Urie-Michel Mboula

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Urie-Michel Mboula
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Gabon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Metz
Number 4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Dinamo-Auto 22 (4)
2023–2025 Şanlıurfaspor 33 (2)
2025 → Metz (loan) 10 (0)
2025– Metz 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Gabon U23 3 (0)
2024– Gabon 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025

Urie-Michel Mboula (born 30 April 2003) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Metz and the Gabon national team.

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Club career

In 2022, Mboula signed for Moldovan side Dinamo-Auto, where he made eleven league appearances and scored four goals. Ahead of the 2023–24 season, he signed for Turkish side Şanlıurfaspor, where he made thirty-three league appearances and scored two goals. Subsequently, he signed for French side Metz in 2025, helping the club achieve promotion from the second tier to the top flight. [1]

International career

Mboula is a Gabon international. During September, October, and November 2024, he played for the Gabon national football team for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

Style of play

Mboula plays as a defender and is left-footed. [2] Gabonese news website Gabonreview wrote in 2025 that "he demonstrated his ability to pass the ball and his physical impact... the 1m88 player has all the qualities to impose himself: solid in duels, quick in anticipation, and capable of ensuring a clean clearance". [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Urie-Michel Mboula, le roc gabonais qui propulse Metz en Ligue 1" [Urie-Michel Mboula, the Gabonese rock who propels Metz into Ligue 1] (in French). GabonTime. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ↑ ""Il a beaucoup de choses à montrer": qui est Michel Mboula, le défenseur gabonais sur le point de signer au FC Metz?" ["He has a lot to show": Who is Michel Mboula, the Gabonese defender about to sign for FC Metz?] (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Urie-Michel Mboula au FC Metz : un renfort stratégique pour la défense grenat" [Urie-Michel Mboula at FC Metz: a strategic reinforcement for the Grenat defense] (in French). Gabonreview. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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