Eliezer Mayenda

Eliezer Mayenda Dossou (born 8 May 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Sochaux.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mayenda and the second or maternal family name is Dossou.
Eliezer Mayenda
Personal information
Full name Eliezer Mayenda Dossou
Date of birth (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sochaux
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2012 Ebro
2013–2016 Breuillet FC[2]
2016–2019 CS Brétigny
2019–2022 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Sochaux 4 (1)
2022– Sochaux B 14 (4)
International career‡
2022– Spain U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:16, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:22, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Mayenda was born in Zaragoza in Spain.[4] In November 2017, while playing for the youth teams of CS Brétigny, he agreed to join Sochaux.[5] He made his professional debut for the club in a Coupe de France match against Nantes on 18 December 2021,[6] coming on as a substitute at the 86th minute. After a 0–0 draw in regulation time, Nantes won 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[7] By making the appearance, Mayenda became the youngest player to play in an official senior match for Sochaux at the age of 16 years, 7 months, and 10 days.[8]

On 29 January 2022, Mayenda made his debut for Sochaux's reserves in the Championnat National 3, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 win over Grandvillars.[9] On 2 February, he signed his first professional contract.[10]

International career

On 4 February 2022, Mayenda was called up to the Spain under-17s for the Torneio Internacional Algarve U17, a youth tournament held in Portugal.[11]

References
  1. "Eliezer Mayenda" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. "Eliezer à Sochaux" [Eliezer to Sochaux]. Breuillet FC (in French). Footeo. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. "Eliézér Mayénda Dossou". FussballTALENTE. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. "1er contrat pro : Mayenda, plus jeune que Ménez" [1st pro contract: Mayenda, younger than Ménez] (in French). Ligue 2. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. "Le jeune Eliezer Mayenda rejoindra le groupe formation en 2020" [The young Eliezer Mayenda will join the academy group in 2020] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. "Les joueurs retenus pour FCSM-FC Nantes" [Players kept for FCSM-FC Nantes] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. "Sochaux vs. Nantes". ESPN. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. "Eliezer Mayenda, plus jeune joueur à évoluer en match officiel avec le FCSM" [Eliezer Mayenda, the youngest player to play in an official match for FCSM] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. "Grandvillars vs. Sochaux II". Soccerway. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  10. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Eliezer Mayenda" [First professional contract for Eliezer Mayenda] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  11. "Eliezer Mayenda convoqué avec les U17 de l'Espagne" [Eliezer Mayenda called up with the U17s of Spain] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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