Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amadou Salif Mbengue | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | France | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back, Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
Melun | |||
Metz | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Metz II | 11 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Metz | 12 | (0) |
2022–2025 | Reading | 97 | (4) |
2025– | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Senegal U23 | 2 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:59, 26 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Championship club Queens Park Rangers. [1]
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]
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]
On 16 May 2025, Reading announced that they had offered Mbengue a new contract, which was due to expire on 30 June 2025. [9] On 26 June 2025, Reading announced that Mbengue had turned down a new contract in order to sign for Queens Park Rangers. [10]
On 26 June 2025, Queens Park Rangers announced that Mbengue would join the club on 1 July 2025, following the expiration of his Reading contract. [11]
He made his debut on 9 August 2025 starting in a 1-1 draw with Preston North End at Loftus Road. [12]
In March 2023, Mbengue was called up to the Senegal U23 team for the first time. [13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Metz II | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Metz | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Reading | 2022–23 | Championship | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
2023–24 | League One | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
2024–25 | League One | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
Total | 97 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 4 | ||
Career total | 120 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 4 |