Noel Mbo

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Noel Mbo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Helsingborg
Number 23
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
2015–2017 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Gillingham 1 (0)
2017 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Kingstonian (loan) 7 (1)
2018 → Kingstonian (loan) 6 (1)
2019– Helsingborg 18 (0)
2019 → Eskilsminne (loan) 10 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:59, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

Noel Mbo (born 14 March 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who as a striker for Helsingborg.[3]

Early and personal life[]

Mbo was born in the Congo and moved to England as a child.[4]

Career[]

Mbo began his career with Charlton Athletic,[4] before signing with Gillingham in October 2015.[1] He turned professional for the 2017–18 season,[4] spending time on loan at non-league clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough and Kingstonian.[5][6][7]

He made his senior debut for Gillingham on 7 November 2017, in the Football League Trophy against Reading U21s, and he scored as Gillingham won 7-5.[8][9]

He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham in May 2018.[4] In July 2018 he said he was looking forward to the 2018–19 season.[10] He made his League debut on 26 December 2018.[11]

In February 2019 Mbo went on trial with Swedish club Helsingborg.[12] Later that month his contract with Gillingham was terminated by mutual consent.[13][14] On 5 March 2019, Mbo signed a three-year deal with Helsingborg.[15][16] He made his competitive debut for the club as a 67th minute substitute in a 3-0 league loss to Östersunds on 29 April 2019.[17]

On 9 August 2019, Mbo joined Division 1 side Eskilsminne on loan for the rest of the season. Three days later, he scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Kristianstad.[18]

Career statistics[]

As of 4 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 2017–18[8] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
2018–19[11] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2017–18[5] National League South 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Kingstonian (loan) 2017–18[6] Isthmian Premier 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 14 4
Helsingborg 2019[2] Allsvenskan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020[2] Allsvenskan 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Eskilsminne (loan) 2019[2] Division 1 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4
Career total 36 6 1 0 0 0 3 3 40 9

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Profile". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Noel Mbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ Noel Mbo: Former Gillingham man on his move to Sweden and being ready to take his chance englishplayersabroad.com
  4. ^ a b c d Luke Cawdell (24 May 2018). "Gillingham sign striker Noel Mbo up for another season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Profile". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Profile". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Noel Mbo scores for Kingstonian after joining them on loan from Gillingham". Kent Online. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Report: Gillingham 7-5 Reading U21". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  10. ^ Luke Cawdell (20 July 2018). "Gillingham striker Noel Mbo full of confidence ahead of the new League 1 season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  12. ^ Luke Cawdell (7 February 2019). "Gillingham forward Noel Mbo is on trial with Swedish side Helsingborgs". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  13. ^ Luke Cawdell (28 February 2019). "Striker Noel Mbo has left Gillingham with immediate effect". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Noel Mbo leaves Gills". Gillingham F.C. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  15. ^ Daniel Bengtsson (5 March 2019). "Noel Mbo klar för HIF" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Mbo signs for Helsingborgs". Gillingham F.C. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Östersunds FK vs. Helsingborg - 29 April 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  18. ^ "KRISTIANSTAD VS. ESKILSMINNE 1 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.


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