Masengo Ilunga is a retired
footballer who played as a
midfielder for club sides in Zaire, Greece and Cyprus.
Club career
Ilunga began playing football with
TP Mazembe.
Ilunga moved to Greece in July 1982, joining
Greek first division side
Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.
Ethnikos Piraeus 1923 Football Club ( el, Εθνικός Πειραιώς 1923) is a Greek football club based in Piraeus and its parent sports club is Ethnikos OFPF. The club was officially formed in 1923 as ''Keravnos'' ( en, Lightning), but ...
He would make 151 league appearances during his six seasons with the club.
International career
Ilunga made several appearances for the
Zaire national football team, including six
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...
qualifying matches. He was on the Zairian squad at the
1976 African Cup of Nations
The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The format of competition changed from 1974: the field of eight teams was still split into tw ...
and appeared in two matches.
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Living people
Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers
Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
1976 African Cup of Nations players
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players
TP Mazembe players
Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players
Super League Greece players
Association football midfielders
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
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