Dolly Menga
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dolly Domingos Menga | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Verviers, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
Number | 45 | ||
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 | → F.C. Ashdod (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Blackpool | 8 | (0) |
2018– | Livingston | 5 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
2012 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
2014– | Angola | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:11, 30 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:11, 12 November 2017 (UTC) |
Dolly Domingos Menga (born 2 May 1993) is an Angolan professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Livingston and the Angola national team.
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 on a 1–4 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 1–0 home win over Rangers. [9]
International career
In July 2014, Menga was asked to switch his international allegiance to Angola.[10] On 15 November 2014, he debuted for the national team against Gabon in CAN 2015.[11]
International goals
- Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[12]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 June 2015 | Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola | Central African Republic | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ^ "Angolan Dolly Menga joins Benfica until 2017". ANGOP. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ U. Madeira - Benfica B (Jornada 8 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal
- ^ "Liga Portugal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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- ^ "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.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Dolly Menga zoekt zijn voetbalgeluk in Israël". Sporza (in Dutch). 7 September 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "DDolly Menga: Blackpool sign Angola international until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Dolly Menga: Angola forward joins Livingston on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Menga strike gives Livingston 1–0 win over Rangers". BBC Sport. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Mark Gleeson (26 July 2014). "Angola extend their pool of talent ahead of Afcon qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Angola afastada do CAN2015 por culpa própria". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Angola – Dolly Menga – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
External links
- Belgium Stats at Belgian FA
- Template:TheFinalBall
- Dolly Menga at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Dolly Menga at Soccerbase
- Dolly Menga at Soccerway
- Dolly Menga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dolly Menga – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Liège
- Association football forwards
- Angolan footballers
- Angola international footballers
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium youth international footballers
- Belgian people of Angolan descent
- Belgian First Division A players
- Serie A players
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Standard Liège players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- Lierse S.K. players
- Torino F.C. players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- S.C. Braga players
- S.C. Braga B players
- C.D. Tondela players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- F.C. Ashdod players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Angolan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Livingston F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Angolan football biography stubs