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{{short description|Congolese professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Short description|Congolese footballer (born 1997)}}
{{family name hatnote|Elia|Lina|lang=Congolese}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Meschak Elia
| name = Meschak Elia
| image = Meschack Elia (cropped).jpg
| image = Meschack Elia (cropped).jpg
| caption = Elia with [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]] in 2016
| fullname = Meschak Elia Lina
| fullname = Meschak Elia Lina
| birth_place = [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]]
| birth_place = [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|8|6}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|8|6}}
| height = 1.73m
| height = 1.73 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
| currentclub = [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
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| years3 = 2020–
| years3 = 2020–
| clubs3 = [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
| clubs3 = [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
| caps3 = 22
| caps3 = 143
| goals3 = 5
| goals3 = 32
| nationalyears1 = 2016–
| nationalyears1 = 2016–
| nationalteam1 = [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]]
| nationalteam1 = [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]]
| nationalcaps1 = 20
| nationalcaps1 = 50
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 11
| club-update = 23:31, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
| club-update = 23 November 2024
| nationalteam-update = 30 June 2019
| nationalteam-update = 15 October 2024
}}
}}


'''Meschak Elia''' (born 6 August 1997) is a Congolese professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] and the [[DR Congo national football team]]
'''Meschak Elia Lina''' (born 6 August 1997) is a Congolese professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Swiss Super League]] club [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] and the [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo national team]]. He received the best player award after him and his team's win in the [[2016 African Nations Championship]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
In July 2019 it was announced that he would sign for Belgian club [[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48876252|title=Vincent Kompany turns to DR Congo's TP Mazembe for new signings|date=4 July 2019|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 August 2019|first=Mark|last=Gleeson}}</ref>
In July 2019 it was announced that Elia would sign for [[Belgian First Division A]] club [[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48876252|title=Vincent Kompany turns to DR Congo's TP Mazembe for new signings|date=4 July 2019|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 August 2019|first=Mark|last=Gleeson}}</ref> He, however, disappeared and allegedly falsified his year of birth,<ref name="yb">{{cite news |title=Meschak Elia: DR Congo star joins Young Boys until 2023 after |url=https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/world-news/categories/news/african-football/meschak-elia-dr-congo-star-joins-young-boys-until-2023-after-age-cheating-ban/673617 |access-date=14 September 2021 |work=Kickoff |date=20 February 2020}}</ref> which resulted in a 12-month ban by the [[Congolese Association Football Federation]].<ref name="yb"/> In February 2020, [[FIFA]] "provisionally cleared" Elia to play again and he signed for [[Swiss Super League]] side [[BSC Young Boys]].<ref name="yb"/>


==Career statistics==
==International career==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 31 December 2024}}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
===International goals===
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
:''Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|61925|Mechak, Elia|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Swiss Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[TP Mazembe]]
|[[2015–16 Linafoot|2015–16]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Linafoot]]
|colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3{{efn|Two appearances in [[CAF Champions League]], one appearances in [[CAF Confederation Cup]]}}||0||1{{efn|name=CAFSC|Appearances in [[CAF Super Cup]]}}||0||4||0
|-
|[[2016–17 Linafoot|2016–17]]
|colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||11{{efn|Nine appearances and one goal in [[CAF Confederation Cup]], two appearances in CAF Champions League}}||1||1{{efn|name=CAFSC}}||0||12||1
|-
|[[2017–18 Linafoot|2017–18]]
|colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10{{efn|name=CAFCL|Appearances in [[CAF Champions League]]}}||3||1{{efn|name=CAFSC}}||0||11||3
|-
|[[2018–19 Linafoot|2018–19]]
|colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10{{efn|name=CAFCL}}||4||0||0||10||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!93!!21!!colspan=2|—!!34!!8!!3!!0!!130!!29
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
|[[2019–20 BSC Young Boys season|2019–20]]
|rowspan="6"|[[Swiss Super League]]
|12||2||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||12||2
|-
|[[2020–21 BSC Young Boys season|2020–21]]
|25||6||1||0||11{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||colspan=2|—||37||7
|-
|[[2021–22 BSC Young Boys season|2021–22]]
|30||8||1||0||12{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||2||colspan=2|—||43||10
|-
|[[2022–23 BSC Young Boys season|2022–23]]
|31||7||5||3||5{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||2||colspan=2|—||41||12
|-
|[[2023–24 BSC Young Boys season|2023–24]]
|32||9||2||0||10{{efn|Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||2||colspan=2|—||44||11
|-
|[[2024–25 BSC Young Boys season|2024–25]]
|13||0||2||1||7{{efn|Five appearances in UEFA Champions League,two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan=2|—||22||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!143!!32!!11!!4!!45!!7!!colspan=2|—!!199!!43
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!236!!53!!11!!4!!76!!15!!3!!0!!326!!72
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{{updated|match played 15 October 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|id=432171|name=Meschack Elia|access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
| 1. || 17 January 2016 || [[Stade Huye]], [[Butare]], Rwanda || {{fb|ETH}} || align=center | 3–0 || align=center | 3–0 || [[2016 African Nations Championship]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]]
| 2. || 21 January 2016 || Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda || {{fb|ANG}} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 3–0 || 2016 African Nations Championship
|2016||9||5
|-
|-
|2017||2||0
| 3. || rowspan="2" | 7 February 2016 || rowspan="2" | [[Amahoro Stadium]], [[Kigali]], Rwanda || rowspan="2" | {{fb|MLI}} || align=center | 1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 3–0 || rowspan="2" | 2016 African Nations Championship
|-
|-
|2018||4||1
| 4. || align=center | 2–0
|-
|-
|2019||7||0
| 5. || 26 March 2016 || [[Stade des Martyrs]], [[Kinshasa]], DR Congo || {{fb|ANG}} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 2–1 || [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B|2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
|-
|2022||5||1
| 6. || 9 September 2018 || [[Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex]], [[Monrovia]], Liberia || {{fb|LBR}} || align=center | 1–1 || align=center | 1–1 || [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G|2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
|2023||9||0
|-
|2024||14||4
|-
!colspan=2|Total||50||11
|}

