Benjamin Mokulu

Association football player (born 1989)

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)
2008 → Union SG (loan) 11 (5)
2008–2009 Oostende 44 (19)
2010–2013 Lokeren 103 (18)
2013–2015 KV Mechelen 30 (4)
2014 → Bastia (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2018 Avellino 60 (12)
2017 → Frosinone (loan) 19 (2)
2017–2018 → Cremonese (loan) 16 (4)
2018–2019 Carpi 16 (3)
2019Juventus U23 (loan) 13 (4)
2019–2021 Padova 17 (1)
2020–2021 → Ravenna (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

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

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

Lokeren

References

  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

External links

  • News on Benjamin Mokulu Tembe
  • Footgoal Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 December 2008)
  • Benjamin Mokulu – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  • Benjamin Mokulu at Soccerway


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