Junior Mwanga

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Junior Mwanga
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Mwanga with Strasbourg in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Nantes
(on loan from Strasbourg)
Number 80
Youth career
FC Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Bordeaux B 23 (5)
2022–2023 Bordeaux 34 (0)
2023– Strasbourg B 1 (0)
2023– Strasbourg 32 (1)
2025Le Havre (loan) 11 (1)
2025–Nantes (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2022–2023 France U20 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025

Junior Mwanga (born 11 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes, on loan from Strasbourg.

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Career

Mwanga is a youth product of FC Lyon, he moved to the reserves of Bordeaux on 6 July 2020. [2] He made his professional debut with Bordeaux in a 4–2 Ligue 1 win to Brest on 21 May 2022, the last matchday of the 2021–22 season. [3] On 3 August 2022, Mwanga signed his first professional contract with the club tying him until 2025, [4] He also signed for Strasbourg.

On 31 January 2025, Mwanga moved on loan to Le Havre. [5] On 1 September 2025, he was loaned out to Nantes. [6]

Personal life

Born in France, Mwanga is of DR Congolese descent. [7] Mwanga's half-brother, Thomas Oualenbo, is a semi-pro footballer in France. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux B 2020–21 Championnat National 2 1010
2021–22 Championnat National 2225225
Total235235
Bordeaux 2021–22 Ligue 1 100010
2022–23 Ligue 2 33020350
Total34020360
Strasbourg B 2023–24 Championnat National 3 1010
Strasbourg 2023–24 Ligue 122120241
2024–25 Ligue 1801090
2025–26 Ligue 120001 [a] 030
Total3313010361
Le Havre (loan) 2024–25 Ligue 1111111
Career total10175010001077

Notes

References

  1. "Junior Mwanga". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. "Junior Mwanga rejoint le centre de formation des Girondins". OneFootball.
  3. "Bordeaux are counting on the young Junior Mwanga". 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. TOMEGAH, Rodolph (3 August 2022). "Bordeaux : Junior Mwanga signe son premier contrat pro et s'engage jusqu'en 2025".
  5. "Junior Mwanga prêté au HAC !" [Junior Mwanga loaned to HAC!] (in French). Le Havre AC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  6. "Official | Nantes sign Junior Mwanga on loan from Strasbourg". Yahoo Sports. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  7. "Mercato : Récompense méritée pour Junior Mwanga, 5 saisons à Bordeaux". 4 August 2022.
  8. "Girondins4Ever - L'une des raisons qui fit que Junior Mwanga choisit d'aller aux Girondins de Bordeaux plutôt qu'à l'Olympique Lyonnais".