:''Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elia goal.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|61925|Mechak, Elia|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Meschak Elia
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 17 January 2016 || [[Stade Huye]], [[Butare]], Rwanda || {{fb|ETH}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2016 African Nations Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 21 January 2016 || Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda || {{fb|ANG}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 2016 African Nations Championship
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2" | 7 February 2016 || rowspan="2" | [[Amahoro Stadium]], [[Kigali]], Rwanda || rowspan="2" | {{fb|MLI}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 3–0 || rowspan="2" | 2016 African Nations Championship
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|5 || 26 March 2016 || [[Stade des Martyrs]], [[Kinshasa]], DR Congo || {{fb|ANG}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B|2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || 9 September 2018 || [[Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex]], [[Monrovia]], Liberia || {{fb|LBR}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G|2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| align="center"| 7 || 27 September 2022 || [[Stade Père Jégo]], [[Casablanca]], Morocco || {{fb|SLE}} || align=center|3–0 || align=center| 3–0 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"| 8 || 28 January 2024 || [[Laurent Pokou Stadium]], [[San-Pédro, Ivory Coast|San-Pédro]], Ivory Coast || {{fb|EGY}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 1–1 || [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage|2023 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| align="center"| 9 || 9 June 2024 || Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo || {{fb|TOG}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 1–0 || [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"| 10 || rowspan="2" | 15 October 2024 || rowspan="2" | [[Benjamin Mkapa Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]], Tanzania || rowspan="2" | {{fb|TAN}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center rowspan="2" | 2–0 || rowspan="2" | [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group H|2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| align="center"| 11 || align=center|2–0
|}
|}


== Honours ==
== Honours ==
===Club===
'''TP Mazembe'''
'''TP Mazembe'''
*[[CAF Super Cup]]: [[2016 CAF Super Cup|2016]]
*[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: [[2016 CAF Confederation Cup|2016]], [[2017 CAF Confederation Cup|2017]]
* [[Linafoot]]: [[2015–16 Linafoot|2015–16]], [[2016-17 Linafoot|2016-17]]
* [[Linafoot]]: [[2015–16 Linafoot|2015–16]], [[2016-17 Linafoot|2016-17]]
*[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: [[2016 CAF Confederation Cup|2016]], [[2017 CAF Confederation Cup|2017]]
*[[CAF Super Cup]]: [[2016 CAF Super Cup|2016]]


'''Young Boys'''
'''Young Boys'''
* [[Swiss Super League]]: [[2019–20 Swiss Super League|2019–20]], [[2020–21 Swiss Super League|2020–21]], [[2023–24 Swiss Super League|2023–24]]<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/young-boys-wins-swiss-league-title-in-54th-week-of-season/2020/07/31/59092fea-d36e-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html|access-date=18 October 2020|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
* [[Swiss Cup]]: [[2019–20 Swiss Cup|2019–20]], [[2022–23 Swiss Cup|2022–23]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate|url=https://www.football.ch//sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/statistik-und-resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2020/cp-3954/cr-109/tg-3452936/|access-date=18 October 2020|website=www.football.ch|language=de}}</ref>


