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Yanis Mbombo Lokwa (born 8 April 1994) is a Belgian professional
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who plays as a
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for
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club
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Club career

Born in
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, Mbombo is a youth exponent of
Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège ( ; ; ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won t ...
. He made his professional debut for the club on 12 December 2013 in a
UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...
game against Swedish side
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as a starter. He played the full game and scored the only goal for Standard, losing 3–1. On 4 January 2022, Mbombo signed for
Belgian First Division B The Challenger Pro League, previously known as 1B Pro League is the second-highest division in the Football in Belgium, Belgian football Belgian football league system, league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the ...
side
Virton Virton (; Gaumais: ''Viertån''; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (''arrondissement'') of the same name, as well as the principal town ...
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* * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Brussels Men's association football forwards Belgian men's footballers Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent R.S.C. Anderlecht players R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players K.V. Mechelen players Standard Liège players AJ Auxerre players Sint-Truidense V.V. players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Örebro SK players Royal Excel Mouscron players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy players U.D. Vilafranquense players Lyon-La Duchère players R.E. Virton players FC Brașov (2021) players RANS Nusantara F.C. players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Belgian National Division 1 players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Ligue 2 players Allsvenskan players Liga Portugal 2 players Liga II players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub