Omenuke Mfulu

Omenuke Mfulu

Mfulu with DR Congo U21 in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Poissy, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Deportivo La Coruña
Number	12
Youth career
0000–2013	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–	Deportivo La Coruña	15	(0)
International career^‡
2012–2014	DR Congo U21	6	(0)
2020–	DR Congo	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:42, 24 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:00, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Omenuke Mfulu (born 20 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Segunda División club Deportivo de La Coruña. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Early life

Mfulu 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

Mfulu 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]

International career

On 9 October 2020, he represented the DR Congo national team in a friendly 3–0 loss to Burkina Faso.[10]

On 27 December 2023, Mfulu was included in the final 24-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[11] He started his nation's first match at the tournament, a 1–1 draw with Zambia on 17 January 2024.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 January 2025[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearances in La Liga play-offs

International

As of match played 24 June 2023[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
DR Congo	2023	3	0
	2024	2	0
Total		5	0

References

1. "Omenuke Mfulu" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
2. "JORF n° 0227 du 29 septembre 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 16751. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
3. "SdR. MFulu signe professionnel" (in French). L'Union. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
4. "Nice vs. Reims - 22 November 2014 - Soccerway".
5. "Reims vs. Rennes - 16 May 2015 - Soccerway".
6. "Transferts : Omenuke Mfulu, de Reims au Red Star" (in French). L'Equipe. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "Burkina Faso vs RD Congo - Amicaux internationaux - 09 Octobre 2020". fr.besoccer.com.
11. "ARDC : la liste de 24 pour la CAN 2023 dévoilée !". 27 December 2023.
12. "Congo DR 1-1 Zambia". CAF Online. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
13. Omenuke Mfulu at Soccerway
14. Omenuke Mfulu at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Omenuke Mfulu at BDFutbol
• Omenuke Mfulu at Soccerway