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
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) 0 (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 1 February 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 or 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]

International career

Born in Belgium, Mbamba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 February 2024 [8]
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

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References

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  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.
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