Noel_Mbo
Noel Mbo
Congolese footballer
Noel Mbo (born 14 March 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Panevėžys.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 25)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Congo | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panevėžys | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| 2015–2017 | Gillingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Helsingborg | 18 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Eskilsminne (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2022 | Džiugas | 16 | (2) |
| 2023– | Panevėžys | 40 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mbo was born in the Congo and moved to England as a child.[3]
Mbo began his career with Charlton Athletic,[3] before signing with Gillingham in October 2015.[1] He turned professional for the 2017–18 season,[3] spending time on loan at non-league clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough and Kingstonian.[4][5][6]
He made his senior debut for Gillingham on 7 November 2017, in the Football League Trophy against Reading U21s, and he scored as Gillingham won 7-5.[7][8]
He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham in May 2018.[3] In July 2018 he said he was looking forward to the 2018–19 season.[9] He made his League debut on 26 December 2018.[10]
In February 2019 Mbo went on trial with Swedish club Helsingborg.[11] Later that month his contract with Gillingham was terminated by mutual consent.[12][13] On 5 March 2019, Mbo signed a three-year deal with Helsingborg.[14][15][16] He made his competitive debut for the club as a 67th minute substitute in a 3-0 league loss to Östersund on 29 April 2019.[17]
On 9 August 2019, Mbo joined Division 1 side Eskilsminne on loan for the rest of the season. Three days later, he scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Kristianstad.[18]
On 16 December 2021 Helsingborg announced that Mbo was being released by the club upon the expiry of his contract.[19]
He signed for Džiugas in July 2022.[20] In January 2023, Mbo remained in Lithuania, joining Panevėžys on a two-year deal.[21]
- As of 4 July 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 2017–18[7] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018–19[10] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2017–18[4] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2017–18[5] | Isthmian Premier | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Helsingborg | 2019[2] | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020[2] | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Eskilsminne (loan) | 2019[2] | Division 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Career total | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 9 | ||
- Luke Cawdell (24 May 2018). "Gillingham sign striker Noel Mbo up for another season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Noel Mbo scores for Kingstonian after joining them on loan from Gillingham". Kent Online. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Report: Gillingham 7-5 Reading U21". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- Luke Cawdell (20 July 2018). "Gillingham striker Noel Mbo full of confidence ahead of the new League 1 season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- Luke Cawdell (7 February 2019). "Gillingham forward Noel Mbo is on trial with Swedish side Helsingborgs". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- Luke Cawdell (28 February 2019). "Striker Noel Mbo has left Gillingham with immediate effect". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Noel Mbo leaves Gills". Gillingham F.C. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- Noel Mbo: Former Gillingham man on his move to Sweden and being ready to take his chance englishplayersabroad.com
- Daniel Bengtsson (5 March 2019). "Noel Mbo klar för HIF" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Mbo signs for Helsingborgs". Gillingham F.C. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Östersunds FK vs. Helsingborg - 29 April 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- "KRISTIANSTAD VS. ESKILSMINNE 1 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- Kuduzovic, Midhat (16 December 2021). "Fyra spelare lämnar HIF". HIF (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- "Fick inte förlängt - nu har han hittat ny klubb". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll.
- "Atakuojančioje grandyje – jėga išsiskyręs puolėjas" (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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