Chancel Mbemba

Chancel Mangulu Mbemba (born 8 August 1994) is a Congolese international footballer who plays as a defender for Portuguese club Porto and the DR Congo national team.

In his professional career he represented Anderlecht of Belgium, Newcastle United in England and Porto from Portugal. A full international for the DR Congo national team since 2012, he earned over 50 caps and represented the country at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, coming third in 2015.

Club Career

Anderlecht

After playing youth football for several clubs including E.S. La Grace and FC MK Etancheite in Kinshasa, Mbemba joined Belgian club Anderlecht in 2012.

Mbemba mainly played with Anderlecht reserve and youth teams. At this point Mbemba requested to have a bone scan to dispel rumours that he was older than he actually was. Mbemba eventually made his senior debut on 28 July 2013 in their opening match of the 2013–14 Belgian Pro League season, a 2–3 defeat to Lokeren.

He made a further 28 appearances during the 2014–15 season as they finished in third spot in the league. They also finished runners-up in the 2014–15 Belgian Cup, losing 1–2 to Club Brugge in the final.

Newcastle United

On 26 July 2015, Premier League side Newcastle United announced the signing of Mbemba. Four days later, he signed a five-year contract with the club. He made his debut on 9 August on the first day of the Premier League season, starting in a 2–2 home draw with Southampton.

He scored his only goal for the club on 7 May 2017 against Barnsley in a 3–0 home win, on the same day that Newcastle clinched the EFL Championship title a year after relegation.

Porto

On 23 July 2018, Primeira Liga side Porto signed Mbemba for a reported £7.14 million fee. He made his debut on 31 October in a 4–2 home win over Varzim S.C. in the group stage of the Taca da Liga, with manager Sergio Conceicao sending out a completely different team to the previous leag

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