Nolan Mbemba

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Nolan Mbemba
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Mbemba with Le Havre in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Amiens, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Grenoble
Number 31
Youth career
–2013 Lille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 Lille B 57 (13)
2014–2015Mouscron (loan) 13 (0)
2014–2015 Lille 1 (0)
2016–2017 Vitória Guimarães B 5 (0)
2017–2020 Reims 24 (1)
2018–2019 Reims B 10 (0)
2020–2024 Le Havre 80 (2)
2024– Grenoble 30 (2)
International career
2021– Congo 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:08, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Nolan Mbemba (born 19 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Grenoble. Born in France, he represents Republic of the Congo internationally.

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Club career

Mbemba is a youth exponent from Lille. During the 2014–15 season, he joined Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz on a loan deal. He made his top division debut on 15 August 2014 against Standard Liège in a 5–2 home win. [1] On 21 November 2015, he made his debut with Lille's first team on an away draw against Troyes.

In May 2016 Mbemba moved to Portugal, signing for Vitória Guimarães. [2]

Mbemba helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2, helping promote them to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season. [3]

On 22 January 2024, Mbemba signed a contract with Grenoble until June 2025. [4]

International career

Mbemba was born in France and is of Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo descent. He was called up to the DR Congo national under-20 football team for a friendly against France U20s in 2015. [5]

He later switched his international allegiance to the Republic of the Congo. He made his debut for the Congo national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Namibia, a 1–1 away draw. He started and played a full game. [6]

Career statistics

As of 7 June 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2012-13 Championnat National 2 122122
2013-14 265265
2015-16 Championnat National 3 196196
Total57135713
Mouscron (loan) 2014-15 Belgian Pro League 13010140
Lille 2015-16 Ligue 1 100010
2016-17 0000
Total10000010
Vitória Guimarães 2016-17 Primeira Liga 00101 [a] 020
Vitória Guimarães B 2016-17 Liga Portugal 2 5050
Reims 2017-18 Ligue 2 161161
2018-19 Ligue 1802000100
2019-20 000000
Total2412000261
Reims B 2017-18 Championnat National 22020
2018-19 4040
2019-20 4040
Total100100
Le Havre 2020-21 Ligue 223110241
2021-22 21010220
2022-23 30010310
2023-24 Ligue 1611071
Total80240842
Grenoble 2023-24 Ligue 2151151
Career total2051780001021417
  1. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

Honours

Reims

References

  1. "Mouscron-Péruwelz vs. Standard Liège - 15 August 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. "Soares e Nolan Mbemba garantidos para a próxima época" [Soares and Nolan Mbemba guaranteed for the next season]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. "Nolan Mbemba est Grenoblois !" [Nolan Mbemba is at Grenoble!] (in French). Grenoble. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. "Football-amical : la RDC U20 face à la France à Toulouse | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
  6. "Namibia v Congo game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
  7. Nolan Mbemba at Soccerway