Omenuke Mfulu (born 20 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ponferradina. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
 Mfulu with DR Congo U21 in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Poissy, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ponferradina | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Lille B | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Reims B | 45 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Reims | 20 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Red Star | 48 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Elche | 38 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Las Palmas | 63 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Deportivo La Coruña | 25 | (0) |
| 2026– | Ponferradina | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | DR Congo U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | DR Congo | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:00, 21 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editMfulu was born in Poissy, France, to Congolese parents. He acquired French nationality on 27 September 2004, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[2]
Club career
editMfulu moved to Reims from Lille OSC in the summer of 2013, and did enough with the reserve team to earn a three-year professional contract with the Ligue 1 club the following January.[3] He made his professional debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with OGC Nice on 22 November 2014.[4] His full debut came on 16 May 2015 in a 1–0 victory over Rennes.[5]
After four years with Reims, Mfulu signed for Red Star in Championnat National on 5 August 2017.[6] On 17 June 2019, he moved to Spain and signed for Elche CF.[7]
On 2 August 2021, Mfulu signed a two-year contract with UD Las Palmas.[8] On 5 August 2024, he agreed to a two-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña.[9]
On 5 August 2025, Mfulu terminated his link with Dépor.[10]
International career
editOn 9 October 2020, he represented the DR Congo national team in a friendly 3–0 loss to Burkina Faso.[11]
On 27 December 2023, Mfulu was included in the final 24-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[12] He started his nation's first match at the tournament, a 1–1 draw with Zambia on 17 January 2024.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 January 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reims | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Red Star | 2017–18 | National 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 50 | 0 | |||
| Elche | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| Las Palmas | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 69 | 0 | ||||
| Deportivo de La Coruña | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 204 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ↑ Appearances in La Liga play-offs
International
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Omenuke Mfulu" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ↑ "JORF n° 0227 du 29 septembre 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 16751. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "SdR. MFulu signe professionnel" (in French). L'Union. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ "Nice vs. Reims - 22 November 2014 - Soccerway".
- ↑ "Reims vs. Rennes - 16 May 2015 - Soccerway".
- ↑ "Transferts : Omenuke Mfulu, de Reims au Red Star" (in French). L'Equipe. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ "OFICIAL | Omenuke Mfulu, nuevo jugador del Elche C.F." [OFFICIAL | Omenuke Mfulu, new player of Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ↑ "Acuerdo con Omenuke Mfulu para su incorporación a la UD Las Palmas" [Agreement with Omenuke Mfulu for his signing for UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ "Mfulu, potencia para el centro del campo del Dépor" [Mfulu, power to Dépor's centre of midfield] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ↑ "Omenuke Mfulu deja de ser jugador del RC Deportivo" [Omenuke Mfulu ceases to be a player of RC Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso vs RD Congo - Amicaux internationaux - 09 Octobre 2020". fr.besoccer.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "ARDC : la liste de 24 pour la CAN 2023 dévoilée !". 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "Congo DR 1-1 Zambia". CAF Online. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ Omenuke Mfulu at Soccerway
- ↑ Omenuke Mfulu at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Omenuke Mfulu at BDFutbol
- Omenuke Mfulu at Soccerway
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