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Noah Mbamba
Personal information
Full name Noah Mbamba-Muanda
Date of birth (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Ixelles, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Number 39
Youth career
2019–2020 Genk
2020–2021 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Club NXT 20 (3)
2021–2023 Club Brugge 16 (0)
2023– Bayer Leverkusen 4 (0)
2024–Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 4 (0)
International career
2020 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2021–2023 Belgium U19 12 (0)
2024– Belgium U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:11, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Noah Mbamba-Muanda (born 5 January 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

Club career

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On 22 January 2021, Mbamba made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against Lierse.[1]

He made his league debut for the senior squad of Brugge in the Belgian First Division A on 23 May 2021, when he started in the game against Genk, at the age of 16.[2] He made his Champions league debut on 3 November 2021 against Manchester City at the age of 16.

On 14 January 2023, Mbamba joined German club Bayer Leverkusen for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2028.[3][4]

On 19 June 2024, Mbamba joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan for the 2024–25 season.[5]

International career

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Born in Belgium, Mbamba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 February 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club NXT 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 11 0 11 0
2022–23 Belgian First Division B 9 3 9 3
Total 20 3 20 3
Club Brugge 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 2 0
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 14 0 3 0 3[c] 0 1[d] 0 21 0
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 2 0 1 0 0 0 1[d] 0 4 0
Total 16 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 27 0
Bayer Leverkusen 2022–23 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 2[e] 0 6 0
Total 4 0 1 0 2 1 7 0
Career total 40 3 5 0 5 0 4 0 54 3
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in Belgian Pro League playoff
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Club Brugge

Bayer Leverkusen

References

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  1. ^ "Lierse 3–1 Club NXT". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Brugge v Genk game report". Soccerway. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Noah Mbamba naar Bayer 04 Leverkusen". Club Brugge (in Dutch). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Bayer 04 holt belgisches Top-Talent Mbamba". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ "FORTUNA LEIHT NOAH MBAMBA AUS" [FORTUNA LOANS NOAH MBAMBA] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ Taecke, Tomas (24 May 2021). "Geslaagd debuut voor 16-jarige Noah Mbamba: "Aan de bal is hij fenomenaal"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ^ Noah Mbamba at Soccerway
  8. ^ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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