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Isaac Mbenza
Mbenza in 2016
Personal information
Full name Isaac Mbenza[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Charleroi
Number 7
Youth career
2005-2011 ROFC Stockel [nl]
2011-2012 FC Brussels
2012-2013 KV Mechelen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Valenciennes B 30 (3)
2015–2016 Valenciennes 48 (7)
2016–2017 Standard Liège 21 (1)
2017–2019 Montpellier 54 (11)
2018–2019 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 22 (1)
2019–2021 Huddersfield Town 41 (5)
2020 → Amiens SC (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2022 Qatar SC 10 (0)
2022– Charleroi 110 (8)
International career
2013 Belgium U17 2 (0)
2015 Belgium U19 1 (0)
2017–2019 Belgium U21 16 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 February 2026

Isaac Mbenza (born 8 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Charleroi. Born in France and eligible to represent DR Congo and Belgium, he has represented the latter at several youth levels.

Personal life

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Mbenza was born in France and is of Congolese descent, and emigrated to Belgium at 5.[2][3][4]

Club career

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Mbenza started playing at ROFC Stockel [nl] at the age of 9 before moving on at the age of 15 to FC Brussels for a season, followed by another season at KV Mechelen before his move to Valenciennes FC.[4]

Montpellier

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On 31 January 2017, Mbenza signed for French club Montpellier.[5][6]

Huddersfield Town

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On 9 August 2018, Mbenza moved to Premier League club Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan with the obligation of a transfer in the summer of 2019.[7]

He made his debut as a 68th minute substitute in a goalless draw with Cardiff City on 25 August 2018.[7] On 5 May 2019, he scored his only goal in the 2018–19 season, coming as a 60th minute equaliser in the 1–1 draw with Manchester United.[8]

Following Huddersfield's relegation to the EFL Championship, Mbenza's loan was made permanent on 9 July 2019 until the end of 2020–21 season, with the club having the option of a further season.[9]

He only made 6 appearances for Huddersfield in the 2019–20 season, and departed on loan to Amiens on 3 February 2020 for the remainder of the season.[10]

He featured more under the manager, Carlos Corberàn, who had been appointed in advance of 2020–21 season. He made 37 appearances scoring 5 goals, with 3 coming direct from free kicks in games against Birmingham City,[11] Sheffield Wednesday[12] and Middlesbrough.[13]

On 11 May 2021, Huddersfield exercised their option to extend Mbenza's contract up to the end of the 2021–22 season.[14] But on 6 September, his contract was terminated.[15]

Charleroi

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On 14 March 2022, Mbenza signed a three-month contract with Charleroi, with an option to extend.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 1 October 2019[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valenciennes B 2013–14 CFA 2 101———101
2014–15 182———182
2015–16 20———20
Total 303000000303
Valenciennes 2014–15 Ligue 2 131000000131
2015–16 356201000386
Total 487201000517
Standard Liège 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 21100—60271
Montpellier 2016–17 Ligue 1 163000000163
2017–18 3883121004310
Total 54113121005913
Huddersfield 2018–19 Premier League 221101000241
2019–20 Championship 5000100060
Total 271102000301
Career total 1702361516018725

References

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  1. ↑ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Découverte: Isaac Mbenza belgo-congolais de Standard de Liège !". 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "België of Congo: Nationale belofte heeft zijn beslissing gemaakt". 26 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 "ISAAC MBENZA: MY LIFE IN WEST YORKSHIRE". Huddersfield Ton. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Isaac Mbenza to Montpellier". Standard Liège. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Isaac Mbenza nouveou Pailladin" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Huddersfield sign winger Mbenza on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Man Utd miss out on top four after draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "TRANSFER: MBENZA JOINS TOWN PERMANENTLY". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "CONFIRMED: MBENZA LOAN TO AMIENS APPROVED". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Blues score late to beat Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Terriers beat Owls in Yorkshire derby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Boro come from behind to beat Terriers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "ISAAC MBENZA DEPARTS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "ISAAC MBENZA DÉBARQUE AU SPORTING !" (Press release) (in French). Charleroi. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  17. ↑ Isaac Mbenza at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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