Olivier Mambwa

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Olivier Mambwa
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-12-05) 5 December 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Bern, Switzerland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Young Boys
Number 57
Youth career
2018–2021 Bümpliz
2021–2020 FC Köniz
2021–2023 Young Boys
2023 FC Köniz
2023–2025 Young Boys
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Young Boys U21 5 (0)
2025– Young Boys 3 (0)
International career
2023 Switzerland U15 2 (0)
2023–2024 Switzerland U16 8 (0)
2024–2025 Switzerland U17 11 (0)
2025– Switzerland U18 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:15, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:26, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Olivier Mambwa (born 5 December 2008) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Swiss Super League club Young Boys.

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Club career

Mambwa is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs Bümpliz, FC Köniz and Young Boys. He made his senior and professional debut with Young Boys in a 3–1 Swiss Super League win over FC Lugano on 31 August 2025, assisting his side's second goal. [1] He was named to the The Guardian's Next Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football list. [2]

International career

Mambwa was born in Switzerland to a DR Congolese father and Swiss mother. He was called up to the Switzerland U17s for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches in March 2025. [3]

References

  1. Frezza, Carlo Emanuele (1 September 2025). "YB: 16-jähriger Mambwa feiert gelungenes Profidebüt". Blick.
  2. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (14 October 2025). "Next Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football" via The Guardian.
  3. Dömer, Nik. "Die U17-Nati fährt endlich wieder an eine WM".