Eliezer Mayenda
Personal information
Full name Eliezer Mayenda Dossou
Date of birth (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Youth career
2010–2012 Ebro
2013–2016 Breuillet FC[2]
2016–2019 CS Brétigny
2019–2022 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Sochaux 15 (1)
2022 Sochaux B 14 (4)
2023– Sunderland 5 (0)
International career
2022 Spain U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Eliezer Mayenda Dossou (born 8 May 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Sunderland.[3]

Club career

Sochaux

Mayenda was born in Zaragoza in Spain.[4] In November 2017, while playing for the youth teams of CS Brétigny, he agreed to join Sochaux.[5] He made his professional debut for the club in a Coupe de France match against Nantes on 18 December 2021,[6] coming on as a substitute at the 86th minute. After a 0–0 draw in regulation time, Nantes won 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[7] By making the appearance, Mayenda became the youngest player to play in an official senior match for Sochaux at the age of 16 years, 7 months, and 10 days.[8] On 29 January 2022, Mayenda made his debut for Sochaux's reserves in the Championnat National 3, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 win over FC Grandvillars.[9] On 2 February, he signed his first professional contract, the youngest in Sochaux history to do so.[10]

Sunderland

On 28 July 2023, Mayenda signed for EFL Championship club Sunderland on a five-year contract.[11] According to L'Équipe, Sochaux and Sunderland agreed to a transfer fee slightly above €1 million, with the former keeping a 25% sell-on clause.[12]

International career

Mayenda holds Spanish nationality. On 4 February 2022, he was called up to the Spain under-17s for the Torneio Internacional Algarve U17, a youth tournament held in Portugal.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sochaux 2021–22 Ligue 2 0010——10
2022–23 Ligue 2 151———151
Total 15110——161
Sochaux B 2021–22 Championnat National 3 91———91
2022–23 Championnat National 3 53———53
Total 14400——144
Sunderland 2023–24 Championship 5000——50
Career total 345100000355

References

  1. ↑ "Eliezer Mayenda" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Eliezer à Sochaux" [Eliezer to Sochaux]. Breuillet FC (in French). Footeo. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Eliézér Mayénda Dossou". FussballTALENTE. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "1er contrat pro : Mayenda, plus jeune que Ménez" [1st pro contract: Mayenda, younger than Ménez] (in French). Ligue 2. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Le jeune Eliezer Mayenda rejoindra le groupe formation en 2020" [The young Eliezer Mayenda will join the academy group in 2020] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Les joueurs retenus pour FCSM-FC Nantes" [Players kept for FCSM-FC Nantes] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sochaux vs. Nantes". ESPN. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Eliezer Mayenda, plus jeune joueur à évoluer en match officiel avec le FCSM" [Eliezer Mayenda, the youngest player to play in an official match for FCSM] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Grandvillars vs. Sochaux II". Soccerway. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Eliezer Mayenda" [First professional contract for Eliezer Mayenda] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "ELIEZER MAYENDA TRANSFÉRÉ AU SUNDERLAND AFC" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Transferts : Eliezer Mayenda quitte Sochaux pour Sunderland". L'Équipe (in French). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Eliezer Mayenda convoqué avec les U17 de l'Espagne" [Eliezer Mayenda called up with the U17s of Spain] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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