Vancy Mabanza

Vancy Roméo Mabanza (born 27 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Patro Eisden. Born in the Republic of the Congo, he plays for the Burundi national team.

Vancy Mabanza

Personal information
Full name	Vancy Roméo Mabanza
Date of birth	(2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Brazzaville, Congo
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position	Striker
Team information
Current team	Patro Eisden
Number	81
Youth career
2016–2018	Poto-Poto
2018–2019	IR Tangier
2019–2020	AS Vita
2020	Torpedo-BelAZ
2020–2022	Djoliba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Warnant	45	(19)
2024	Schifflange	9	(3)
2024–2025	Tienen	15	(9)
2025–	Patro Eisden	20	(5)
International career‡
2025–	Burundi	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:54, 20 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:54, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Mabanza is a product of the Congolese club Poto-Poto, stints with the Moroccan club IR Tangier and DR Congolese club AS Vita. Torpedo-BelAZ in Belarus in a move that was complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] He moved to the Malian club Djoliba in 2022. He began his senior career with in the Belgian Division 2 in 2022.^[1] On 15 January 2024, he moved to the Luxembourg National Division side Schifflange.^[3] In the summer of 2024, he moved to Tienen where he scored 9 goals in 15 games in the Belgian Division 1.^[4] On 9 February 2025, he transferred to Patro Eisden in the Challenger Pro League.^[5]

International career

Born in the Republic of the Congo, Mabanza is of Burundian descent.^[6] He was called up to the Burundi national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025.^[7]