Nolan Mbemba
![]() Nolan Mbemba in the friendly RC Lens/Le Havre, July 16, 2020, at the Billy-Montigny Stadium Paul-War. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Amiens, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Le Havre (on loan from Reims) | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Lille | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Lille B | 57 | (13) |
2014–2015 | → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Lille | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Vitória Guimarães B | 5 | (0) |
2017– | Reims | 24 | (1) |
2020– | → Le Havre (loan) | 23 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Congo | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2021 |
Nolan Mbemba (born 19 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Le Havre, on loan from Reims. Born in France, he represents Republic of the Congo internationally.
Club career[]
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]
International career[]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Honours[]
Reims
References[]
- ^ "Mouscron-Péruwelz vs. Standard Liège - 15 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Namibia v Congo game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
External links[]
- Nolan Mbemba at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Sportspeople from Amiens
- Association football midfielders
- Republic of the Congo footballers
- Republic of the Congo international footballers
- French footballers
- Republic of the Congo people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- Royal Excel Mouscron players
- Vitória S.C. B players
- Stade de Reims players
- Le Havre AC players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal