Bryan Mbeumo

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Bryan Mbeumo
Bryan Mbeumo, Brentford F.C. footballer, July 2021.jpg
Mbeumo following a Brentford match in 2021.
Personal information
Full name Bryan Mbeumo[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Avallon, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2011 CO Avallonais
2011–2012 Bourgoin-Jallieu
2012–2013 CO Avallonais
2013–2016 Troyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Troyes II 33 (14)
2018–2019 Troyes 41 (11)
2019– Brentford 111 (26)
National team
2015 France U17 1 (0)
2018–2019 France U20 3 (0)
2019–2020 France U21 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:46, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Bryan Mbeumo (born 7 August 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the Troyes AC academy and was capped by France at youth level.

Club career[]

Troyes AC[]

A winger, Mbeumo joined Troyes AC at the age of 14 and graduated to the club's reserve team in the 2016–17 season.[2][4] He was a part of the Troyes U19 team which won the 2018 Coupe Gambardella and scored twice in the final at the Stade de France.[5] Mbeumo made his senior debut for the club in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over FC Metz on 17 February 2018 and made three further appearances during the 2017–18 season,[2] which culminated in relegation to Ligue 2.[5] The relegation allowed Mbeumo to break into the first team squad and he made 40 appearances and scored 11 goals during the 2018–19 season,[2] which ended with defeat in the Ligue 2 promotion play-off semi-finals.[5] He departed the Stade de l'Aube in August 2019, after making 46 appearances and scoring 12 goals for the club.[2][4]

Brentford[]

On 5 August 2019, Mbeumo moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a five-year contract for a club record £5.8 million fee.[4][6] He made 47 appearances and scored 16 goals during the 2019–20 season,[7] which ended with defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off Final.[8] Mbeumo's performances were recognised with a nomination for the EFL Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards at the 2020 London Football Awards.[7][9] Mbeumo's goal tally dropped off during a "difficult" COVID-19-affected 2020–21 season, but by March 2021, his 10 assists and four goals saw him nominated for the EFL Player of the Year award at the 2021 London Football Awards.[10] Mbeumo finished Brentford's 2021 Championship play-off Final-winning 2020–21 season with 49 appearances and eight goals.[11][12]

Mbeumo was deployed as a forward alongside Ivan Toney early in the 2021–22 season and by his 11th Premier League appearance,[13][14] he had scored two goals and hit the woodwork seven times.[15][16] Mbeumo's first hat-trick of his career (scored in a 4–1 FA Cup third round win over Port Vale on 8 January 2022) was also the first scored by a substitute in Brentford history and earned him a place in the Team of the Round and a nomination for Player of the Round.[17] Three weeks later, he signed a new four-year contract, with a one-year option.[18]

International career[]

Mbeumo lining up for France U20 in 2019.

Mbeumo won 10 caps and scored one goal for France at U17, U20 and U21 level.[19]

Personal life[]

Mbeumo is of Cameroonian descent.[5] In June 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, but showed no symptoms and missed one match.[20][21]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 22 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Troyes II 2016–17[2] CFA 2 12 5 ― ― ― 12 5
2017–18[2] National 3 21 9 ― ― ― 21 9
Total 33 14 ― ― ― 33 14
Troyes 2017–18[2] Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 ― 4 0
2018–19[2] Ligue 2 35 10 1 0 3 1 1[a] 0 40 11
2019–20[2] Ligue 2 2 1 ― ― ― 2 1
Total 41 11 1 0 3 1 1 0 46 12
Brentford 2019–20[7] Championship 42 15 1 0 1 0 3[b] 1 47 16
2020–21[11] Championship 44 8 0 0 2 0 3[b] 0 49 8
2021–22[15] Premier League 25 3 1 3 2 1 ― 28 7
Total 111 26 2 3 5 1 6 1 124 31
Career total 185 51 3 3 8 2 7 1 203 57
  1. ^ Appearance in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours[]

Brentford

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification Of Shirt Numbers : Brentford" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bryan Mbeumo at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Bryan Mbeumo – Midfielder – First Team". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Brentford sign Bryan Mbeumo from Troyes". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Get to Know: Bryan Mbeumo". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Brentford close on Premier League dream – just don't call it 'Moneyball'". ESPN. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Games played by Bryan Mbeumo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Bees up for London Football Awards prizes". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Thomas, Ivan, and Bryan shortlisted for London Football Awards". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Bryan Mbeumo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  12. ^ a b Vincent, Gareth (29 May 2021). "Brentford 2–0 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  13. ^ Majid, Uzzi (11 September 2021). "Every word Frank said on Brentford's Brighton defeat and Shandon Baptiste". Football.London. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Bryan Mbeumo named as someone to make a difference in FPL". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Bryan Mbeumo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Is Mbeumo the unluckiest Premier League player?". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Bryan misses our on Player of the Round prize". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Bryan Mbeumo signs new contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  19. ^ Bryan Mbeumo at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
  20. ^ "Bryan Mbeumo: Brentford forward tests positive for coronavirus". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  21. ^ Fisher, Ben (26 June 2020). "Brentford sink West Brom to turn up heat in Championship promotion race". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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