Meschak Elia
Elia with DR Congo 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 115 (28)
International career‡
2016– DR Congo 30 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

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. He received the best player award after his and his teams 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TP Mazembe 2015–16 ——3[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]040
2016–17 ——11[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 2]0121
2017–18 ——10[lower-alpha 4]31[lower-alpha 2]0113
2018–19 ——10[lower-alpha 4]400104
Total ——34830378
Young Boys 2019–20 Swiss Super League 122000000122
2020–21 Swiss Super League 2561011[lower-alpha 5]100377
2021–22 Swiss Super League 3081012[lower-alpha 6]200438
2022–23 Swiss Super League 317535[lower-alpha 7]2004112
2023–24 Swiss Super League 175108[lower-alpha 6]200267
Total 11528833670015936
Career total 115288367153019344
  1. ↑ Two appearances in CAF Champions League, one appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in CAF Super Cup
  3. ↑ Nine appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup, two appearances in CAF Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in CAF Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 12 September 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
DR Congo 201685
201841
201980
202251
202350
Total307
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
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. 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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