Omenuke Mfulu

Omenuke Mfulu
Mfulu with DR Congo U21 in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Poissy, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ponferradina
Number 21
Youth career
–2013 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Lille B 3 (0)
2013–2017 Reims B 45 (1)
2014–2017 Reims 20 (0)
2017–2019 Red Star 48 (0)
2019–2021 Elche 38 (0)
2021–2024 Las Palmas 63 (0)
2024–2025 Deportivo La Coruña 25 (0)
2026– Ponferradina 1 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 DR Congo U21 6 (0)
2020– DR Congo 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:00, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Omenuke Mfulu (born 20 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ponferradina. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Early life

Mfulu was born in Poissy, France, to Congolese parents. He acquired French nationality on 27 September 2004, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.

Club career

Mfulu moved to Reims from Lille OSC in the summer of 2013, and did enough with the reserve team to earn a three-year professional contract with the Ligue 1 club the following January. He made his professional debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with OGC Nice on 22 November 2014. His full debut came on 16 May 2015 in a 1–0 victory over Rennes.

After four years with Reims, Mfulu signed for Red Star in Championnat National on 5 August 2017. On 17 June 2019, he moved to Spain and signed for Elche CF.

On 2 August 2021, Mfulu signed a two-year contract with UD Las Palmas. On 5 August 2024, he agreed to a two-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña.

On 5 August 2025, Mfulu terminated his link with Dépor.

International career

On 9 October 2020, he represented the DR Congo national team in a friendly 3–0 loss to Burkina Faso.

On 27 December 2023, Mfulu was included in the final 24-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. He started his nation's first match at the tournament, a 1–1 draw with Zambia on 17 January 2024.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reims 2013–14 Ligue 1 000000—00
2014–15 Ligue 1 701000—80
2015–16 Ligue 1 1301010—150
Total 2002010—230
Red Star 2017–18 National 1 2100010—220
2018–19 Ligue 2 2701000—280
Total 4801010—500
Elche 2019–20 Segunda División 18030—40250
2020–21 La Liga 20020——220
Total 38050—40470
Las Palmas 2021–22 Segunda División 30000——300
2022–23 Segunda División 30010——310
2023–24 La Liga 5030——80
Total 65040——690
Deportivo de La Coruña 2024–25 Segunda División 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Career total 186012020402040

International

As of match played 24 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
DR Congo 202330
202420
Total50

References

  1. ↑ "Omenuke Mfulu" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "JORF n° 0227 du 29 septembre 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 16751. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "SdR. MFulu signe professionnel" (in French). L'Union. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nice vs. Reims - 22 November 2014 - Soccerway".
  5. ↑ "Reims vs. Rennes - 16 May 2015 - Soccerway".
  6. ↑ "Transferts : Omenuke Mfulu, de Reims au Red Star" (in French). L'Equipe. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "OFICIAL | Omenuke Mfulu, nuevo jugador del Elche C.F." [OFFICIAL | Omenuke Mfulu, new player of Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Acuerdo con Omenuke Mfulu para su incorporación a la UD Las Palmas" [Agreement with Omenuke Mfulu for his signing for UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Mfulu, potencia para el centro del campo del Dépor" [Mfulu, power to Dépor's centre of midfield] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Omenuke Mfulu deja de ser jugador del RC Deportivo" [Omenuke Mfulu ceases to be a player of RC Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Burkina Faso vs RD Congo - Amicaux internationaux - 09 Octobre 2020". fr.besoccer.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "ARDC : la liste de 24 pour la CAN 2023 dévoilée !". 27 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Congo DR 1-1 Zambia". CAF Online. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Omenuke Mfulu at Soccerway
  15. ↑ Omenuke Mfulu at National-Football-Teams.com