Enock Mwepu

2022 - 10 - 10

Mwepu

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Celebrate Enock Mwepu still being with us if no longer on the pitch (We Are Brighton)

The devastating news of Enock Mwepu retiring should be mixed with happiness that he remains with us instead of a tragedy having unfolded.

But most important of all, we celebrate the fact you are still with us, if no longer on the pitch wearing the stripes. Enock, we will always wonder what might have been. None of us will want to have seen a Christian Eriksen-type situation unfold at the Amex or anywhere else. That though is question for the coming weeks. He reached the pinnacle of world club football by playing in the Premier League, making his nation fiercely and rightly proud. Of course, for him and his family it will be unimaginably worse.

Enock Mwepu retirement gutting with Brighton star starting to shine ... (The Sun)

IT IS never nice to see a player's career end before it's time.In the case of Enock Mwepu, who has been forced to retire at just 24 following the diag.

[Steven Gerrard](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/steven-gerrard/) - Mwepu final appearance for Brighton offered an example of what he was all about. [earn a 2-2 draw](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/16583431/liverpool-brighton-premier-league-match-report/) will never be forgotten on the south coast. [New manager Roberto De Zerbi](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19845073/brighton-de-zerbi-shakhtar-potter/) poured over the footage of the Mwepu and knew he had a talent on his hands. "He had the world at his feet and was only going to get better once he had adapted to the unique demands of the Premier League." [Yves Bissouma having joined Tottenham](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/18879037/tottenham-arsenal-yves-bissouma-transfer-brighton/) in the summer, Mwepu was given a more senior role in midfield and started to show just what he could bring. Whatever happens, in just over a year on the south coast Mwepu has certainly made his mark. "Before I arrived I looked at all the squad, and he was a player I was so excited and looking forward to working with." [At home to Leicester City](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19692590/brighton-leicester-live-stream-watch-premier-league-online/), in Graham Potter's final game in charge, Mwepu intercepted from James Maddison just inside his own half and the computer started to whirr. It was a sign that Mwepu was ready to be the main man in midfield - a chance which has been so cruelly taken away. [Brighton](https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/brighton/) have worked quickly to find a diagnosis and will offer every support to the midfielder. [forced to retire at just 24](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20057530/brighton-enock-mwepu-retire-heart-condition/) following the diagnosis of a hereditary heart condition, there is the saving grace that the problem was spotted before anything truly tragic happened. [Premier League](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/premierleague/) games across his Seagulls career.

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu forced to retire at 24 due to high ... (Sky News)

The 24-year-old fell ill while on a flight to link up with his Zambia teammates in the international break last month and returned to Brighton to undergo ...

This is not the end of my involvement in football, I plan to stay involved in some capacity." "I am so sorry for Enock," Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi said. "Before I arrived I looked at all the squad, and he was a player I was so excited and looking forward to working with. The 24-year-old fell ill while on a flight to link up with his Zambia teammates in the international break last month and returned to Brighton to undergo further cardiac tests after a period in hospital in Mali. "As a club we will give him all the love, help and support we possibly can to make a full recovery, and then as he decides on the next steps in his life." "He stood strong to follow his dream of playing football at the highest level and by the grace of God he lived his dream by reaching the Premier League.

Enock Mwepu and a career cruelly cut short by a hereditary heart ... (The Athletic)

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire at the age of 24 as a result of the diagnosis of a hereditary heart condition.

He is a fantastic person and whatever he does, he will succeed in his life. It’s been put into perspective by the shock and the sadness of Mwepu being forced to retire at the age of 24 with a hereditary heart condition. I think he has been lucky in as much as he is alive and well.

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu forced to retire due to heart ... (Messenger Newspapers)

The 24-year-old Zambia international joined the Seagulls from RB Salzburg in 2021.

This is however not the end of my involvement with football, I plan to stay involved in some capacity. We will do everything we can to help him.” “[The tests] have concluded that his illness is due to a hereditary cardiac condition, which manifests later in life and was not previously evident on regular cardiac screening.

Enock Mwepu: Brighton midfielder forced to retire after hereditary ... (ITV News)

Brighton and Hove midfielder Enoch Mwepu was taken ill while on a flight to join up with Zambia during the international break. | ITV News Meridian.

The midfielder was taken ill while on a flight to join up with Zambia during the international break. This is, however, not the end of my involvement with football. Head coach Roberto De Zerbi added: “I am so sorry for Enock.

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu forced to retire at 24 due to heart ... (Mirror.co.uk)

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This is however not the end of my involvement with football, I plan to stay involved in some capacity. [Brighton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/brighton-and-hove-albion-fc) chairman Tony Bloom said: “We are all absolutely devastated for Enock. New Seagulls coach Roberto De Zerbi added: “I am so sorry for Enock. We will do everything we can to help him.” The club's head of medicine and performance Adam Brett explained: “It is a terrible blow for Enock, but he has to put his health and his family first, and this is the right choice, however difficult it is to quit the game he loves. "He stood strong to follow his dream of playing football at the highest level, and by the grace of God he lived his dream by reaching the