Claudy Mbuyi

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Claudy Mbuyi
Personal information
Full name Claudy Mbuyi Kabamba
Date of birth (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Rapid
Number 71
Youth career
Laval
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Laval 0 (0)
2018–2019Laval B (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2022 Jura Sud 51 (15)
2022–2024 Villefranche 47 (7)
2024–2025 SKN 24 (21)
2025– Rapid 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025

Claudy Mbuyi Kabamba (born 3 June 1999) is a Congolese-born French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rapid.

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Early life

Mbuyi was born on 3 June 1999. Born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, he is a native of the city. [1]

Career

As a youth player, Mbuyi joined the youth academy of French side Laval and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2017, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals. In 2019, he signed for French side Jura Sud, where he made fifty-one league appearances and scored fifteen goals. [2]

During the summer of 2022, he signed for French side Villefranche, where he made forty-seven league appearances and scored seven goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Austrian side SKN in 2024, where he made twenty-four league appearances and scored twenty-one goals. Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for Austrian side Rapid. [2]

Style of play

Mbuyi plays as a forward and is right-footed. Speaking to French news website Foot Mercato in 2025, he said "I'm a deep-lying striker, I like to run and play with my back to goal. "All things considered, I like to take Victor Osimhen or Didier Drogba as examples. I try to draw on their qualities". [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Laval 2017–18 CFA 00101020
Laval (loan) 2018–19 National 3 8080
Jura Sud 2019–20 CFA 2 19200192
2020–21 CFA 2601070
2021–22 CFA 22613543117
Total5115645719
Villefranche 2022–23 CFA 19431225
2023–24 CFA28311294
Total47742519
SKN 2024–25 2. Liga 2421222623
Rapid Wien 2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 41106 [a] 3113
Career total13444148106315555

References

  1. "Claudy Mbuyi a posé sa griffe chez les tigres caladois de Villefranche" [Claudy Mbuyi has made his mark on the Caladois Tigers of Villefranche] (in French). Le Progrès. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Claudy Mbuyi at Soccerway
  3. "Claudy Mbuyi, le meilleur buteur d'Autriche qui va animer le mercato" [Claudy Mbuyi, Austria's top scorer, who will be the driving force in the transfer window] (in French). Foot Mercato. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.