Clinton Mola (born 15 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on loan from Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
![]() Mola in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Clinton Mola[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Camden, London, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Blackburn Rovers (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
AC United | |||
2015–2020 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | VfB Stuttgart | 12 | (0) |
2022 | VfB Stuttgart II | 2 | (0) |
2022– | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
2018–2019 | England U18 | 7 | (1) |
2019 | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
2021– | England U20 | 3 | (1) |
2021– | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:40, 30 March 2022 (UTC) |
On 31 January 2020, Mola moved to VfB Stuttgart.[3] Mola made his debut for Stuttgart on 5 February 2020 in the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[4]
On 1 September 2022, Mola signed for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal including an option to buy.[5]
Born in England, Mola is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for England.[6]
On 6 September 2021, Mola made a goalscoring debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park. [7]
On 4 October 2021, Mola received his first call up to the England U21s as an injury replacement for Levi Colwill. [8] On 16 November 2021, Mola made his U21 debut during a 3–2 defeat to Georgia in Batumi. [9]
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Blackburn Rovers F.C. – current squad | |
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