Nathanaël Mbuku (born 16 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Reims.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nathanaël Mbuku[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Reims | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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) |
2018–2020 | Reims II | 9 | (0) |
2019– | Reims | 73 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022 |
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]
Born in France, Mbuku is of DR Congolese descent.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reims | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
France U17
Individual
Stade de Reims – current squad | |
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France men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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