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Chancel Mbemba (Chancel Mangulu Mbemba) was born on 8 August, 1994 in Kinshasa, Zaire, is a Congolese footballer (born 1994). Discover Chancel Mbemba's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 29 years old?
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Chancel Mbemba Height, Weight & Measurements
At 29 years old, Chancel Mbemba height is 1.82 m and Weight 176 lbs.
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| Height |
1.82 m |
| Weight |
176 lbs |
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Not Available |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Not Available |
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Chancel Mbemba Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chancel Mbemba worth at the age of 29 years old? Chancel Mbemba’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have estimated Chancel Mbemba's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
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Chancel Mbemba Social Network
Timeline
Chancel Mangulu Mbemba (born 8 August 1994) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Marseille and serves as captain for the DR Congo national team.
Upon signing for Newcastle, he said that he was born in 1994 and that there was forensic Proof.
A full international for DR Congo since 2012, Mbemba has earned over 80 caps and represented the country at five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, finishing third in 2015.
Mbemba grew up in Kinshasa in a family of nine children.
His mother, Antoinette, is a former basketball player who represented DR Congo.
After playing youth football for several clubs including E.S. La Grace and FC MK Etanchéité in Kinshasa, Mbemba joined Belgian club Anderlecht in 2012.
Upon moving, he mainly played with Anderlecht reserve and youth teams, and requested to have a bone scan to dispel rumours that he was older than he actually was.
Mbemba made his debut for the DR Congo on 17 June 2012, in a 3–0 home win over the Seychelles at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Mbemba began his professional career Anderlecht, where he won the Belgian Pro League in his debut season of 2013–14.
A 2013 report by CNN found that documents support four different dates of birth for Mbemba from 1988 to 1994, with the player saying himself that he was born in 1990; an anonymous member of the Congolese Association Football Federation said that his date of birth was changed to 1991 so that he would be eligible for the 2012 Olympics where players must be under 23.
On 21 July 2013, Mbemba was an unused substitute as Anderlecht won the Belgian Super Cup 1–0 against Genk.
He made his debut a week later in their opening match of the Belgian Pro League season, a 3–2 home defeat to Lokeren.
He scored five goals in 35 games of a league-winning campaign, starting by concluding a 2–0 win at Mons on 18 October, a contribution to becoming the league's Player of the Month.
Mbemba played in the 2014 Belgian Super Cup, a 2–1 win over Lokeren.
he made 28 appearances during the 2014–15 season as they finished in third spot in the league, and runners-up in the 2014–15 Belgian Cup, losing 1–2 to Club Brugge in the final.
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 was part of the squad that came third at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, and scored a penalty in the shootout win over the hosts for the bronze medal.
On 13 October 2015, Mbemba scored his first international goal, a late long-distance winner in a 2–1 friendly against Gabon in Visé, Belgium.
A year later, he moved to Newcastle United, where he played in the Premier League and won the Championship in 2017.
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.
He also went to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and 2019; in the latter in Egypt he scored a late header in a 2–2 draw with Madagascar in the last 16, though his team lost in a shootout.
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 in the group stage of the Taça da Liga, with manager Sérgio Conceição sending out a completely different team to the previous league game.
Four days later he made his Primeira Liga bow as an 80th-minute substitute for striker Yacine Brahimi in a 2–0 victory at Marítimo; he played only two more league games that season, one of which was a start in a 3–1 win over Nacional at the Estádio do Dragão on 7 January 2019.
He also played two matches for the reserve team in LigaPro.
Mbemba scored his first goal for the Dragons on 24 November 2019, opening a 4–0 home win over Vitória de Setúbal that qualified his team to the last 16 of the Taça de Portugal.
The following 7 March, he was on the scoreboard for the first time in the league, in a 1–1 draw with Rio Ave at the same venue; his team ended the season as champions.
In four years at Porto, he won the Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal double in 2020 and 2022.
On 1 August 2020, Mbemba scored both goals of a 2–1 win over Benfica in the Taça de Portugal Final.
On 15 July 2022, Mbemba signed a three-year contract with Marseille on a free transfer.
He made his debut on 7 August as the Ligue 1 season began with a 4–1 home win over Reims, and scored his first goal in his third game on 20 August to open a 2–1 win over Nantes also at the Stade Vélodrome.
On 7 September, he was sent off in a 2–0 Champions League loss at Tottenham Hotspur for a professional foul on Son Heung-min.
