Enock Mwepu

Enock Mwepu (born 1 January 1998) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In October 2022, he was forced to retire following the discovery of a hereditary heart condition.

Enock Mwepu

Mwepu with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Enock Mwepu[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lusaka, Zambia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	NAPSA Stars
2017	Kafue Celtic
2017–2021	Red Bull Salzburg	81	(11)
2017–2018	→ Liefering (loan)	23	(6)
2021–2022	Brighton & Hove Albion	24	(2)
Total		128	(19)
International career
	Zambia U17
2017–2018	Zambia U20	10	(3)
2017–2022	Zambia[3]	23	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He started with Kafue Celtic in Lusaka. In June 2017 he went toRed Bull Salzburg. There he was loaned to FC Liefering who play in Austrian Football First League.

in the 2019-20 season he became part of the first team. He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League during a 4–3 loss to Liverpool at Anfield.^[4]

On 18 December 2019, Mwepu extended his contract with Salzburg until summer 2024.^[5] 2021 he went to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League. ^[6] On October 10 2022, he was forced to retire following the discovery of a hereditary heart condition. ^[7]

International career

In 2014 Mwepu playeed for the national under-17 team that represented the country at the 2015 African U-17 Championship. 2017 he played in the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia. Mwepu scored his first international goal for Zambia in an AFCON Qualifier against Algeria on 2 September 2017 at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.

Personal life

His younger brother Francisco Mwepu is also a professional footballer.^[8] He plays for FC Cádiz Mirandilla, the second team of Cádiz CF.

Career statistics

Club

^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Liefering	2017–18	2. Liga	23	6	—		—		—		23	6
Red Bull Salzburg	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	8	1	2	0	—		0	0	10	1
	2018–19		19	1	3	1	—		6[a]	0	28	2
	2019–20		25	4	4	1	—		7[b]	0	36	5
	2020–21		29	5	6	5	—		10[c]	0	45	10
	Total		81	11	15	7	0	0	23	0	119	18
Brighton & Hove Albion	2021–22	Premier League	18	2	1	0	2	1	—		21	3
	2022–23		6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		24	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	27	3
Career total			128	19	16	7	2	1	23	0	169	27

1. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five in UEFA Europa League
2. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
3. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mwepu goal.^[10]

List of international goals scored by Enock Mwepu

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 September 2017	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Algeria	3–1	3–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	16 June 2019	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco	Morocco	3–2	3–2	Friendly
3	12 November 2020	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Botswana	1–1	2–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4	3 September 2021	Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania	Mauritania	1–0	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg^[10]

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
• Austrian Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021

Zambia U20^[10]

• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 2017
• COSAFA U-20 Cup: 2016