Nolan Mbemba
_5.jpg) Mbemba with Le Havre in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Amiens, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grenoble | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Lille B | 57 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | → Mouscron (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Lille | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Vitória Guimarães B | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Reims | 24 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Reims B | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Le Havre | 80 | (2) |
| 2024– | Grenoble | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Congo | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:08, 16 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nolan Mbemba (born 19 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Grenoble. Born in France, he represents Republic of the Congo internationally.
Club career
[edit]Mbemba is a youth exponent from Lille. During the 2014–15 season, he joined Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz on a loan deal. He made his top division debut on 15 August 2014 against Standard Liège in a 5–2 home win.[1] On 21 November 2015, he made his debut with Lille's first team on an away draw against Troyes.
In May 2016 Mbemba moved to Portugal, signing for Vitória Guimarães.[2]
Mbemba helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2, helping promote them to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[3]
On 22 January 2024, Mbemba signed a contract with Grenoble until June 2025.[4]
International career
[edit]Mbemba was born in France and is of Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo descent. He was called up to the DR Congo national under-20 football team for a friendly against France U20s in 2015.[5]
He later switched his international allegiance to the Republic of the Congo. He made his debut for the Congo national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Namibia, a 1–1 away draw. He started and played a full game.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 7 June 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille B | 2012-13 | Championnat National 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2013-14 | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||||
| 2015-16 | Championnat National 3 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 13 | — | — | — | 57 | 13 | |||||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2014-15 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Lille | 2015-16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2016-17 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2016-17 | Liga Portugal 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Reims | 2017-18 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2018-19 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Reims B | 2017-18 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018-19 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2019-20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Le Havre | 2020-21 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021-22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2022-23 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2023-24 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 84 | 2 | ||||
| Grenoble | 2023-24 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 205 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
Honours
[edit]Reims
References
[edit]- ^ "Mouscron-Péruwelz vs. Standard Liège - 15 August 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Soares e Nolan Mbemba garantidos para a próxima época" [Soares and Nolan Mbemba guaranteed for the next season]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Nolan Mbemba est Grenoblois !" [Nolan Mbemba is at Grenoble!] (in French). Grenoble. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Football-amical : la RDC U20 face à la France à Toulouse | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
- ^ "Namibia v Congo game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
- ^ Nolan Mbemba at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Nolan Mbemba at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Footballers from Amiens
- Men's association football midfielders
- Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Royal Excel Mouscron players
- Vitória S.C. B players
- Stade de Reims players
- Le Havre AC players
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 21st-century French sportsmen