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Noel Mbo (born 14 March 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for Džiugas as a striker.

Noel Mbo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth	Congo
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Džiugas
Number	54
Youth career
	Charlton Athletic
2015–2017	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Gillingham	1	(0)
2017	→ Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	3	(0)
2017	→ Kingstonian (loan)	7	(1)
2018	→ Kingstonian (loan)	6	(1)
2019–2021	Helsingborg	18	(0)
2019	→ Eskilsminne (loan)	10	(4)
2022–	Džiugas	15	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Mbo was born in the Congo and moved to England as a child.[3]

Career

Mbo began his career with Charlton Athletic,[3] before signing with Gillingham in October 2015.[1] He turned professional for the 2017–18 season,[3] spending time on loan at non-league clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough and Kingstonian.[4][5][6]

He made his senior debut for Gillingham on 7 November 2017, in the Football League Trophy against Reading U21s, and he scored as Gillingham won 7-5.[7][8]

He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham in May 2018.[3] In July 2018 he said he was looking forward to the 2018–19 season.[9] He made his League debut on 26 December 2018.[10]

In February 2019 Mbo went on trial with Swedish club Helsingborg.[11] Later that month his contract with Gillingham was terminated by mutual consent.[12][13] On 5 March 2019, Mbo signed a three-year deal with Helsingborg.[14][15][16] He made his competitive debut for the club as a 67th minute substitute in a 3-0 league loss to Östersunds on 29 April 2019.[17]

On 9 August 2019, Mbo joined Division 1 side Eskilsminne on loan for the rest of the season. Three days later, he scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Kristianstad.[18]

On 16 December 2021 Helsingborg announced that Mbo was being released by the club upon the expiry of his contract.[19]

He signed for Džiugas in July 2022.[20] On 27 August he scored the goal against FK Panevėžys.[21]

Career statistics

As of 4 July 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	2017–18[7]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
	2018–19[10]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	2017–18[4]	National League South	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Kingstonian (loan)	2017–18[5]	Isthmian Premier	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	14	4
Helsingborg	2019[2]	Allsvenskan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2020[2]	Allsvenskan	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Eskilsminne (loan)	2019[2]	Division 1	10	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	4
Career total			36	6	1	0	0	0	3	3	40	9

References

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