Bryan Mbeumo

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Bryan Mbeumo
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Mbeumo while with Troyes in 2018
Personal information
Full name Bryan Tetsadong Marceau Mbeumo [1]
Date of birth (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Avallon, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2011 CO Avallonais
2011 Bourgoin-Jallieu
2012–2013 CO Avallonais
2013–2016 Troyes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Troyes II 33 (14)
2018–2019 Troyes 41 (11)
2019–2025 Brentford 222 (65)
2025– Manchester United 2 (0)
International career‡
2015 France U17 1 (0)
2018–2019 France U20 3 (0)
2019–2020 France U21 6 (1)
2022– Cameroon 22 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:34, 24 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Bryan Tetsadong Marceau Mbeumo (French pronunciation: [bø.mo] ; [4] born 7 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Cameroon national team.

Contents

Mbeumo is a product of the Troyes academy, and began his senior career there in 2016 for the club's reserve team. He transferred to Brentford in 2019, and was a member of their squad which gained promotion to the Premier League in 2021. After making 242 appearances for Brentford over six seasons, Mbeumo joined Manchester United in July 2025.

Although he had been capped by France at youth international level, Mbeumo decided to represent Cameroon, and made his senior international debut for them in 2022. At the end of that year, he was included in Cameroon's FIFA World Cup squad, playing in three matches.

Club career

Troyes

A left-footed winger with a preference for playing on the right, [5] Mbeumo joined Troyes at the age of 14. He graduated to the club's reserve team in the 2016–17 season. [2] [6] He was in the Troyes U-19 team which won the 2018 Coupe Gambardella, scoring twice in the final at the Stade de France. [7]

Mbeumo made his senior debut for the club in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over Metz on 17 February 2018, and made three further appearances during the 2017–18 season, [2] which culminated in Troyes' relegation to Ligue 2. [7] Mbeumo became a first-team regular in the 2018–19 season, making 40 appearances and scoring 11 goals. [2] Troyes reached the Ligue 2 promotion play-off semi-finals. [7] He departed the Stade de l'Aube in August 2019, having made 46 senior appearances, and scoring 12 goals. [2] [6]

Brentford

2019–2021

On 5 August 2019, Mbeumo moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a five-year contract, for a club record fee of £5.8 million. [6] [8] He made 47 appearances and scored 16 goals in the 2019–20 season. [9] Brentford reached the 2020 Championship play-off final, but were defeated 2–1 by Fulham. [10] Mbeumo's performances were recognised with a nomination for the EFL Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards at the 2020 London Football Awards. [11]

Mbeumo's goalscoring dropped off during the "difficult" COVID-19-affected 2020–21 season. [12] By March 2021, however, his ten assists and four goals helped him gain another nomination for the EFL Player of the Year award, at the 2021 London Football Awards. [13] Mbeumo finished the season with eight goals in 49 appearances, and Brentford qualified for the Premier League by winning the 2021 Championship play-off final, in which they defeated Swansea City 2–0. [14] [15]

2021–22 season

Mbeumo was deployed as a forward alongside Ivan Toney early in the 2021–22 season and by his 11th Premier League appearance, [16] [17] he had scored two goals and hit the woodwork seven times. [18] [19] Mbeumo's first hat-trick of his career (scored in a 4–1 FA Cup third round win over Port Vale on 8 January 2022) was also the first scored by a substitute in Brentford history; it earned him a place in the Team of the Round, and a nomination for Player of the Round. [20] Three weeks later, he signed a new four-year contract, with a one-year option. [21] Mbeumo ended the 2021–22 season with eight goals in 38 appearances; in addition, he tied with Raphinha for the record of most woodwork hits during a Premier League season, [18] with seven. [22]

2022–23 season

During the 2022–23 pre-season friendlies, Mbeumo proved his versatility by at times being deployed as a wing back in a 3–4–3 formation. [23] He made 39 appearances in all competitions, scoring 9 goals. [24] Mbeumo's 9 goals (all scored in league matches) more than doubled that of the previous season, with head coach Thomas Frank remarking that Mbeumo "has grown more and more to be a key player for us. He works very hard on his finishing". [25]

2023–24 season

Starting the 2023–24 season on the right hand side of a front three alongside Yoane Wissa and Kevin Schade, [5] [26] Mbeumo's five goals across seven appearances in August and October 2023 saw him nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award for each month. [27] [28] In the absence of the suspended Ivan Toney, he became the team's first-choice penalty taker. [29] Mbeumo scored two further goals before missing three months after undergoing surgery on a "bad" ankle injury suffered during a 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 6 December. [30] [31] [32] He ended the 2023–24 season with 27 appearances and nine goals. [30]

