Meschak Elia

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Meschak Elia
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Elia with DR Congo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Meschak Elia Lina
Date of birth (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 CS Don Bosco
2016–2019 TP Mazembe 93 (21)
2020– Young Boys 143 (32)
International career‡
2016– DR Congo 50 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Meschak Elia Lina (born 6 August 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the DR Congo national team. He received the best player award after him and his team's win in the 2016 African Nations Championship.

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Club career

In July 2019 it was announced that Elia would sign for Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht. [1] He, however, disappeared and allegedly falsified his year of birth, [2] which resulted in a 12-month ban by the Congolese Association Football Federation. [2] In February 2020, FIFA "provisionally cleared" Elia to play again and he signed for Swiss Super League side BSC Young Boys. [2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TP Mazembe 2015–16 ——3 [b] 01 [c] 040
2016–17 ——11 [d] 11 [c] 0121
2017–18 ——10 [e] 31 [c] 0113
2018–19 ——10 [e] 400104
Total——34830378
Young Boys 2019–20 Swiss Super League 122000000122
2020–21 Swiss Super League2561011 [f] 100377
2021–22 Swiss Super League3081012 [g] 2004310
2022–23 Swiss Super League317535 [h] 2004112
2023–24 Swiss Super League3292010 [i] 2004411
2024–25 Swiss Super League130215 [g] 000201
Total143321144370019743
Career total1433211474153023151
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in CAF Champions League, one appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in CAF Super Cup
  4. ↑ Nine appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup, two appearances in CAF Champions League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in CAF Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  9. ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 15 October 2024 [3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
DR Congo 201695
201720
201841
201970
202251
202390
2024144
Total5011
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elia goal. [4]
List of international goals scored by Meschak Elia
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 January 2016 Stade Huye, Butare, RwandaFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3–03–0 2016 African Nations Championship
221 January 2016Stade Huye, Butare, RwandaFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 2–03–02016 African Nations Championship
37 February 2016 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, RwandaFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–03–02016 African Nations Championship
42–0
526 March 2016 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR CongoFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 2–02–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
69 September 2018 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, LiberiaFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 1–11–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
727 September 2022 Stade Père Jégo, Casablanca, MoroccoFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 3–03–0 Friendly
828 January 2024 Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory CoastFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–01–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
99 June 2024Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR CongoFlag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 1–01–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1015 October 2024 Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–02–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
112–0

Honours

TP Mazembe

Young Boys

DR Congo

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References

  1. ↑ Gleeson, Mark (4 July 2019). "Vincent Kompany turns to DR Congo's TP Mazembe for new signings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Meschak Elia: DR Congo star joins Young Boys until 2023 after". Kickoff. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Meschack Elia at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mechak, Elia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Meschak Elia at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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