Meschak Elia
.jpg) 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | CS Don Bosco | ||
| 2016–2019 | TP Mazembe | 93 | (21) |
| 2020– | Young Boys | 130 | (32) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | DR Congo | 46 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 | |||
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TP Mazembe | 2015–16 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | — | — | 11[d] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | — | — | 10[e] | 3 | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | — | — | 10[e] | 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[f] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12[g] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 | |
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5[h] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | |
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10[i] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | |
| Total | 130 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 42 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 211 | 50 | ||
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup
- ^ Two appearances in CAF Champions League, one appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in CAF Super Cup
- ^ Nine appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup, two appearances in CAF Champions League
- ^ a b 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
International
- As of match played 9 June 2024[3]
| 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 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elia goal.[4]
| 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 | 2–0 | |||||
| 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 |
| 9 | 9 June 2024 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo |  Togo |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
TP Mazembe
Young Boys
DR Congo
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