Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Amiens, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Grenoble | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Lille | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Lille B | 57 | (13) |
2014–2015 | → Mouscron (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Lille | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Vitória Guimarães B | 5 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Reims | 24 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Reims B | 10 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Le Havre | 80 | (2) |
2024– | Grenoble | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Congo | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:08, 16 January 2023 (UTC) |
Nolan Mbemba (born 19 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Grenoble. Born in France, he represents Republic of the Congo internationally.
Mbemba is a youth exponent from Lille OSC. During the 2014–15 season, he joined Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz on a loan deal. He made his top division debut on 15 August 2014 against Standard Liège in a 5–2 home win.[1] On 21 November 2015, he made his debut with Lille's first team on an away draw against Troyes AC.
In May 2016 Mbemba moved to Portugal, signing for Vitória Guimarães.[2]
Mbemba helped Stade de Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2, helping promote them to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[3]
On 22 January 2024, Mbemba signed a contract with Grenoble until June 2025.[4]
Mbemba was born in France and is of Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo descent. He was called up to the DR Congo national under-20 football team for a friendly against France U20s in 2015.[5]
He later switched his international allegiance to the Republic of the Congo. He made his debut for the Congo national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Namibia, a 1–1 away draw. He started and played a full game.[6]
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