Nathanaël Mbuku
Personal information
Full name Nathanaël Mbuku Wa Mbuku[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Augsburg
Number 34
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)
2018–2023 Reims II 10 (0)
2019–2023 Reims 80 (6)
2023– Augsburg 2 (0)
2023– Augsburg II 1 (0)
International career‡
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 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022

Nathanaël Mbuku Wa Mbuku (born 16 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club Augsburg.

Club career

Reims

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]

Augsburg

On 30 January 2023, Mbuku signed a four-and-a-half year contract with Augsburg in German Bundesliga.[6]

Personal life

Born in France, Mbuku holds French and Congolese nationalities.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reims II 2018–19 CFA 2 80————80
2019–20 CFA 2 10————10
2022–23 CFA 2 10————10
Total 100————100
Reims 2019–20 Ligue 1 1100020——130
2020–21 Ligue 1 32400———324
2021–22 Ligue 1 31220———332
2022–23 Ligue 1 60————60
Total 80620———826
Augsburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 20————20
Augsburg II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 10————10
Career total 93020200000970

Honours

France U17

Individual

  • FIFA U-17 World Cup Silver Boot: 2019[10]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Nathanaël Mbuku a signé professionnel au Stade de Reims". 23 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Olympique Marseille vs. Reims - 10 August 2019 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ Lampin, Julien; Audabram, Alexandre (25 October 2020). "Ligue 1 (J8) | Le Stade de Reims cartonne à Montpellier (4-0) et valide son premier succès en championnat". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Reims stun Montpellier, Briand scores 100th goal". Ligue 1. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "FCA sign Nathanaël Mbuku from Stade de Reims". FC Augsburg. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nathanaël MBUKU". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "VOILA NIGHT - FOOT-FRANCE U17: DÉCOUVREZ 06 INTERNATIONAUX FRANÇAIS D'ORIGINE CONGOLAISE".
  9. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 - France - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - News - Brazilians headline list of award winners - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
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