Jean-Manuel Mbom (born 24 February 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish club Viborg FF. He has represented Germany internationally at various youth levels.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bovenden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viborg FF | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Bovender SV | ||
| 2012–2013 | JFV Göttingen | ||
| 2013–2018 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Werder Bremen II | 25 | (1) |
| 2018–2023 | Werder Bremen | 42 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → KFC Uerdingen (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2023– | Viborg FF | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Germany U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2018 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Germany U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Germany U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:27, 13 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
editMbom made his professional debut for KFC Uerdingen in the 3. Liga on 21 July 2019, starting in the home match against Hallescher FC before being substituted out in the 55th minute for Dennis Daube, with the match finishing as a 1–0 win.[3]
Mbom made his Bundesliga debut on the 2020–21 season's second matchday on 26 September 2020, in a 3–1 win away to Schalke 04. He started the match and played on the right side of midfield.[4]
On 24 August 2023, Mbom signed a three-year contract with Viborg FF in Denmark.[5]
Personal life
editMbom was born in Bovenden, Lower Saxony and is of Cameroonian descent.[2] In 2021, he featured in Schwarze Adler, a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Werder Bremen II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 23 | 1 | – | — | 23 | 1 | [7] | ||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | – | — | 2 | 0 | [7] | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | — | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | [7] | |
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | [7] | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | [7] | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | — | ||
| KFC Uerdingen (loan) | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | [7] | |
| Career total | 95 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3 | — | ||
Honours
editIndividual
- Fritz Walter Medal U17 Silver: 2017[8]
References
edit- ^ "Jean-Manuel Mbom". SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b Jean-Manuel Mbom at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "KFC Uerdingen 05 – Hallescher FC 1:0 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Sander, Carsten (27 September 2020). "Wichtiger Werder-Sieg: Dreierpack! Niclas Füllkrug zerlegt Schalke 04". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "VFF køber tysk midtbanespiller" [VFF buys German midfielder] (in Danish). Viborg FF. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Bülau, Maximilian (19 April 2021). "Von Mbom bis Kostedde: Das sind die Protagonisten der Amazon-Dokumentation „Schwarze Adler"". HNA (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jean-Manuel Mbom » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Fritz-Walter-Medaillen in Gold für Özcan, Arp und Feldkamp" (in German). German Football Association. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
External links
edit- Jean-Manuel Mbom – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Jean-Manuel Mbom at DFB (also available in German)
- Jean-Manuel Mbom at kicker (in German)
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