| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bovenden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viborg | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Bovender SV | ||
| 2012–2013 | JFV Göttingen | ||
| 2013–2018 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Werder Bremen II | 25 | (1) |
| 2018–2023 | Werder Bremen | 42 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → KFC Uerdingen (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2023– | Viborg | 60 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Germany U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2018 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Germany U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Germany U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:26, 31 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:27, 13 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Jean-Manuel Mbom (born 24 February 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg. He has represented Germany internationally at various youth levels. [2]
Mbom made his professional debut for KFC Uerdingen in the 3. Liga on 21 July 2019, starting in the home match against Hallescher FC before being substituted out in the 55th minute for Dennis Daube, with the match finishing as a 1–0 win. [3]
Mbom made his Bundesliga debut on the 2020–21 season's second matchday on 26 September 2020, in a 3–1 win away to Schalke 04. He started the match and played on the right side of midfield. [4]
On 24 August 2023, Mbom signed a three-year contract with Danish Superliga club Viborg. [5]
Mbom was born in Bovenden, Lower Saxony and is of Cameroonian descent. [2] In 2021, he featured in Schwarze Adler , a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football. [6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 23 | 1 | – | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | – | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| KFC Uerdingen (loan) | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 28 | 1 | 1 [a] | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |
| Werder Bremen | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 [a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| Viborg FF | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 1 | 6 [b] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 155 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 4 | ||
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