Noah Mbamba

Noah Mbamba
Personal information
Full name Noah Mbamba-Muanda
Date of birth (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Ixelles, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 18
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)
International career‡
2020 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2021– Belgium U19 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:18, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Noah Mbamba-Muanda (born 5 January 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for 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]

International career

Born in Belgium, Mbamba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 February 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup 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 First Division A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 14 0 3 0 3[b] 0 1[c] 0 21 0
2022–23 Belgian First Division A 2 0 1 0 0 0 1[c] 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[d] 0 — 6 0
Total 4 0 1 0 2 1 — 7 0
Career total 40 3 5 0 5 0 4 0 54 3
  1. ^ Appearances in Belgian Pro League playoff
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club Brugge

References

  1. ^ "Lierse 3–1 Club NXT". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Brugge v Genk game report". Soccerway. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Noah Mbamba naar Bayer 04 Leverkusen". Club Brugge (in Dutch). 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  4. ^ "Bayer 04 holt belgisches Top-Talent Mbamba". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  5. ^ Taecke, Tomas (2021-05-24). "Geslaagd debuut voor 16-jarige Noah Mbamba: "Aan de bal is hij fenomenaal"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  6. ^ Noah Mbamba at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.

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