 After searching a club for over a year, Mpenza finally signed a one-year contract with Eendracht Aalst on 1 October 2013.Mpenza played for the Belgium national football team between 1997 and 2009, though he was frequently injured in times of international call-ups.He played alongside his brother Mbo in the 1998 World Cup and in Euro 2000 where he scored a goal in the opening match against Sweden (which ended with Belgium's victory 2–1), but missed out on the World Cup in 2002 with a groin injury.