Enock Mwepu

Enock Mwepu (born 1 January 1998) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays for Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg and the Zambia national team as a midfielder.[2]

Enock Mwepu
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Red Bull Salzburg
Number 45
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 NAPSA Stars
2017 Kafue Celtic FC
2017 → FC Liefering (loan) 23 (6)
2017– FC Red Bull Salzburg 58 (6)
National team‡
Zambia U17
2017–2018 Zambia U20 10 (3)
2017– Zambia[1] 16 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:47, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Mwepu's career began with Kafue Celtic in Lusaka before being identified with the 2013 Airtel Rising Stars.

During the 2015–16 season, Enoch had little game time with Power Dynamos football club of Copperbelt; this precipitated into a move to NAPSA Stars at the end of the 2016 season.

In June 2017, Mwepu joined Red Bull Salzburg and has been loaned out to Salzburg's feeder club FC Liefering who play in Austrian Football First League.[2]

During the 2019–20 season, Mwepu has established himself amongst Salzburg's starting eleven. He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League during a 4–3 loss to Liverpool at Anfield.[3]

On 18 December 2019, Mwepu extended his contract with Red Bull Salzburg until the summer of 2024.[4]

International career

In 2014 Enoch was part of the national under-17 team that represented the country at the 2015 African U-17 Championship, where Zambia played Niger, Nigeria and Guinea from group A.[5] Mwepu is known for his versatility in the field of play as demonstrated at the 2017 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia,[6] where he scored a goal and was among the best substitutes of the tournament.[7]

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, a match which Zambia won 3–1.

International goals
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 September 2017National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Algeria3–13–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.16 June 2019Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco Morocco3–23–2Friendly
3.12 November 2020National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Botswana1–12–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "Enock Mwepu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. "Zambia U20 star Mwepu joins Austria's Salzburg". BBC Sport. 22 June 2017.
  3. Salzburg, Andy Hunter at the Stadion (10 December 2019). "Liverpool reach last 16 after Naby Keïta and Mo Salah douse Salzburg's fire". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "DAKA, MWEPU AND KOITA EXTEND UNTIL 2024". redbullsalzburg.at/. FC Red Bull Salzburg. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. "Under-17 coach unveils provisional squad". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. "Player Enock Mwepu". Zedsoccer. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. "Zambia dominates CAF Best XI". Fazfootball. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  8. "E. Mwepu". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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