Vieux Ablaye Mbengue (born 19 May 1992) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a striker for Saudi Arabian club Al-Arabi.

Career

Mbengue began his career at ASC Jaraaf before joining Sapins. In January 2015, Mbengue went on trial with Turkish First League side

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. On 24 February 2015, Mbengue signed for

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FC Terek Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

. Mbengue made his professional debut on 2 May 2015 for Terek Grozny in their Russian Premier League game against

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, coming in as a substitute shortly before half-time for the injured Aílton. With 7 minutes left in the game, he scored the only goal of the match, giving his team a 1–0 away victory. In his first game in the starting lineup on 11 May 2015, he scored twice to help Terek beat

FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dyna ...

with a score of 4–2. On 27 May 2019 Mbengue signed a new three-year contract with

Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

, keeping him in Grozny until the summer of 2022. In August 2020, Mbengue went

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from Akhmat Grozny. On 29 March 2021, Mbengue joined Dinamo Minsk on loan until the end of the 2021 season from Akhmat Grozny. On 5 October 2021, Dinamo Minsk announced that Mbengue had unilaterally terminated his loan deal with Dinamo Minsk, and contract with Akhmat Grozny, to join

Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish spo ...

. On 16 June 2022, Mbengue joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Arabi Unaizah.

Career statistics

Honours

Gabon Championnat National D1 Gabon Championnat National D1 is the top division of the Gabonese Football Federation, it was created in 1968. Gabon Championnat National D1 Clubs - 2015/16 * Bitam ( Bitam) * Cercle Mbéri Sportif (Libreville) * FC 105 Libreville (Libreville) ...

top scorer: 2013–14

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* 1992 births Footballers from Thiès Living people Senegalese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Akanda FC players FC Akhmat Grozny players FC Dinamo Minsk players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players Al-Arabi SC (Saudi Arabia) players Russian Premier League players Belarusian Premier League players Israeli Premier League players Saudi First Division League players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Gabon Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Gabon Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Russia Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Israel Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub