Meschack Elia
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Alanyaspor
at Alanyaspor
254 days · joined 2025-09-12
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
🏴50+ Caps
Market value
€4.00m
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.21
goals / match
BSC Young Boys
top club · 200 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#2885
goals rank
#1716
assists rank
51
season goals
38
season assists
Among 3,489 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€8.00m
peak value · 2024
€1.20m
top transfer fee · 25/26
12
best season · 22/23
57 / 11
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1997-08-06 · 6 players total
246Appearances
51Goals
38Assists
17Yellow cards
1Red cards
48Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Meschack Elia |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Meschack Elia Lina |
| Date of birth | 1997-08-06 (28 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo |
| Citizenship |  DR Congo |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Alanyaspor |
| Joined | 2025-09-12 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | The Barners ... |
Sep 2025
Transfer: BSC Young Boys → Alanyaspor
25/26 · Transfer · €1.20m
Jun 2025
Transfer: FC Nantes → BSC Young Boys
24/25 · Return from loan
Feb 2025
Transfer: BSC Young Boys → FC Nantes
24/25 · Loan
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — BSC Young Boys, FC Nantes
31 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — BSC Young Boys
44 matches · 11 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — BSC Young Boys
41 matches · 12 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — BSC Young Boys
43 matches · 10 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — BSC Young Boys
37 matches · 7 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2020
Transfer: TP Mazembe → BSC Young Boys
19/20 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2019
19/20 — BSC Young Boys
12 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
18/19 — TP Mazembe
12 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — TP Mazembe
11 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — TP Mazembe
12 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: CS Don Bosco → TP Mazembe
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — TP Mazembe
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2014
Transfer: Unknown → CS Don Bosco
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1196 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.84/90
Assists2 total · 0.84/90
G+A4 total · 1.67/90
Yellow cards4 total · 1.67/90
Minutes played by club
BSC Young Boys
79.0%
FC Nantes
3.8%
TP Mazembe
17.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC Young Boys | 6 | 19/20 | 24/25 | 200 | 43 | 36 | 3,437 |
| FC Nantes | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 165 |
| TP Mazembe | 4 | 15/16 | 18/19 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 746 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Champions League | BSC Young Boys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Ligue 1 | FC Nantes | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 24/25 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 23/24 | Champions League | BSC Young Boys | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
| 23/24 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Europa League | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 285 |
| 23/24 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 270 |
| 22/23 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 22/23 | UECL Quali | BSC Young Boys | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
| 21/22 | Champions League | BSC Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 490 |
| 21/22 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 522 |
| 21/22 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 249 |
| 21/22 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Europa League | BSC Young Boys | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 511 |
| 20/21 | Europa League Qualifying | BSC Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 25 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 235 |
| 20/21 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 251 |
| 18/19 | CAF-Champions League | TP Mazembe | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 |
| 17/18 | CAF-Champions League | TP Mazembe | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 17/18 | CAF-Supercup | TP Mazembe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | CAF Confederation Cup | TP Mazembe | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 354 |
| 16/17 | CAF-Champions League | TP Mazembe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | CAF-Supercup | TP Mazembe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | CAF-Champions League | TP Mazembe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | CAF-Supercup | TP Mazembe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-09-01 | Unknown | CS Don Bosco | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-01 | CS Don Bosco | TP Mazembe | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-14 | TP Mazembe | BSC Young Boys | Transfer | 450000 | €1.00m |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-03 | BSC Young Boys | FC Nantes | Loan | 5000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | FC Nantes | BSC Young Boys | Return from loan | 4000000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-12 | BSC Young Boys | Alanyaspor | Transfer | 4000000 | €1.20m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Syndesmotic ligament tear | 2020-08-01 | 2020-09-17 | 48 | 6 |
| 20/21 | Knee injury | 2021-04-29 | 2021-05-19 | 21 | 4 |
| 21/22 | unknown injury | 2021-07-29 | 2021-08-02 | 5 | 1 |
| 21/22 | Ankle injury | 2022-01-28 | 2022-02-24 | 28 | 5 |
| 22/23 | Ill | 2022-08-20 | 2022-08-23 | 4 | 1 |
| 24/25 | unknown injury | 2024-12-05 | 2024-12-08 | 4 | 1 |
Current€4.00m
Peak€8.00m
Low€350k
Δ since start+€3.55m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3854 | — | 57 | 11 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Itten | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Quentin Maceiras | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aurèle Amenda | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Silvere Ganvoula | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Darian Males | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Loris Benito | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Lefort | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Silvan Hefti | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Michel Aebischer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Filip Ugrinic | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Joël Monteiro | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohamed Camara | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vincent Sierro | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Cheikh Niasse | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cédric Zesiger | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean-Pierre Nsame | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Lewin Blum | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Fabian Rieder | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 9 | 32 |
| 21/22 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 8 | 30 |
| 22/23 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 7 | 31 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 7 | 25 |
| 21/22 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 7 | 30 |
| 23/24 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 5 | 32 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | FC Nantes | BSC Young Boys | Return from loan | — | €4.00m |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-03 | BSC Young Boys | FC Nantes | Loan | — | €5.00m |
Last 8 matches for Alanyaspor while Meschack Elia was at the club (joined 2025-09-12). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | TR1 |
Alanyaspor | 0–0 | Gaziantep FK | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | TR1 |
Kocaelispor | 2–0 | Alanyaspor | Available |
| 2025-10-19 | TR1 |
Alanyaspor | 1–0 | Göztepe | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | TR1 |
Gençlerbirliği | 2–2 | Alanyaspor | Available |
| 2025-09-26 | TR1 |
Alanyaspor | 0–1 | Galatasaray | Available |
| 2025-09-21 | TR1 |
İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–1 | Alanyaspor | Available |
| 2025-09-17 | TR1 |
Fenerbahçe | 2–2 | Alanyaspor | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | TR1 |
Konyaspor | 1–2 | Alanyaspor | Available |
Teams faced most often by Meschack Elia's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Zürich | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 65% |
| FC Luzern | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 52% |
| FC St. Gallen | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 70% |
| FC Lugano | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 59% |
| FC Basel 1893 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 63% |
| Lille OSC | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 6% |
| OGC Nice | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 24% |
| Montpellier HSC | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 59% |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 12% |
| Angers SCO | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 44% |
| Servette FC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 38% |
| FC Sion | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 80% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal | |
| 24/25 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 31 | 215 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
| 23/24 | 44 | 535 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 22/23 | 41 | 594 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.45 |
| 21/22 | 43 | 1,261 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 20/21 | 37 | 746 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 16/17 | 12 | 354 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Super League
145 apps
32 G
26 A
CAF-Champions League
26 apps
6 G
1 A
Swiss Cup
11 apps
4 G
4 A
Champions League
17 apps
3 G
0 A
UECL Quali
5 apps
2 G
1 A
Champions League Qu.
9 apps
1 G
3 A
Europa League
12 apps
1 G
2 A
CAF Confederation Cup
9 apps
1 G
1 A
Ligue 1
8 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Meschack Elia
Who is Meschack Elia?
Meschack Elia is a DR professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Alanyaspor.
How old is Meschack Elia?
Meschack Elia is 28 years old. He was born on August 6, 1997 in Kinshasa.
What position does Meschack Elia play?
Meschack Elia plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Meschack Elia play for?
Meschack Elia currently plays for Alanyaspor.
How many career goals has Meschack Elia scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Meschack Elia has scored 51 goals in 246 appearances.
What is Meschack Elia's market value?
Meschack Elia's most recent reported market value is €4.00m.