Benjamin Mokulu

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Benjamin Mokulu
Mokulu with Cremonese in 2017
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Mokulu Tembe
Date of birth (1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Matera
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2007 FC Brussels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 FC Brussels 12 (1)
2008Union SG (loan) 11 (5)
2008–2009 Oostende 44 (19)
2010–2013 Lokeren 103 (18)
2013–2015 KV Mechelen 30 (4)
2014Bastia (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2018 Avellino 60 (12)
2017Frosinone (loan) 19 (2)
2017–2018Cremonese (loan) 16 (4)
2018–2019 Carpi 16 (3)
2019Juventus U23 (loan) 13 (4)
2019–2021 Padova 17 (1)
2020–2021Ravenna (loan) 26 (13)
2022 Swift Hesperange 12 (6)
2022 Trapani 10 (0)
2022–2023 United Riccione 23 (3)
2023– Matera 1 (0)
International career
2010 Belgium U21 2 (1)
2011 DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2010

Benjamin Mokulu Tembe (born 11 October 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie D club Matera. Born in Belgium, he has represented the DR Congo national team.

Club career[edit]

In January 2019, he joined Juventus U23 on loan.[1]

After the end of the 2018–19 season, he was bought by Juventus. On 16 July 2019, he moved to Padova on a two-year contract.[2] On 24 January 2020, he joined Ravenna on loan.[3] On 3 September 2020, he returned to Ravenna on a season-long loan.[4]

On 24 April 2021, Mokulu was suspended by a year for doping.[5]

In January 2022, he joined Luxembourg club Swift Hesperange.[6] In September 2022, he returned in Italy to play with Serie D club Trapani.[7] On 1 December 2022, Mokulu joined United Riccione.[8]

International career[edit]

Mokulu played two matches, in 2010, in Belgium U21.

He also has a cap in DR Congo national team having made his debut against Gabon in 2011.[9]

Honours[edit]

Lokeren

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Carpi FC 1909" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Mokulu Tembe è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release). Padova. 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Grande colpo del Ravenna FC ecco Mokulu" (Press release) (in Italian). Ravenna. 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Arriva il primo botto di mercato: Benjamin Mokulu" (Press release) (in Italian). Ravenna. 3 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Stangata per Mokulu: squalifica di un anno per doping | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. ^ "[BGL Ligue] Mokulu, un sacré numéro débarque au Swift". LeQuotidien.lu (in French). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Nuovo rinforzo per il Trapani, arriva il bomber belga Mokulu: ceduto Le Mura". Giornale di Sicilia (in Italian). 9 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: Mokulu lascia il Trapani" (in Italian). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  9. ^ Benjamin Mokulu-Tembe (Malines) en "Bleu" Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine corsenetinfos.fr

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