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.
Club career
Mbemba is a youth exponent from Lille. 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.
In May 2016 Mbemba moved to Portugal, signing for Vitória Guimarães.[2]
Mbemba helped 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]
International career
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]
Career statistics
- As of 7 June 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille B | 2012-13 | Championnat National 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2013-14 | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||||
| 2015-16 | Championnat National 3 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 13 | — | — | — | 57 | 13 | |||||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2014-15 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Lille | 2015-16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2016-17 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2016-17 | Liga Portugal 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Reims | 2017-18 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2018-19 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Reims B | 2017-18 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018-19 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2019-20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Le Havre | 2020-21 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021-22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2022-23 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2023-24 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 84 | 2 | ||||
| Grenoble | 2023-24 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 205 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
Honours
Reims
References
- ^ "Mouscron-Péruwelz vs. Standard Liège - 15 August 2014". Soccerway. 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.
- ^ "Football-amical : la RDC U20 face à la France à Toulouse | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
- ^ "Namibia v Congo game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
- ^ Nolan Mbemba at Soccerway
External links
- Nolan Mbemba at Soccerway
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