Noah Mbamba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noah Mbamba-Muanda | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ixelles, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Genk | ||
| 2020–2021 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Club NXT | 20 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Club Brugge | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:11, 25 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Noah Mbamba-Muanda (born 5 January 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Club career
On 22 January 2021, Mbamba made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against Lierse.[1]
He made his league debut for the senior squad of Brugge in the Belgian First Division A on 23 May 2021, when he started in the game against Genk, at the age of 16.[2] He made his Champions league debut on 3 November 2021 against Manchester City at the age of 16.
On 14 January 2023, Mbamba joined German club Bayer Leverkusen for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2028.[3][4]
On 19 June 2024, Mbamba joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan for the 2024–25 season.[5]
International career
Born in Belgium, Mbamba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 February 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian First Division B | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | |||||
| Club Brugge | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in Belgian Pro League playoff
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Club Brugge
Bayer Leverkusen
References
- ^ "Lierse 3–1 Club NXT". Soccerway.
- ^ "Brugge v Genk game report". Soccerway. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Noah Mbamba naar Bayer 04 Leverkusen". Club Brugge (in Dutch). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Bayer 04 holt belgisches Top-Talent Mbamba". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "FORTUNA LEIHT NOAH MBAMBA AUS" [FORTUNA LOANS NOAH MBAMBA] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Taecke, Tomas (24 May 2021). "Geslaagd debuut voor 16-jarige Noah Mbamba: "Aan de bal is hij fenomenaal"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Noah Mbamba at Soccerway
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
External links
- Noah Mbamba at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at the Club Brugge website