Dolly Menga

Dolly Domingos Menga (born 2 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for MCS Liège. Born in Belgium, he has played at international level for the Angola national team.

Dolly Menga

Personal information
Full name	Dolly Domingos Menga
Date of birth	(1993-05-02) 2 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Verviers, Belgium
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	MCS Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Standard Liège	1	(0)
2012	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)	14	(2)
2012–2014	Lierse	37	(4)
2013	→ Torino (loan)	1	(0)
2014–2015	Benfica B	12	(0)
2015–2017	Braga	1	(0)
2015–2017	Braga B	18	(4)
2015–2016	→ Tondela (loan)	25	(0)
2016–2017	→ Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)	14	(0)
2017	→ Ashdod (loan)	10	(0)
2017–2018	Blackpool	8	(0)
2018–2020	Livingston	28	(2)
2019–2020	→ Petro de Luanda (loan)	8	(0)
2021–	MCS Liège
International career‡
2012	Belgium U19	3	(0)
2012	Belgium U21	4	(0)
2014–	Angola	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:35, 23 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:11, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Benfica

On 30 August 2014, Menga signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until 2017.^[1] On 20 September, he made his debut for Benfica B, where he played 12 matches in Segunda Liga.^[2]

Braga and loans

On 2 February 2015, Menga signed for Braga in Portugal until 2018, for an undisclosed transfer fee.^[3][4] He made his debut for the first team in a 4–1 away defeat against Sporting CP. On 7 July 2015, Menga agreed to a one-year loan at recently promoted Tondela.^[5] In September 2016 he was loaned to Hapoel Tel Aviv, then he was loaned to F.C Ashdod FC.^[6] On 1 July 2017, Menga parted ways with Braga, as his contract ran out.

Blackpool

On 10 November 2017, Menga was picked up on a free transfer by EFL League One side Blackpool.^[7]

Livingston

Menga signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Livingston in August 2018.^[8] On 30 September 2018, he scored his first goal for Livingston in a 1–0 home win over Rangers.^[9] He was released by Livingston on 21 August 2020.^[10]

Loan to Petro de Luanda

On 18 July 2019, he was loaned to Angolan club, Petro de Luanda, for the 2019–20 season.^[11]

MCS Liège

Menga signed for MCS Liège in 2021.^[12]

International career

In July 2014, Menga was asked to switch his international allegiance to Angola.^[13] On 15 November 2014, he debuted for the national team against Gabon in CAN 2015.^[14]

International goals

Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.^[15]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 June 2015	Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola	Central African Republic	2–0	4–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Career statistics

As of 17 February 2020^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Standard Liège	2011–12	Belgian Pro League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sint-Truiden (loan)	2011–12	Belgian Pro League	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
Lierse	2012–13	Belgian Pro League	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	2
	2013–14	Belgian Pro League	17	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
	Total		37	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	39	4
Torino (loan)	2012–13	Serie A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Benfica B	2014–15	Segunda Liga	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Braga	2014–15	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2015–16	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Braga B	2014–15	Segunda Liga	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	4
Tondela (loan)	2015–16	Primeira Liga	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
Hapoel Tel-Aviv (loan)	2016–17	Israeli Premier League	14	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	0
Ashdod (loan)	2016–17	Israeli Premier League	13	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Blackpool	2017–18	EFL League One	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Livingston	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	2
	2019–20	Scottish Premiership	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		28	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	2
Career total			172	12	7	0	5	0	0	0	184	12

References

1. "Angolan Dolly Menga joins Benfica until 2017". ANGOP. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
2. U. Madeira - Benfica B (Jornada 8 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal
3. "Liga Portugal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
4. "Dolly Menga no SC Braga" [Dolly Menga to SC Braga] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
5. "Dolly Menga assina com o CD Tondela" [Dolly Menga signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
6. "Dolly Menga zoekt zijn voetbalgeluk in Israël". Sporza (in Dutch). 7 September 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
7. "DDolly Menga: Blackpool sign Angola international until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
8. "Dolly Menga: Angola forward joins Livingston on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
9. "Menga strike gives Livingston 1–0 win over Rangers". BBC Sport. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
10. "Cece Pepe & Dolly Menga Depart". livingstonfc.co.uk. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
11. "Le Petro de Luanda recrute Dolly Menga et Jacques Tuyisenge". TV5 Sports (in French). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
12. "Surprise: ex-pro Dolly Menga will play in P2 against Verviers, Aubel B, Minerois and others". L-Avenir (in French). 27 August 2021.
13. Mark Gleeson (26 July 2014). "Angola extend their pool of talent ahead of Afcon qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
14. "Angola afastada do CAN2015 por culpa própria". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
15. "Angola – Dolly Menga – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

External links

• Dolly Menga at the Royal Belgian Football Association
• Dolly Menga at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Dolly Menga at Soccerbase
• Dolly Menga at Soccerway
• Dolly Menga at National-Football-Teams.com
• Dolly Menga – UEFA competition record (archive)