Nolan Mbemba

Nolan Mbemba
	Mbemba with Le Havre in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2012–2016	Lille B
2014–2015	→ Mouscron (loan)
2014–2015	Lille
2016–2017	Vitória Guimarães B
2017–2020	Reims
2018–2019	Reims B
2020–2024	Le Havre
2024–	Grenoble
International career‡
2021–	Congo
	*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)

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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lille B	2012-13	Championnat National 2	12	2	—		—		—		12	2
	2013-14	Championnat National 2	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	Ligue 1	—		—		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	Ligue 1	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

Ligue 2: 2017–18

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

[TDL-8] Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

[soccerway2-1] "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.

[Soccerway-7] Nolan Mbemba at Soccerway

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