Luke Mbete
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Mbete-Tabu[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 September 2003||
Place of birth | Westminster, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 79 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2016 | Brentford | ||
2016–2021 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:00, 23 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:00, 23 September 2021 (UTC) |
Luke Mbete-Tabu (born 18 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester City.
Club career[]
Born in London,[3] Mbete joined Brentford as a child.[4] When they closed their academy in 2016 he joined Manchester City.[4] In November 2020 he started for the City side that defeated Chelsea in the final of the FA Youth Cup.[5] On 21 September 2021 he made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers.[6]
International career[]
Born in England, Mbete is of Congolese descent.[7] He has represented England at youth level.[8]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 9 March 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City U23 | 2020–21[9] | — | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Manchester City U23 | 2021–22[10] | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Manchester City | 2021–22[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
References[]
- ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Luke Mbete-Tabu". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Leigh, Neil (1 January 2021). "Who is Luke Mbete?". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b Simon Bajkowski (8 December 2020). "Luke Mbete adds to Man City growing confidence about their defence". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Bajkowski, Simon (2 November 2020). "Man City 3-2 Chelsea RECAP and highlights from FA Youth Cup final as McAtee, Rogers and Palmer score". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Manchester City v Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Dawes, Olly (January 5, 2021). "Report: Leeds want to raid Manchester City for Luke Mbete". HITC.
- ^ Smith, Frank (6 September 2021). "England MU19s come from behind to draw in Germany". England Football. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Mbete in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Mbete in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
External links[]
- Luke Mbete at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Greater London
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- English sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Association football defenders
- Black British sportspeople