Paul-Jose M'Poku

Congolese footballer

DR Congo Wing half FC UTA Arad Nationality explained

34Age

22Int'l caps

6Int'l goals

6Clubs

133Club apps

24Club goals

180Height (cm)

Paul-Jose M'Poku: profile

Paul-Jose M'Poku (born 19 April 1992 in Kinshasa, DR Congo) is a DR Congo footballer who plays as a wing half for FC UTA Arad.

M'Poku's senior club career began in 2009 at Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. He has played for 6 clubs in 4 countries since 2009. The busiest spell of his career was at Standard Liège (2011–2015): 90 appearances and 19 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 133 appearances and 24 goals.

At international level, M'Poku has represented DR Congo (2015–2022), earning 22 caps and scoring 6 goals. Our match database lists 3 of his international goals; the first came against Togo on 24 January 2017 (Africa Cup of Nations). Before committing to DR Congo, he had represented Belgium U17, Belgium U18, Belgium U19, Belgium U21 and Belgium national youth.

Kinshasa has produced 319 footballers in our database, including Claude Makelélé, Steve Mandanda and Dieumerci Mbokani.

Eligibility explained: Why does Paul-Jose M'Poku play for DR Congo?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2015 (aged about 23)
First international goal: 2017 – aged 24 (match)
Club career: 2009–present (18 seasons)
Countries played in: 4: United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy and Romania
Club goals per game: 0.18 (24 in 133)
Height: 180 cm — taller than 54% of DR Congo internationals on record
Latest move: FC UTA Arad (2025)
Shares a birthday with: Azzedine Ounahi, Grady Diangana and Raphael Onyedika (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2009–2011	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.	Premier League	0	0
2010–2011	Leyton Orient F.C.	EFL League One	27	2
2011–2015	Standard Liège	Belgian Pro League	90	19
2015	Cagliari Calcio	Serie A	16	3
2015–2016	AC ChievoVerona	Serie B	–	–
2025–	FC UTA Arad	Liga I	–	–
	Total		133	24

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2007	Belgium national youth	Senior	5	2
2007–2008	Belgium national youth	Senior	9	2
2008–2009	Belgium U17	Under-17	7	5
2009–2010	Belgium U18	Under-18	7	3
2010–2011	Belgium U19	Under-19	15	3
2011–2014	Belgium U21	Under-21	18	4
2015–2022	DR Congo	Senior	22	6

International goals (3)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	24 Jan 2017	Togo 1–3 DR Congo	80	Africa Cup of Nations
2	29 Jan 2017	DR Congo 1–2 Ghana	68	Africa Cup of Nations
3	5 Sep 2017	DR Congo 2–2 Tunisia	47	World Cup Qualification