Divin Mubama

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Divin Mubama
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Mubama with West Ham United 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
Stoke City
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2022 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 West Ham United 8 (0)
2024– Manchester City 1 (0)
2025–Stoke City (loan) 4 (2)
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)
2023–2025 England U20 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:33, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:05, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Divin Saku Mubama (born 25 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Stoke City, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.

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Club career

West Ham United

Mubamba was born in Newham, London and attended St Bonaventure's. [3] Mubama joined the West Ham United Academy at the age of eight. [4] On 28 October 2021, Mubama signed his first professional contract with the club. [5] On 3 November 2022, Mubama made his debut for West Ham in a UEFA Europa Conference League tie against Romanian club FCSB. [6] 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. [7] [8]

On 16 March 2023, he scored his first senior competitive goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League in a 4–0 win against AEK Larnaca, after coming on as a substitute. [9] [10] 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. [11] Having scored a hat-trick in the previous round against Southampton, Mubama finished top-scorer in the competition. [12]

On 30 June 2024, West Ham announced that Mubama would leave the club at the end of his contract finishing that day. [13]

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. [14] Mubama made his Man City debut on 11 January 2025, starting and then scoring in a 8–0 FA Cup third round home victory over EFL League Two side Salford City. [15]

Stoke City (loan)

On 5 July 2025, Mubama joined EFL Championship club Stoke City on loan for the 2025–26 season. [16] On 9 August, he marked his debut for the club with a goal, scoring the second in a 3–1 home win against Derby County in the opening game of the season. [17]

International career

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

On 12 October 2023, Mubama made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania. [20]

On 29 August 2025, Mubama was called up to the England under-21s. [21]

Personal life

Mubama attended St Bonaventure's in Forest Gate, the same school that Jermain Defoe attended. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U21 2022–23 [23] 2 [a] 020
2023–24 [24] 2 [a] 222
Total4242
West Ham United 2022–23 [23] Premier League 3010002 [b] 161
2023–24 [24] Premier League5020104 [c] 0120
Total80301061181
Manchester City U21 2024–25 [25] 1 [a] 010
Manchester City 2024–25 [25] Premier League101100000021
Stoke City (loan) 2025–26 [26] Championship 42001052
Career total13241206152306
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

West Ham United U18

West Ham United

Individual

References

  1. "2022/23 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. "D.Mubama". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. "Just Divin". St Bonaventure's. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  4. 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.
  5. "Divin Mubama signs first professional contract". West Ham United F.C. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. "Team News: Scarles and Mubama make debuts, Fornals hits milestone". West Ham United F.C. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  7. Rose, Gary (3 November 2022). "West Ham finish European group with 100% record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  8. "'Proud to be a Hammer'". BBC Sport. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. "Bowen double sees West Ham cruise into last eight". BBC Sport. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. "Mubama: I'm buzzing to score my first senior goal for West Ham!". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  11. "West Ham thrash Arsenal to win FA Youth Cup". BBC Sport. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  12. "FA Youth Cup live blog". West Ham United F.C. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  13. "Johnson and Mubama to leave West Ham United". West Ham United F.C. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  14. "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.
  15. Stone, Simon (11 January 2025). "Manchester City 8-0 Salford City: Jack Grealish ends drought in FA Cup romp". BBC Sport . Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  16. "Mubama becomes City's new number nine". Stoke City F.C. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  17. "Debutants deliver to down Derby". Stoke City F.C. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  18. "Divin Mubama, un Hammer affuté". April 7, 2023.
  19. Divin Mubama at Soccerway . Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  20. "Report: Romania 2-0 England's Elite League squad". Englandfootball.com. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  21. Association, The Football. "England MU21s squad named for Kazakhstan trip". www.englandfootball.com.
  22. "School Sport: St Bonaventure's are Essex Cup kings!". Newham Recorder. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  26. "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  27. "West Ham United outgun Arsenal to win 2023 FA Youth Cup | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com.
  28. "West Ham United - U18 Premier League South champions!". West Ham United F.C. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  29. Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  30. "Divin Mubama wins the 2022/23 Mark Noble Award for the Young Hammer of the Year". West Ham United F.C. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.