Phillipp Mwene
Mwene with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 2
Youth career
2002–2010 Austria Wien
2010–2013 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 VfB Stuttgart II 73 (0)
2016–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern 65 (4)
2018–2021 Mainz 05 30 (1)
2021–2023 PSV 44 (3)
2023– Mainz 05 15 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Austria U19 4 (0)
2014–2016 Austria U21 16 (0)
2021– Austria 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Phillipp Mwene (born 29 January 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Austria national team.

Club career

VfB Stuttgart II

He made his first appearance for VfB Stuttgart II on 20 April 2013 in the 3. Liga against SV Wacker Burghausen.[1]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

In 2016, Mwene signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In the 2017–18 season he was a consistent performer at right-back contributing 4 goals and 7 assists in 31 appearances while the club was relegated from the 2. Bundesliga.[2]

Mainz 05

In May 2018, Bundesliga side Mainz 05 announced Mwene would join the club on a free transfer from Kaiserslautern for the 2018–19 season.[2]

PSV

On 27 May 2021, PSV announced Mwene would join the club on a free transfer from Mainz 05, effective from 1 July.[3]

Return to Mainz 05

On 23 August 2023, Mwene returned to Mainz 05 with a three-year contract.[4]

International career

Mwene was born in Vienna and holds dual citizenship of Kenya and Austria. He is a youth international for Austria.[5] He was called up to the preliminary Austria squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[6]

He made his debut for the Austria national football team on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Israel, a 2–5 away loss. He started the game and played the whole match.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 March 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 34 0 1 0 — — 35 0
2017–18 2. Bundesliga 31 4 2 0 — — 33 4
Total 65 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 68 4
Mainz 05 2018–19 Bundesliga 6 0 1 1 — — 7 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
Total 30 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 31 2
PSV Eindhoven 2021–22 Eredivisie 19 3 3 0 12[a] 0 0 0 34 3
2022–23 Eredivisie 25 0 3 0 10[b] 0 0 0 38 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 44 3 6 0 22 0 0 0 72 3
Mainz 05 2023–24 Bundesliga 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Career total 154 8 10 1 22 0 0 0 186 9
  1. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 20 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2021 1 0
2022 2 0
2023 6 0
Total 9 0

Honours

PSV

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Official match report: VfB Stuttgart II - Wacker Burghausen 0:0 (0:0)". German Football Association. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Mwene wechselt nach Mainz". kicker Online (in German). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ "PSV Contracteert Verdediger Phillipp Mwene" (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ "PHILLIPP MWENE KEHRT ZURÜCK" [PHILLIP MWENE RETURNS] (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Phillipp Mwene: Das ist Fodas Überraschungsmann". www.laola1.at.
  6. ^ "Vorläufiger ÖFB-Kader für die EURO-Vorbereitung nominiert" [Provisional ÖFB squad nominated for Euro preparation]. Austrian Football Association (in German). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Israel v Austria game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
  8. ^ Phillipp Mwene at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Super Cup". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Ajax - PSV". PSV.nl. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Ajax still provides most players for team of the month". eredivisie.eu. January 14, 2022.

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