Nathanaël Mbuku

Nathanaël Mbuku Wa Mbuku (born 16 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saint-Étienne on loan from German Bundesliga club Augsburg.

Nathanaël Mbuku
Personal information
Full name Nathanaël Mbuku Wa Mbuku[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Saint-Étienne
(on loan from Augsburg)
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2009 Villeneuvois
2009–2011 Alfortville
2011–2012 Maccabi Paris
2012–2014 US Ris-Orangis
2014–2016 US Lusitanos Saint-Maur
2016–2017 FC Fleury 91
2017–2018 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Reims II 10 (0)
2019–2023 Reims 80 (6)
2023– Augsburg 3 (0)
2023– Augsburg II 4 (2)
2024– → Saint-Étienne (loan) 16 (3)
International career
2017–2018 France U16 9 (2)
2018–2019 France U17 19 (5)
2019 France U18 11 (7)
2021 France U20 3 (0)
2021 France U21 2 (1)
2021 France Olympic 3 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place2019 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Reims

On 23 November 2018, Mbuku signed his first professional contract with Stade de Reims for three years.[2] He made his professional debut with Reims in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Olympique de Marseille on 10 August 2019.[3]

He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 in a 4–0 win against Montpellier on 25 October 2020, from an "acrobatic kick".[4] His teammate Boulaye Dia also scored from a penalty after Mbuku was fouled. The win was Reims' first in the league in the 2020–21 season.[5]

Augsburg

On 30 January 2023, Mbuku signed a four-and-a-half year contract with Augsburg in German Bundesliga.[6]

In January 2024, he joined Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on loan for the remainder of the season.[7]

Personal life

Born in France, Mbuku holds French and Congolese nationalities.[8][9]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reims II 2018–19 CFA 2 80————80
2019–20 CFA 2 10————10
2022–23 CFA 2 10————10
Total 100————100
Reims 2019–20 Ligue 1 1100020——130
2020–21 Ligue 1 32400———324
2021–22 Ligue 1 31220———332
2022–23 Ligue 1 60————60
Total 80620———826
Augsburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 20————20
Augsburg II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 10————10
Career total 93020200000970

Honours

France U17

Individual

  • FIFA U-17 World Cup Silver Boot: 2019[11]

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. "Nathanaël Mbuku a signé professionnel au Stade de Reims". 23 November 2018.
  3. "Olympique Marseille vs. Reims - 10 August 2019 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.
  4. Lampin, Julien; Audabram, Alexandre (25 October 2020). "Ligue 1 (J8) | Le Stade de Reims cartonne à Montpellier (4-0) et valide son premier succès en championnat". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. "Reims stun Montpellier, Briand scores 100th goal". Ligue 1. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. "FCA sign Nathanaël Mbuku from Stade de Reims". FC Augsburg. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  7. "Nathanaël Mbuku s'engage avec les Verts" [Nathanaël Mbuku joins the Greens]. www.asse.fr (in French). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. "Nathanaël MBUKU". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. "VOILA NIGHT - FOOT-FRANCE U17: DÉCOUVREZ 06 INTERNATIONAUX FRANÇAIS D'ORIGINE CONGOLAISE".
  10. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 - France". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019.
  11. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - News - Brazilians headline list of award winners". www.fifa.com.
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