2024–25 season

Following the departure of Ivan Toney and a long-term injury suffered by new forward signing Igor Thiago, Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa again led Brentford's forward line during the early months of the 2024–25 season. [33] Good goalscoring form saw Mbeumo nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award in August and October 2024 and January 2025. [34] [35] [36] His October performances also won him a nomination for the PFA Premier League Fans' Player of the Month award. [37] He concluded the season with 20 Premier League goals, significantly outperforming his expected goals (xG) tally of 12.3 by +7.7, the highest xG overperformance in the league. [38]

Manchester United

On 21 July 2025, Mbeumo joined fellow Premier League club Manchester United for a reported fee of £71 million, comprising £65 million guaranteed and £6 million in potential add-ons. [39] He signed a five-year contract with an option to extend for a further year. [40] On 17 August, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 home defeat to rivals Arsenal in the league. [41] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 away draw against EFL League Two side Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup third round, before missing the decisive penalty as United lost the shootout 11–12. [42]

International career

Mbeumo lining up for France U20 in 2019 Bryan Mbeumo.jpg
Mbeumo lining up for France U20 in 2019

Mbeumo won 10 caps and scored one goal for France at U17, U20 and U21 level. [43] In August 2022, following a meeting in London with Samuel Eto'o, Mbeumo declared his senior international allegiance to the Cameroon national team. [44] He made 9 appearances and scored one goal during the 2022–23 season, with three appearances coming during Cameroon's 2022 World Cup campaign, [45] prior to the team's group stage exit. [46] After appearing in three of Cameroon's four 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches and scoring one goal, [45] injury ruled Mbeumo out of the final tournament. [32]

Style of play

Mbeumo is a versatile forward who primarily operates as a right winger in a front three, often cutting inside onto his stronger left foot. In systems using a 3–4–2–1 formation, he typically plays as an inside forward in the right half-space, where he can exploit defensive gaps, link up with teammates, and pose a threat on goal. [47]

Known for his pace, direct dribbling, and movement off the ball, Mbeumo excels in quick attacking transitions. He is particularly effective at carrying the ball into dangerous areas and creating high-quality chances, as reflected by his league-leading expected assists (xA) in the 2024–25 season. [47] Despite not being a traditional striker, he also recorded the highest number of non-penalty goals over expected (npxG overperformance) during the same campaign, showcasing his clinical finishing. [47]

Personal life

Mbeumo has a Cameroonian father and a French mother. [48]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Troyes II 2016–17 [2] CFA 2 125―――125
2017–18 [2] Championnat National 3219―――219
Total3314―――3314
Troyes 2017–18 [2] Ligue 1 400000―40
2018–19 [2] Ligue 2 351010311 [c] 04011
2019–20 [2] Ligue 221―――21
Total41111031104612
Brentford 2019–20 [9] Championship 421510103 [d] 14716
2020–21 [14] Championship44800203 [d] 0498
2021–22 [18] Premier League 3541321―388
2022–23 [24] Premier League3890010―399
2023–24 [30] Premier League2590020―279
2024–25 [49] Premier League38201030―4220
Total22265331116124270
Manchester United 2025–26 [50] Premier League200011—31
Career total29890431537132497
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 25 March 2025 [45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 202260
202383
202462
202521
Total226
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mbeumo goal.
List of international goals scored by Bryan Mbeumo
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
110 June 2023 Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United StatesFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–02–2 Friendly [51]
212 September 2023 Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, CameroonFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1–03–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [52]
317 November 2023 Japoma Stadium, Douala, CameroonFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1–03–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [53]
411 June 2024 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, AngolaFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–01–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification [54]
511 October 2024Japoma Stadium, Douala, CameroonFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3–14–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [55]
625 March 2025 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, CameroonFlag of Libya.svg  Libya 2–03–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification [56]

Honours

Brentford

Individual

References

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  5. 1 2 Harris, Jay (6 September 2023). "Bryan Mbeumo's evolution into Brentford's goalscorer" . The Athletic. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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  9. 1 2 "Games played by Bryan Mbeumo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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  11. ↑ "Bees up for London Football Awards prizes". Brentford F.C. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Mbeumo: This season has been so tough" . The League Paper. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Thomas, Ivan, and Bryan shortlisted for London Football Awards". Brentford F.C. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Bryan Mbeumo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  15. 1 2 Vincent, Gareth (29 May 2021). "Brentford 2–0 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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  30. 1 2 3 "Games played by Bryan Mbeumo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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  32. 1 2 "Mbeumo out for three months". brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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  37. ↑ @BrentfordFC (1 November 2024). "Another day, another award nomination for @Bmbeumo19 🇨🇲 Our top scorer has been shortlisted for the PFA Player of the Month for October 🔥" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  56. ↑ "Cameroon vs. Libya". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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