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 19)
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
West Ham United
Number 45
Youth career
2013–2022 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– West Ham United 8 (0)
International career
2019 England U15 3 (1)
2019–2020 England U16 8 (2)
2021– England U18 7 (3)
2022– England U19 5 (0)
2023– England U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:08, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:29, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Divin Saku Mubama (born 25 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club West Ham United.

Contents

Club career

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 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]

International career

Born in England, Mubama is of DR Congolese descent. [12] He has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 level. [13]

On 12 October 2023, Mubama made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania. [14]

Personal life

Mubama attended St Bonaventure's in Forest Gate. [15]

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 [16] 2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2023–24 [17] 2 [lower-alpha 1] 222
Total4242
West Ham United 2022–23 [16] Premier League 3010002 [lower-alpha 2] 161
2023–24 [17] Premier League5020104 [lower-alpha 3] 0120
Total80301061181
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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