Nolan Mbemba

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.

Nolan Mbemba
Mbemba with Le Havre in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-19) 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
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 15 (1)
International career‡
2021– Congo 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:08, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2012-13 Championnat National 2 122———122
2013-14 265———265
2015-16 Championnat National 3 196———196
Total 5713———5713
Mouscron (loan) 2014-15 Belgian Pro League 13010——140
Lille 2015-16 Ligue 1 10——0010
2016-17 ——00—00
Total 10—000010
Vitória Guimarães 2016-17 Primeira Liga 0010—1[lower-alpha 1]020
Vitória Guimarães B 2016-17 Liga Portugal 2 50———50
Reims 2017-18 Ligue 2 161———161
2018-19 Ligue 1 8020—00100
2019-20 00——0000
Total 24120—00261
Reims B 2017-18 Championnat National 2 20———20
2018-19 40———40
2019-20 40———40
Total 100———100
Le Havre 2020-21 Ligue 2 23110——241
2021-22 21010——220
2022-23 30010——310
2023-24 Ligue 1 6110——71
Total 80240——842
Grenoble 2023-24 Ligue 2 151———151
Career total 2051780001021417
  1. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

Honours

Reims

References
  1. "Mouscron-Péruwelz vs. Standard Liège - 15 August 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. "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.
  3. "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. "Nolan Mbemba est Grenoblois !" [Nolan Mbemba is at Grenoble!] (in French). Grenoble. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. "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.
  6. "Namibia v Congo game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
  7. Nolan Mbemba at Soccerway
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