Eliezer Mayenda
Eliezer Mayenda Dossou is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Sunderland.
Club career
Sochaux
Mayenda was born in Zaragoza in Spain. In November 2017, while playing for the youth teams of CS Brétigny, he agreed to join Sochaux. He made his professional debut for the club in a Coupe de France match against Nantes on 18 December 2021, coming on as a substitute at the 86th minute. After a 0–0 draw in regulation time, Nantes won 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out. By making the appearance, Mayenda became the youngest player to play in an official senior match for Sochaux at the age of 16 years, 7 months, and 10 days. On 29 January 2022, Mayenda made his debut for Sochaux's reserves in the Championnat National 3, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 win over FC Grandvillars. On 2 February, he signed his first professional contract, the youngest in Sochaux history to do so.Sunderland
On 28 July 2023, Mayenda signed for EFL Championship club Sunderland on a five-year contract. According to L'Équipe, Sochaux and Sunderland agreed to a transfer fee slightly above €1 million, with the former keeping a 25% sell-on clause.Mayenda was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on 1 February 2024.
His first goals for Sunderland were against Sheffield Wednesday on 18 August 2024 where he scored twice in a 4–0 victory.
Mayenda scored Sunderland's first goal in the 2025 EFL Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 24 May 2025, equalising in the 76th minute to level the score at 1–1. Sunderland went on to secure promotion to the Premier League, with the final ultimately ending 2–1.
Mayenda scored on his Premier League debut for Sunderland, the first goal in a 3–0 win over West Ham United on the opening matchday.