Amadou Mbengue

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Amadou Mbengue
Personal information
Full name Amadou Salif Mbengue
Date of birth (2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth France
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Reading
Number 27
Youth career
Melun
Metz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Metz II 11 (0)
2021–2022 Metz 12 (0)
2022– Reading 63 (2)
International career‡
2023– Senegal U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:15, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Amadou Salif Mbengue (born 5 January 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, for EFL League One club Reading. [1]

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Club career

Amadou Mbengue was part of FC Melun's youth setup, before joining the FC Metz academy. [2]

He made his professional debut for Metz on 3 October 2021 during a 3–2 Ligue 1 away loss against Angers; where he came on as an early substitute for Sikou Niakaté, who was, injured after a tackle from Mohamed-Ali Cho. [3]

Reading

On 13 September 2022, Reading confirmed the signing of Mbengue on a short-term contract until January 2023 after training with the club since leaving Metz during the summer of 2022. [4] He scored his first goal for the club, and his first professional goal, on 10 December 2022 in a 1–0 win against Coventry City. [5] On 13 January 2023, Reading announced that Mbengue had extended his contract with the club until the end of the season, with a view to a further extension. [6] On 17 May 2023, with his contract due to expire at the end of June 2023, Reading confirmed that they had offered Mbengue a new two-year contract, [7] which was signed on 19 July 2023. [8]

International career

In March 2023, Mbengue was called up to the Senegal U23 team for the first time. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 27 April 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz II 2021–22 Championnat National 2 11000–00110
Metz 2021–22 Ligue 1 12010–00130
Reading 2022–23 EFL Championship 2612100–282
2023–24 EFL League One 37110204 [lower-alpha 1] 0441
Total632312040723
Career total862412040963
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. 1 2 Amadou Mbengue at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Amadou Mbengue, ancien joueur U17 R3 du Football Club de Melun, aujourd'hui au FC Metz rencontrait les U17 Nat de Torcy (défaite 1-0)". Football Club de Melun . Facebook. 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Rabel, Nicolas (3 October 2021). "Résultat et résumé Angers - Metz, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 9e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "AMADOU MBENGUE SIGNS SHORT-TERM DEAL TO JOIN ROYALS". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Reading 1-0 Coventry". BBC Sport. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "AMADOU MBENGUE COMMITS FUTURE TO ROYALS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "NEW DEALS OFFERED AS CONTRACTS COME TO THEIR CONCLUSION". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "MBENGUE PENS NEW CONTRACT WITH THE ROYALS!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "SEVERAL ROYALS CALLED UP FOR INTERNATIONAL DUTY". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.


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