Noel Mbo

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Noel Mbo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth Democratic Republic of the Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hong Linh Ha Tinh
Number 36
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
2015–2017 Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Gillingham 1 (0)
2017 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Kingstonian (loan) 7 (1)
2018 → Kingstonian (loan) 6 (1)
2019–2021 Helsingborg 18 (0)
2019 → Eskilsminne (loan) 10 (4)
2022 Džiugas 16 (2)
2023–2024 Panevėžys 56 (10)
2024– Hong Linh Ha Tinh 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:49, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Noel Mbo (born 14 March 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Hong Linh Ha Tinh.

Contents

Early and personal life

Mbo was born in the Congo and moved to England as a child. [3]

Career

Mbo began his career with Charlton Athletic, [3] before signing with Gillingham in October 2015. [1] He turned professional for the 2017–18 season, [3] spending time on loan at non-league clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough and Kingstonian. [4] [5] [6]

He made his senior debut for Gillingham on 7 November 2017, in the Football League Trophy against Reading U21s, and he scored as Gillingham won 7-5. [7] [8]

He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham in May 2018. [3] In July 2018 he said he was looking forward to the 2018–19 season. [9] He made his League debut on 26 December 2018. [10]

In February 2019 Mbo went on trial with Swedish club Helsingborg. [11] Later that month his contract with Gillingham was terminated by mutual consent. [12] [13] On 5 March 2019, Mbo signed a three-year deal with Helsingborg. [14] [15] [16] He made his competitive debut for the club as a 67th minute substitute in a 3-0 league loss to Östersund on 29 April 2019. [17]

On 9 August 2019, Mbo joined Division 1 side Eskilsminne on loan for the rest of the season. Three days later, he scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Kristianstad. [18]

On 16 December 2021 Helsingborg announced that Mbo was being released by the club upon the expiry of his contract. [19]

He signed for Džiugas in July 2022. [20] In January 2023, Mbo remained in Lithuania, joining Panevėžys on a two-year deal. [21] On 25 August 2024, Mbo left the club by mutual agreement. [22] Three days later, he joined V.League 1 club Hong Linh Ha Tinh on a two-year deal. [23]

Career statistics

As of 4 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2017–18 [7] League One 0000001111
2018–19 [10] League One1000001020
Total1000002131
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2017–18 [4] National League South 3000000030
Kingstonian (loan) 2017–18 [5] Isthmian Premier 132000012144
Helsingborg 2019 [2] Allsvenskan 1000000010
2020 [2] Allsvenskan8000000080
Total9000000090
Eskilsminne (loan) 2019 [2] Division 1 104100000114
Career total366100033409

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  3. 1 2 3 4 Luke Cawdell (24 May 2018). "Gillingham sign striker Noel Mbo up for another season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Profile". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Profile". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Noel Mbo scores for Kingstonian after joining them on loan from Gillingham". Kent Online. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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  8. ↑ "Report: Gillingham 7-5 Reading U21". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Luke Cawdell (20 July 2018). "Gillingham striker Noel Mbo full of confidence ahead of the new League 1 season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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