Emile Lokonda Mpenza (born July 4, 1978) is a Belgianfootballstriker currently on the books of Hamburger SV in Germany. His parents are Congolese July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Strikers, also known as centre forwards, forwards, and attackers, are the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Hamburger Sportverein (short HSV or Hamburger SV) is the principal football club in Hamburg, Germany. ... Look up Democratic Republic of the Congo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary News allAfrica - Congo-Kinshasa news headline links Le Congo Sans Frontieres news headline links (in French) Le Soft government-supporting newspaper (in French) Yahoo! News Full Coverage - DR Congo news headline links Overviews CIA World Factbook - Democratic Republic...
His previous clubs include Standard Liège (twice), FC Schalke 04, R.E. Mouscron and K.V. Kortrijk. He is the brother of R.S.C. Anderlecht player Mbo Mpenza. Emile Mpenza plays with the Belgium national football team. He has been frequently injured when he would have been called up by the national team. He even quit the team for a time. Royal Standard de Liège, usually referred to as Standard Liège is a Belgian football club from the town of Liège. ... FC Schalke 04 (short S04) is a German football team based in the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen. ... R.E. Mouscron is a Belgian football club. ... K.V. Kortrijk is a Belgian football club from Kortrijk. ... Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ... Mbo Mpenza (born December 4, 1976) is a Belgian footballer currently playing at R.S.C. Anderlecht. ... First International Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1902) Largest win Belgium 9 - 0 Zambia (Brussels, Belgium; 4 June 1994) Belgium 10 - 1 San Marino (Brussels, Belgium; 28 February 2001) Worst defeat England amateur 11 - 2 Belgium (London, England; 17 April 1909) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in...
When EmileMpenza moved from Standard Liège to German club FC Schalke 04 early in 2000 for a record fee close to nine million euros, he was still a relative unknown outside of Belgium.
The Mpenza brothers were pivotal to the club's success, their game a blend of speed and grace, with plenty of goals thrown in for good measure.
It seemed that a parting of the ways was inevitable, but Mpenza stayed loyal to Schalke and promised to mend his ways, with the added incentive of not damaging his chances of showcasing his talent on the greatest stage of all, the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™.