Vieux Ablaye Mbengue (born 19 May 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Arabian club Al-Arabi.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vieux Ablaye Mbengue[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Arabi Unaizah | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2013 | ASC Jaraaf | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sapins | 14 | (15) |
| 2015–2021 | Akhmat Grozny | 106 | (22) |
| 2021 | → Dinamo Minsk (loan) | 15 | (10) |
| 2022 | Al-Arabi Kuwait | 11 | (10) |
| 2022– | Al-Arabi Unaizah | 53 | (43) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 | |||
Career
Mbengue began his career at ASC Jaraaf before joining Sapins.[2] In January 2015, Mbengue went on trial with Turkish First League side Adana Demirspor.[3] On 24 February 2015, Mbengue signed for Russian Premier League side FC Terek Grozny.[4] Mbengue made his professional debut on 2 May 2015 for Terek Grozny in their Russian Premier League game against FC Rostov, coming in as a substitute shortly before half-time for the injured Aílton. With 7 minutes left in the game, he scored the only goal of the match, giving his team a 1–0 away victory.[5] In his first game in the starting lineup on 11 May 2015, he scored twice to help Terek beat FC Spartak Moscow with a score of 4–2.[6]
On 27 May 2019 Mbengue signed a new three-year contract with Akhmat Grozny, keeping him in Grozny until the summer of 2022.[7] In August 2020, Mbengue went AWOL from Akhmat Grozny.[8]
On 29 March 2021, Mbengue joined Dinamo Minsk on loan until the end of the 2021 season from Akhmat Grozny.[9][2]
On 5 October 2021, Dinamo Minsk announced that Mbengue had unilaterally terminated his loan deal with Dinamo Minsk, and contract with Akhmat Grozny, to join Maccabi Petah Tikva.[10][11]
On 16 June 2022, Mbengue joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Arabi Unaizah.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 March 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Akhmat Grozny | 2014–15 | RPL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 7 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 5 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 22 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 112 | 23 | ||
| Dinamo Minsk (loan) | 2021 | BPL | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 10 | ||
| Al-Arabi | 2021–22 | KPL | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 |
| Al-Arabi | 2022–23 | SFDL | 32 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 29 | ||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 43 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 53 | 43 | ||
| Career total | 182 | 82 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 188 | 83 | ||
Honours
- Gabon Championnat National D1 top scorer: 2013–14