* [[Swiss Super League]]: [[2019–20 Swiss Super League|2019–20]]<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/young-boys-wins-swiss-league-title-in-54th-week-of-season/2020/07/31/59092fea-d36e-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html|access-date=2020-10-18|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
* [[Swiss Cup]]: [[2019–20 Swiss Cup|2019–20]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate|url=https://www.football.ch//sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/statistik-und-resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2020/cp-3954/cr-109/tg-3452936/|access-date=2020-10-18|website=www.football.ch|language=de}}</ref>

===International===
'''DR Congo'''
'''DR Congo'''
*[[African Nations Championship]]: [[2016 African Nations Championship|2016]]<ref>{{soccerway|elia-meschack/432171|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref>
*[[African Nations Championship]]: [[2016 African Nations Championship|2016]]<ref>{{soccerway|elia-meschack/432171|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref>
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Kinshasa]]
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[[Category:Swiss Super League players]]

[[Category:CS Don Bosco players]]
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[[Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers]]
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[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland]]
[[Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 15:44, 2 January 2025

In this Congolese name, the surname is Elia and the post-surname is Lina.

Meschak Elia
Elia with DR Congo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Meschak Elia Lina
Date of birth (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 CS Don Bosco
2016–2019 TP Mazembe 93 (21)
2020– Young Boys 143 (32)
International career‡
2016– DR Congo 50 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Meschak Elia Lina (born 6 August 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the DR Congo national team. He received the best player award after him and his team's win in the 2016 African Nations Championship.

Club career

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In July 2019 it was announced that Elia would sign for Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht.[1] He, however, disappeared and allegedly falsified his year of birth,[2] which resulted in a 12-month ban by the Congolese Association Football Federation.[2] In February 2020, FIFA "provisionally cleared" Elia to play again and he signed for Swiss Super League side BSC Young Boys.[2]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 31 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TP Mazembe 2015–16 Linafoot — — 3[b] 0 1[c] 0 4 0
2016–17 — — 11[d] 1 1[c] 0 12 1
2017–18 — — 10[e] 3 1[c] 0 11 3
2018–19 — — 10[e] 4 0 0 10 4
Total 93 21 — 34 8 3 0 130 29
Young Boys 2019–20 Swiss Super League 12 2 0 0 0 0 — 12 2
2020–21 25 6 1 0 11[f] 1 — 37 7
2021–22 30 8 1 0 12[g] 2 — 43 10
2022–23 31 7 5 3 5[h] 2 — 41 12
2023–24 32 9 2 0 10[i] 2 — 44 11
2024–25 13 0 2 1 7[j] 0 — 22 1
Total 143 32 11 4 45 7 — 199 43
Career total 236 53 11 4 76 15 3 0 326 72
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in CAF Champions League, one appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in CAF Super Cup
  4. ^ Nine appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup, two appearances in CAF Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in CAF Champions League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  9. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League,two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 15 October 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
DR Congo 2016 9 5
2017 2 0
2018 4 1
2019 7 0
2022 5 1
2023 9 0
2024 14 4
Total 50 11
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elia goal.[4]
List of international goals scored by Meschak Elia
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 January 2016 Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda  Ethiopia 3–0 3–0 2016 African Nations Championship
2 21 January 2016 Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda  Angola 2–0 3–0 2016 African Nations Championship
3 7 February 2016 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda  Mali 1–0 3–0 2016 African Nations Championship
4 2–0
5 26 March 2016 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo  Angola 2–0 2–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 9 September 2018 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia  Liberia 1–1 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 27 September 2022 Stade Père Jégo, Casablanca, Morocco  Sierra Leone 3–0 3–0 Friendly
8 28 January 2024 Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast  Egypt 1–0 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
9 9 June 2024 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo  Togo 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 15 October 2024 Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Tanzania 1–0 2–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11 2–0

Honours

[edit]

TP Mazembe

Young Boys

DR Congo

References

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  1. ^ Gleeson, Mark (4 July 2019). "Vincent Kompany turns to DR Congo's TP Mazembe for new signings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Meschak Elia: DR Congo star joins Young Boys until 2023 after". Kickoff. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ Meschack Elia at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Mechak, Elia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ^ Meschak Elia at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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