Meschak Elia

Meschak Elia
	Elia with DR Congo in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Meschak Elia Lina
Date of birth	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
2015–2016	CS Don Bosco
2016–2019	TP Mazembe
2020–	Young Boys
International career‡
2016–	DR Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 14 April 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

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.

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]

As of match played 14 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TP Mazembe	2015–16	—			—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	4	0
	2016–17	—			—		11[lower-alpha 4]	1	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	12	1
	2017–18	—			—		10[lower-alpha 5]	3	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	11	3
	2018–19	—			—		10[lower-alpha 5]	4	0	0	10	4
	Total		—		—		34	8	3	0	37	8
Young Boys	2019–20	Swiss Super League	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
	2020–21	Swiss Super League	25	6	1	0	11[lower-alpha 6]	1	0	0	37	7
	2021–22	Swiss Super League	30	8	1	0	12[lower-alpha 7]	2	0	0	43	10
	2022–23	Swiss Super League	31	7	5	3	5[lower-alpha 8]	2	0	0	41	12
	2023–24	Swiss Super League	26	8	2	0	10[lower-alpha 9]	2	0	0	38	10
	Total		124	31	9	3	38	7	0	0	171	41
Career total			124	31	9	3	69	15	3	0	205	49

Includes Swiss Cup
Two appearances in CAF Champions League, one appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
Appearances in CAF Super Cup
Nine appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup, two appearances in CAF Champions League
Appearances in CAF Champions League
Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

As of match played 28 January 2024[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
DR Congo	2016	9	5
	2017	2	0
	2018	4	1
	2019	7	0
	2022	5	1
	2023	9	0
	2024	5	1
Total		41	8

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 January 2016	Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda	Ethiopia	3–0	3–0	2016 African Nations Championship
2	21 January 2016	Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda	Angola	2–0	3–0	2016 African Nations Championship
3	7 February 2016	Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda	Mali	1–0	3–0	2016 African Nations Championship
4	7 February 2016	Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda	Mali	2–0	3–0	2016 African Nations Championship
5	26 March 2016	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Angola	2–0	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	9 September 2018	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia	Liberia	1–1	1–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7	27 September 2022	Stade Père Jégo, Casablanca, Morocco	Sierra Leone	3–0	3–0	Friendly
8	28 January 2024	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast	Egypt	1–0	1–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations

TP Mazembe

Young Boys

DR Congo

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"Meschak Elia: DR Congo star joins Young Boys until 2023 after". Kickoff. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
Meschack Elia at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
"Mechak, Elia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
"Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
"Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
Meschak Elia at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

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