (0)
2019 Belgium U16 1 (0)
2021–2023 Belgium U19 13 (5)
2022 Belgium U20 2 (1)
2023–2024 Belgium U21 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025

Mario Margriet Stroeykens Koho Pungu (born 29 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht. Born in Belgium, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

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Club career

On 15 January 2021, at 16 years, 3 months and 17 days, Stroeykens made his professional debut for RSC Anderlecht, in a 2–0 away loss to Eupen, under then manager Vincent Kompany.

On 9 October 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win against K.V. Mechelen. Under different managers Stroeykens never really broke through, often being a substitute or playing for Anderlecht’s U23 side, the RSCA Futures.

It was under manager Brian Riemer, after signing a contract extension until 2026 in the 2023-2024 season that he really broke through, playing 40 games in all competitions, scoring 6 goals and providing 6 assists. [4]

He was very important for Anderlecht’s challenge for the title that season, only losing first and second spot on the last 2 Matchdays of the Belgian Pro League Champions’ play-offs after a 0–1 home loss to rivals Club Brugge and a 3–1 away loss to Royal Antwerp FC. He had some notable performances in important moments for Paars-Wit, and he demonstrated his talent on 7 December 2023, by scoring a stunning goal from outside the box in the Belgian Clasico against Standard Liège in the Belgian Cup, leading his side to a 2–0 home win. [5]

International career

Born in Belgium, to Belgian father and Congolese-French mother, Stroeykens holds both Congolese and French nationalities from his parents, [6] Stroeykens was a former youth international for Belgium.

On 1 November 2025, Stroeykens was called up for the first time to play for the DR Congo national team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs against Cameroon. [7] 13 days later, his request to switch international allegiance to the DR Congo was approved by FIFA. [1] However, he was unable to make his senior debut shortly afterwards due to injury, which later also forced him to withdraw from the DR Congo squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2025 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Belgian Cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 3010—40
2021–22 70001 [a] 080
2022–23 2642113 [a] 0415
2023–24 38521—406
2024–25 274309 [b] 1395
2025–26 141205 [c] 0211
Career total1151410228115317
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Aspire Academy Tri-Series Season 2016–17" (PDF). Aspire Academy. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Mario Stroeykens". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mario Stroeykens extends his contract". rsca.be. 29 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mario Stroeykens trapt Anderlecht met heerlijke knal op voorsprong" [Mario Stroeykens puts Anderlecht in front with a stunning goal]. Sporza.be (in Dutch). 7 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Mario Stroeykens porte les espoirs d'Anderlecht !". Leopard Leader Foot. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Leopards name their squad for World Cup playoffs". cafonline.com. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Blow for DR Congo as Anderlecht midfielder ruled out of AFCON". OneFootball. 18 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "K. Sardella: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 February 2020.


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