Samuel Mbangula

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Samuel Mbangula
Personal information
Full name Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula Tshifunda
Date of birth (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 51
Youth career
2014–2019 Club Brugge
2019–2020 Anderlecht
2020–2023 Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Juventus Next Gen 17 (1)
2024– Juventus 16 (3)
International career
2019 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2019 Belgium U17 6 (4)
2021–2022 Belgium U18 10 (1)
2022–2023 Belgium U19 5 (0)
2023– Belgium U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:57, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula Tshifunda (born 16 January 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Juventus. [1]

Contents

Early life

Born in Belgium, Mbangula is of DR Congolese descent. [2]

Club career

Having began his youth career at Club Brugge, with whom he spent five years, Mbangula moved to Anderlecht in summer 2019. [3]

On 10 August 2020, Mbangula joined the under-17 team of Italian side Juventus. [3] In 2022, Mbangula signed a four-year contract with Juventus. [4] After having played for the under-19s, [5] he was made part of Juventus' reserve team in Serie C, Juventus Next Gen, during the 2023–24 season. [4]

On 19 August 2024, Mbangula made his debut for Juventus in the first matchday of the 2024–25 Serie A season, scoring in a 3–0 win against Como; he was nominated man of the match. [5]

International career

In November 2024 he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and Israel on 14 and 17 November 2024, respectively. [6]

Style of play

Mbangula is a rapid offensive winger. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 January 2025 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen 2023–24 Serie C 17120—6 [b] 1252
Juventus 2024–25 Serie A 163104 [c] 01 [d] 0223
Career total334304071475
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia Serie C, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

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References

  1. ↑ "Roster Juventus Men's Under 19 - Juventus Football Club U19 Squad". Juventus FC. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Youth League: Samuel Mbangula sauve la Juventus face au Benfica de Lisbonne". 14 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Morea, Tommaso (10 August 2020). "ESCLUSIVA – Juventus Under17, preso l'attaccante belga Samuel Mbangula". Giovani Bianconeri | Juventus Primavera | Settore giovanile | Calciomercato (in Italian). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Samuel Mbangula della Juventus Next Gen convocato dal Belgio Under 21 | Goal.com Italia". www.goal.com (in Italian). 7 October 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Chi è Mbangula, talento lanciato da Motta in gol all'esordio con il Como: "È pazzesco, è un sogno"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "De Ketelaere, Doku, Fofana en Seys haken af bij de Rode Duivels, Sardella debuteert" [De Ketelaere, Doku, Fofana and Seys drop out of Red Devils' squad, Sardella to make debut]. sporza. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Samuel Mbangula at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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