Enock Mwepu
Enock Mwepu (born 1 January 1998) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In October 2022, he was forced to retire following the discovery of a hereditary heart condition.
.jpg) Mwepu with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enock Mwepu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | NAPSA Stars | ||
| 2017 | Kafue Celtic | ||
| 2017–2021 | Red Bull Salzburg | 81 | (11) |
| 2017–2018 | → Liefering (loan) | 23 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | (2) |
| Total | 128 | (19) | |
| National team | |||
| Zambia U17 | |||
| 2017–2018 | Zambia U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2017–2022 | Zambia[3] | 23 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
He started with Kafue Celtic in Lusaka. In June 2017 he went toRed Bull Salzburg. There he was loaned to FC Liefering who play in Austrian Football First League.
in the 2019-20 season he became part of the first team. He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League during a 4–3 loss to Liverpool at Anfield.[4]
On 18 December 2019, Mwepu extended his contract with Salzburg until summer 2024.[5] 2021 he went to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League. [6] On October 10 2022, he was forced to retire following the discovery of a hereditary heart condition. [7]
International career
In 2014 Mwepu playeed for the national under-17 team that represented the country at the 2015 African U-17 Championship. 2017 he played in the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia. Mwepu scored his first international goal for Zambia in an AFCON Qualifier against Algeria on 2 September 2017 at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.
Personal life
His younger brother Francisco Mwepu is also a professional footballer.[8] He plays for FC Cádiz Mirandilla, the second team of Cádiz CF.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 7[b] | 0 | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 10[c] | 0 | 45 | 10 | |||
| Total | 81 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 119 | 18 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021–22 | Premier League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 128 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 169 | 27 | ||
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
International goals
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mwepu goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 September 2017 | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |  Algeria |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 16 June 2019 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Morocco |
3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 12 November 2020 | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |  Botswana |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 3 September 2021 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania |  Mauritania |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg[10]
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Austrian Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021
Zambia U20[10]
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 2017
- COSAFA U-20 Cup: 2016
References
- ↑ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ↑ "Enock Mwepu: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ Enock Mwepu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Salzburg, Andy Hunter at the Stadion (10 December 2019). "Liverpool reach last 16 after Naby Keïta and Mo Salah douse Salzburg's fire" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/10/rb-salzburg-liverpool-champions-league-match-report. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ↑ "DAKA, MWEPU AND KOITA EXTEND UNTIL 2024". redbullsalzburg.at. FC Red Bull Salzburg. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "Mwepu joins Albion from Red Bull Salzburg". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ↑ Brightonandhovealbion.com
- ↑ "Im Geburtstalk: Francisco Mwepu". sksturm.at. SK Sturm Graz. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ↑ Enock Mwepu at Soccerway
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "E. Mwepu". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2017.