Joseph Mbong
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Essien Mbong | ||
Date of birth | 15 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ħamrun Spartans | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Hibernians | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2020 | Hibernians | 108 | (5) |
2017 | → Inter Zaprešić (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2020– | Ħamrun Spartans | 22 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Malta U-17 | 4 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Malta U-19 | 6 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Malta U-21 | 14 | (1) |
2018– | Malta | 29 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2021 |
Joseph Mbong (born 15 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ħamrun Spartans. Born in Nigeria, he represents the Maltese national football team.
Personal life[]
Mbong is of Nigerian descent. His father Essien Mbong was also a footballer and spent most of his career with Hibernians. He is the older brother of fellow Maltese international Paul Mbong and Siggiewi forward Emmanuel Mbong.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "100th MPL appearance for Joseph Mbong". Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Emmanuel Mbong, Middle Son Of Hibernians Football Legend Papa, Signs To Kalkara FC". Retrieved 3 September 2020.
External links[]
- Joseph Mbong at National-Football-Teams.com
- Joseph Mbong at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- Maltese footballers
- Malta international footballers
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian emigrants to Malta
- Maltese people of Nigerian descent
- Association football forwards
- NK Inter Zaprešić players
- Hibernians F.C. players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Malta youth international footballers
- Malta under-21 international footballers
- Maltese football biography stubs