Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza (born 4 July 1978) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a striker.

At Schalke he was very successful together with his compatriot Marc Wilmots and other striker Ebbe Sand but they failed to win the German title on the last day of competition.

Mpenza signed for Manchester City, after playing and scoring in a specially arranged match at Eastlands on 14 February 2007.

However, facing competition for his place from Rolando Bianchi, Valeri Bojinov, Geovanni and Elano, all signed by new City manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in summer 2007, Mpenza did not score again after September, and was released in July 2008.

In August 2010, Mpenza signed a three-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku.

[18] Mpenza played for the Belgium national football team between 1997 and 2009, though he was frequently injured in times of international call-ups.