Английская Википедия:Enock Mwepu

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Enock Mwepu (born 1 January 1998) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Having begun his career in his native Zambia, Mwepu signed for Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg in 2017 before moving Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021. Mwepu represented and captained the Zambia national team. On 10 October 2022, he was forced to retire following the discovery of a hereditary heart condition.

Club career

Early career

Mwepu's career began with Kafue Celtic in Lusaka before being identified with the 2013 Airtel Rising Stars. During the 2015–16 season, Mwepu had little game time with Power Dynamos football club of Copperbelt; this precipitated into a move to NAPSA Stars at the end of the 2016 season.Шаблон:Cn

Salzburg and loan to Liefering

In June 2017, Mwepu joined Red Bull Salzburg and was loaned out to Salzburg's feeder club Liefering who play in Austrian Football First League. During the 2019–20 season, Mwepu established himself amongst Salzburg's starting eleven. He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League during a 4–3 loss to Liverpool at Anfield. On 18 December 2019, Mwepu extended his contract with Salzburg until summer 2024.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 6 July 2021, he joined Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion on a four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee. He scored in a 3–1 pre-season friendly win at Luton Town on 31 July.

He made his competitive Albion debut on 14 August in the opening game of the 2021–22 season away at Burnley where he was replaced by Adam Lallana at half time of the eventual 2–1 victory at Turf Moor. On 24 August, Mwepu assisted Jakub Moder's first Albion goal in the second round EFL Cup away fixture at Cardiff City where Albion won 2–0. He scored his first goal for The Seagulls on 27 October, putting them back level to 2–2 in an eventual penalty shootout loss – in which his penalty was saved – away at Leicester City in the EFL Cup. Three days later, he scored his first league goal for the Sussex side, inspiring Brighton's come back with a stunning 25–yard strike in an eventual 2–2 away draw against Liverpool.

Mwepu had a slow start to 2022 and in general to his time in Sussex due to injury and illness, thus had limited playing time. On his first start since his return from injury Mwepu scored and made an assist for Trossard's opener in the 2–1 away win at Arsenal on 9 April, to help Brighton end their seven match run without a victory. Graham Potter spoke that Mwepu has a "slight injury in his groin which probably means that will be him for the rest of the season," after picking up the knock during the 3–0 away victory at Wolves on 30 April. His debut season with The Seagulls was marred by injuries though he had made a positive impact and at the club's end of season awards Mwepu won Goal of the Season for his strike at Liverpool in October. Mwepu managed to recover in time to appear as a substitute in the last game of the season, a 3–1 home victory over West Ham, with Brighton achieving their highest top flight finish in ninth place.

On 10 October 2022, Mwepu retired from professional football at the age of 24 after being diagnosed with a rare hereditary heart condition.

International career

In 2014 Mwepu was part of the Zambia national under-17 team that represented the country at the 2015 African U-17 Championship, where Zambia played Niger, Nigeria and Guinea from group A. Mwepu is known for his versatility in the field of play as demonstrated at the 2017 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia, where he scored a goal and was among the best substitutes of the tournament.

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, a match which Zambia won 3–1.Шаблон:Cn

Coaching career

After retiring from professional football due to his heart condition, Brighton announced on 30 December that Mwepu had been appointed to serve in the role of under-9s coach in their academy from January 2023.

Personal life

His younger brother Francisco Mwepu is also a professional footballer.

In January 2023, it was confirmed that Mwepu was in hospital in Zambia after a suspected heart attack, coming just a few months after being forced to retire from football due to a hereditary heart condition. Brighton announced he was receiving precautionary checks as a result.

Career statistics

Club

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	—		6Шаблон:Efn	0	28	2
	2019–20		25	4	4	1	—		7Шаблон:Efn	0	36	5
	2020–21		29	5	6	5	—		10Шаблон:Efn	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

International goals

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

List of international goals scored by Enock Mwepu

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 September 2017	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Шаблон:Fb	3–1	3–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	16 June 2019	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco	Шаблон:Fb	3–2	3–2	Friendly
3	12 November 2020	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Шаблон:Fb	1–1	2–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4	3 September 2021	Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania	Шаблон:Fb	1–0	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	25 March 2022	Kervansaray Sport Centre - Field 1, Antalya, Turkey	Шаблон:Fb	1–0	3–1	Friendly
6	7 June 2022	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Шаблон:Fb	1–1	2–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
• Austrian Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

Zambia U20

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

Individual

• Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2020–21
• Brighton & Hove Albion Goal of the Season: 2021–22