Nolan Mbemba

Nolan Mbemba
Nolan Mbemba in the friendly RC Lens/Le Havre, July 16, 2020, at the Billy-Montigny Stadium Paul-War.
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29)
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
0000–2013 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Lille B 57 (13)
2014–2015Mouscron (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 0 (0)
International career
2021– Congo 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 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 OSC. 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 AC.

In May 2016 Mbemba moved to Portugal, signing for Vitória Guimarães.[2]

Mbemba helped Stade de 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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

Honours[edit]

Reims

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mouscron-Péruwelz vs. Standard Liège - 15 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Nolan Mbemba est Grenoblois !" [Nolan Mbemba is at Grenoble!] (in French). Grenoble. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Namibia v Congo game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ Nolan Mbemba at Soccerway

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