Divin Mubama

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Divin Mubama
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Mubama in 2023
Personal information
Full name Divin Saku Mubama [1]
Date of birth (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Youth career
2013–2022 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 West Ham United 8 (0)
2024– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U15 3 (1)
2019–2020 England U16 8 (2)
2021–2022 England U18 7 (3)
2022–2023 England U19 5 (0)
2023– England U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:00, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Divin Saku Mubama (born 25 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester City.

Contents

Club career

West Ham United

Born in Newham, Mubama joined West Ham United at the age of eight. [3] On 28 October 2021, Mubama signed his first professional contract with the club. [4] On 3 November 2022, Mubama made his debut for West Ham in a UEFA Europa Conference League tie against Romanian club FCSB. [5] West Ham won the game 3–0 with Mubama’s header diverted into his own goal by FCSB’s Joyskim Dawa for West Ham’s second goal. [6] [7]

On 16 March 2023, he scored his first, and only, senior competitive goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League in a 4–0 win against AEK Larnaca, after coming on as a substitute. [8] [9]

Mubama was a member of the team which won the 2023 FA Youth Cup, defeating Arsenal 5–1 at the Emirates Stadium in April 2023. [10] Having scored a hat-trick in the previous round against Southampton, Mubama finished top-scorer in the competition. [11]

On 30 June 2024, West Ham announced that Mubama would leave the club at the end of his contract finishing that day. [12]

Manchester City

On 29 August 2024, Mubama confirmed he had signed for Manchester City. West Ham received a £2 million compensation fee as part of Mubama's move. [13]

International career

Born in England, Mubama is of DR Congolese descent. [14] He has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 level. [15]

On 12 October 2023, Mubama made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania. [16]

Personal life

Mubama attended St Bonaventure's in Forest Gate. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U21 2022–23 [18] —2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2023–24 [19] —2 [lower-alpha 1] 222
Total—4242
West Ham United 2022–23 [18] Premier League 3010002 [lower-alpha 2] 1—61
2023–24 [19] Premier League5020104 [lower-alpha 3] 0—120
Total80301061—181
Career total8030106142223
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

West Ham United U18

West Ham United

Individual

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  2. ↑ "D.Mubama". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Roshane (4 November 2022). "The journey to West Ham's first team of Mubama, Scarles, Casey and Swyer" . The Athletic. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Divin Mubama signs first professional contract". West Ham United F.C. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Team News: Scarles and Mubama make debuts, Fornals hits milestone". West Ham United F.C. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Rose, Gary (3 November 2022). "West Ham finish European group with 100% record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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  8. ↑ "Bowen double sees West Ham cruise into last eight". BBC Sport. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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  11. ↑ "FA Youth Cup live blog". West Ham United F.C. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Johnson and Mubama to leave West Ham United". West Ham United F.C. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Why Man City have signed striker and transfer fee confirmed as new player announces own move". Manchester Evening News. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Divin Mubama, un Hammer affuté". April 7, 2023.
  15. ↑ Divin Mubama at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "Report: Romania 2-0 England's Elite League squad". Englandfootball.com. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "School Sport: St Bonaventure's are Essex Cup kings!". Newham Recorder. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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