Dolly Menga

Dolly Domingos Menga (born 2 May 1993) is an Belgian - Angolan professional footballer, who plays as a forward and is currently without a club after leaving Scottish Premiership club Livingston in August 2020. He has played at international level for the Angola national team.

Dolly Menga
Personal information
Full name Dolly Domingos Menga
Date of birth (1993-05-02) 2 May 1993
Place of birth Verviers, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Standard Liège 1 (0)
2012 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 14 (2)
2012–2014 Lierse 37 (4)
2013 → Torino (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Benfica B 12 (0)
2015–2017 Braga 1 (0)
2015–2017 Braga B 18 (4)
2015–2016 → Tondela (loan) 25 (0)
2016–2017 → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 14 (0)
2017 → Ashdod (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 Blackpool 8 (0)
2018–2020 Livingston 28 (2)
2019–2020 → Petro de Luanda (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2012 Belgium U19 3 (0)
2012 Belgium U21 4 (0)
2014– Angola 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:35, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:11, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Benfica

On 30 August 2014, Menga signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until 2017.[1] On 20 September, he made his debut for Benfica B, where he played 12 matches in Segunda Liga.[2]

Braga and loans

On 2 February 2015, Menga signed for Braga in Portugal until 2018, for an undisclosed transfer fee.[3][4] He made his debut for the first team in a 4–1 away defeat against Sporting CP. On 7 July 2015, Menga agreed to a one-year loan at recently promoted Tondela.[5] In September 2016 he was loaned to Hapoel Tel Aviv, then he was loaned to F.C Ashdod FC.[6] On 1 July 2017, Menga parted ways with Braga, as his contract ran out.

Blackpool

On 10 November 2017, Menga was picked up on a free transfer by EFL League One side Blackpool.[7]

Livingston

Menga signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Livingston in August 2018.[8] On 30 September 2018, he scored his first goal for Livingston in a 1–0 home win over Rangers.[9] He was released by Livingston on 21 August 2020.[10]

Loan to Petro de Luanda

On 18 July 2019, he was loaned to Angolan club, Petro de Luanda, for the 2019–20 season.[11]

International career

In July 2014, Menga was asked to switch his international allegiance to Angola.[12] On 15 November 2014, he debuted for the national team against Gabon in CAN 2015.[13]

International goals
Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[14]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2015Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola Central African Republic2–04–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Career statistics
As of 17 February 2020[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 1000000010
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 142000000142
Lierse 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 202100000212
2013–14 Belgian Pro League 172100000182
Total 374200000394
Torino (loan) 2012–13 Serie A 1000000010
Benfica B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 120000000120
Braga 2014–15 Primeira Liga 1000100020
2015–16 Primeira Liga 0000000000
2016–17 Primeira Liga 0000000000
Total 1000100020
Braga B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 184000000184
Tondela (loan) 2015–16 Primeira Liga 250001000260
Hapoel Tel-Aviv (loan) 2016–17 Israeli Premier League 140003000170
Ashdod (loan) 2016–17 Israeli Premier League 130300000160
Blackpool 2017–18 EFL League One 8000000080
Livingston 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 252100000262
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 3010000040
Total 282200000302
Career total 1721270500018412

References
  1. "Angolan Dolly Menga joins Benfica until 2017". ANGOP. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. U. Madeira - Benfica B (Jornada 8 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal
  3. "Liga Portugal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. "Dolly Menga no SC Braga" [Dolly Menga to SC Braga] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. "Dolly Menga assina com o CD Tondela" [Dolly Menga signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  6. "Dolly Menga zoekt zijn voetbalgeluk in Israël". Sporza (in Dutch). 7 September 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. "DDolly Menga: Blackpool sign Angola international until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. "Dolly Menga: Angola forward joins Livingston on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. "Menga strike gives Livingston 1–0 win over Rangers". BBC Sport. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  10. "Cece Pepe & Dolly Menga Depart". livingstonfc.co.uk. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  11. "Le Petro de Luanda recrute Dolly Menga et Jacques Tuyisenge". TV5 Sports (in French). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  12. Mark Gleeson (26 July 2014). "Angola extend their pool of talent ahead of Afcon qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  13. "Angola afastada do CAN2015 por culpa própria". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  14. "Angola – Dolly Menga – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.


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