Clinton Mola
 Mola with Stuttgart in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clinton Mola[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AC United | |||
| 2015–2020 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | VfB Stuttgart | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | VfB Stuttgart II | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Reading | 30 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bristol Rovers | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | England U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:52, 6 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:40, 30 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Clinton Mola (born 15 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Bristol Rovers.
Club career
[edit]Mola started his football career at grassroots club AC United, then joined Chelsea at the under-14 level following a successful trail.[3][4] On 31 January 2020, Mola moved to VfB Stuttgart, signing a 4.5 year contract.[5] Mola made his debut for Stuttgart on 5 February 2020 in the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[6] He suffered a hip injury later that season, which ruled him out for the entire 2020–21 season.[7][8]
On 1 September 2022, Mola signed for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal including an option to buy.[9] He made his debut on 13 September against Watford.[10] Blackburn Rovers opted against activating the buyout option in his loan contract at the end of the season.[11]
On 26 August 2023, Mola's contract with VfB Stuttgart was terminated by mutual consent.[12]
On 1 September 2023 Mola signed a one-year contract with Reading.[13]
On 8 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer once his contract expired.[14]
Bristol Rovers
[edit]On 25 June 2024, Mola agreed to join fellow League One side Bristol Rovers on a three-year deal with the option for a further season.[15] On 5 October 2024, he scored a first senior goal, volleying home his side's second goal as they came from behind to defeat Burton Albion.[16]
International career
[edit]Born in England, Mola is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for England.[17]
On 6 September 2021, Mola made a goalscoring debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park.[18]
On 4 October 2021, Mola received his first call up to the England U21s as an injury replacement for Levi Colwill.[19] On 16 November 2021, Mola made his U21 debut during a 3–2 defeat to Georgia in Batumi.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 5 October 2024[21]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Reading | 2023–24 | League One | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2024–25[22] | League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "VfB Stuttgart - Clinton Mola". vfb.de. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Clinton Mola joins Stuttgart". Chelsea F.C. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Ex-Chelsea starlet Mola: I can come to Germany and do well like Sancho". Goal.com. 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "VfB sign Clinton Mola". www.vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Matarazzo lässt die "jungen Wilden" von der Leine". zvw.de (in German). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Fehlt Mola dem VfB bis Januar?". kicker (in German). 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Zeitung, Stuttgarter (18 July 2021). "Trainingslager des VfB Stuttgart: Clinton Mola ist wieder da". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Rovers make Mola move!". www.rovers.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Report: Rovers 2-0 Watford". Blackburn Rovers FC. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Notebook: Clinton Mola returns, Gary Bowyer success & EFL TV deal". Lancashire Telegraph. 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Mola leaves VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Clinton Mola signs one-year deal with the Royals". Reading FC. 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Clinton Mola and Sam Hutchinson among four released by Reading". BBC Sport. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Clinton Mola joins Bristol Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Burton Albion 1–3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Chelsea Wonderkid Mola : I'm Not Eligible To Represent Nigeria But Congo:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "England men's under-21s squad updates - October". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Georgia 3-2 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Clinton Mola at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Clinton Mola in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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