Eliezer Mayenda | |
Full Name: | Eliezer Mayenda Dossou |
Birth Date: | 8 May 2005 |
Birth Place: | Zaragoza, Spain |
Height: | 1.80 m[1] |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Sunderland |
Clubnumber: | 12 |
Youthyears1: | 2010–2012 |
Youthclubs1: | Ebro |
Youthyears2: | 2013–2016 |
Youthclubs2: | Breuillet FC[2] |
Youthyears3: | 2016–2019 |
Youthclubs3: | CS Brétigny |
Youthyears4: | 2019–2022 |
Youthclubs4: | Sochaux |
Years1: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs1: | Sochaux |
Caps1: | 15 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | Sochaux B |
Caps2: | 14 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | Sunderland |
Caps3: | 10 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 20:58, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
Nationalteam1: | Spain U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Eliezer Mayenda Dossou (born 8 May 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Sunderland.[3]
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]
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]
Mayenda was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on 1 February 2024.[13]
His first goals for Sunderland were against Sheffield Wednesday on 17 August 2024 where he scored twice in a 4-0 victory.[14]
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.[15]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Sochaux | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||||
Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
Sochaux B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||||
Total | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||||
Sunderland | 2023–24 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | Championship | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||
Hibernian (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Career total | 41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 |