Mario Stroeykens
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Stroeykens with Anderlecht in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Margriet Stroeykens Koho Pungu[1] | ||
| Birth name | Mario Sven Margriet Stroeykens[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Zellik, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Anderlecht | 115 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Belgium U19 | 13 | (5) |
| 2022 | Belgium U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Belgium U21 | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025 | |||
Mario Margriet Stroeykens Koho Pungu (born 29 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht. Born in Belgium, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
Club career
On 15 January 2021, at 16 years, 3 months and 17 days, Stroeykens made his professional debut for RSC Anderlecht, in a 2–0 away loss to Eupen, under then manager Vincent Kompany.
On 9 October 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win against K.V. Mechelen. Under different managers Stroeykens never really broke through, often being a substitute or playing for Anderlecht’s U23 side, the RSCA Futures.
It was under manager Brian Riemer, after signing a contract extension until 2026 in the 2023-2024 season that he really broke through, playing 40 games in all competitions, scoring 6 goals and providing 6 assists.[4]
He was very important for Anderlecht’s challenge for the title that season, only losing first and second spot on the last 2 Matchdays of the Belgian Pro League Champions’ play-offs after a 0–1 home loss to rivals Club Brugge and a 3–1 away loss to Royal Antwerp FC. He had some notable performances in important moments for Paars-Wit, and he demonstrated his talent on 7 December 2023, by scoring a stunning goal from outside the box in the Belgian Clasico against Standard Liège in the Belgian Cup, leading his side to a 2–0 home win.[5]
International career
Born in Belgium, to Belgian father and Congolese-French mother, Stroeykens holds both Congolese and French nationalities from his parents,[6] Stroeykens was a former youth international for Belgium.
On 1 November 2025, Stroeykens was called up for the first time to play for the DR Congo national team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs against Cameroon.[7] 13 days later, his request to switch international allegiance to the DR Congo was approved by FIFA.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13[a] | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9[b] | 1 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 2025–26 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 153 | 17 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ a b "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Aspire Academy Tri-Series Season 2016–17" (PDF). Aspire Academy. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Mario Stroeykens". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Mario Stroeykens extends his contract". rsca.be. 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Mario Stroeykens trapt Anderlecht met heerlijke knal op voorsprong" [Mario Stroeykens puts Anderlecht in front with a stunning goal]. Sporza.be (in Dutch). 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Mario Stroeykens porte les espoirs d'Anderlecht !". Leopard Leader Foot. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Leopards name their squad for World Cup playoffs". cafonline.com. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "K. Sardella: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
External links
- Mario Stroeykens at Soccerway
- Mario Stroeykens at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA