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Nolan Mbemba
French footballer
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.
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Nolan Mbemba in the friendly RC Lens/Le Havre, July 16, 2020, at the Billy-Montigny Stadium Paul-War. | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29) | ||
| 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 | |||
| 0000–2013 | 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) |
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*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) | |||
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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]
Reims
- "Mouscron-Péruwelz vs. Standard Liège - 15 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- "Soares e Nolan Mbemba garantidos para a próxima época" [Soares and Nolan Mbemba guaranteed for the next season]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Nolan Mbemba est Grenoblois !" [Nolan Mbemba is at Grenoble!] (in French). Grenoble. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- "Namibia v Congo game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
- Nolan Mbemba at Soccerway