Meschak Elia

Meschak Elia (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. And received the best player award after his and his teams win in the 2016 African Nations Championship.

Meschak Elia
Elia in 2016
Personal information
Full name Meschak Elia Lina
Date of birth (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 CS Don Bosco
2016–2019 TP Mazembe 93 (21)
2020– Young Boys 83 (20)
International career‡
2016– DR Congo 20 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2019

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]

International career

International goals
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elia goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Meschak Elia
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
117 January 2016Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda Ethiopia3–03–02016 African Nations Championship
221 January 2016Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda Angola2–03–02016 African Nations Championship
37 February 2016Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda Mali1–03–02016 African Nations Championship
42–0
526 March 2016Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo Angola2–02–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
69 September 2018Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia Liberia1–11–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
727 September 2022Stade Père Jégo, Casablanca, Morocco Sierra Leone3–03–0Friendly

Honours

TP Mazembe

Young Boys

DR Congo

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. "Meschak Elia: DR Congo star joins Young Boys until 2023 after". Kickoff. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. "Mechak, Elia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. Meschak Elia at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2017.


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