Noah Mbamba

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Noah Mbamba
Personal information
Full name Noah Mbamba-Muanda
Date of birth (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Ixelles, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Dender EH
(on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
Number 17
Youth career
2019–2020 Genk
2020–2021 Club Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Club NXT 20 (3)
2021–2023 Club Brugge 16 (0)
2023– Bayer Leverkusen 4 (0)
2024–2025Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 6 (0)
2024–2025Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) 2 (1)
2025–Dender EH (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2020 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2021–2023 Belgium U19 12 (0)
2024– Belgium U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:11, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Noah Mbamba-Muanda (born 5 January 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Dender EH, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

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Club career

On 22 January 2021, Mbamba made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against Lierse. [1]

He made his league debut for the senior squad of Brugge in the Belgian First Division A on 23 May 2021, when he started in the game against Genk, at the age of 16. [2] He made his Champions league debut on 3 November 2021 against Manchester City at the age of 16.

On 14 January 2023, Mbamba joined German club Bayer Leverkusen for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2028. [3] [4]

On 19 June 2024, Mbamba joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan for the 2024–25 season. [5] On 4 February 2025, he returned to Belgium on a new loan to Dender EH. [6] On 9 April 2025, the loan to Dender EH was extended for the 2025–26 season. [7]

International career

Born in Belgium, Mbamba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 February 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club NXT 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 110110
2022–23 Belgian First Division B9393
Total203203
Club Brugge 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 0000002 [b] 020
2021–22 Belgian Pro League140303 [c] 01 [d] 0210
2022–23 Belgian Pro League2010001 [d] 040
Total160403040270
Bayer Leverkusen 2022–23 Bundesliga 1010
2023–24 Bundesliga30102 [e] 060
Total40102170
Career total403505040543

Honours

Club Brugge

Bayer Leverkusen

References

  1. "Lierse 3–1 Club NXT". Soccerway.
  2. "Brugge v Genk game report". Soccerway. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. "Noah Mbamba naar Bayer 04 Leverkusen". Club Brugge (in Dutch). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. "Bayer 04 holt belgisches Top-Talent Mbamba". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. "FORTUNA LEIHT NOAH MBAMBA AUS" [FORTUNA LOANS NOAH MBAMBA] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. "Noah Mbamba tekent bij FCD!" [Noah Mbamba signs with FCD!] (in Dutch). Dender EH. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  7. "Bayer 04 extend Mbamba loan in Belgium". Bayer Leverkusen. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  8. Taecke, Tomas (24 May 2021). "Geslaagd debuut voor 16-jarige Noah Mbamba: "Aan de bal is hij fenomenaal"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  9. Noah Mbamba at Soccerway
  10. "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
  11. "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.