Bryan Mbeumo
Bryan Mbeumo (born 7 August 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Brentford. He is a product of the Troyes AC academy and has been capped by France at youth level.
![]() Mbeumo lining up for France U20 in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bryan Mbeumo[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 August 1999||
Place of birth | Avallon, France | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | CO Avallonais | ||
2011–2012 | FC Bourgoin Jallieu | ||
2012–2013 | CO Avallonais | ||
2013–2018 | Troyes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Troyes | 41 | (11) |
2019– | Brentford | 42 | (15) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
2019– | France U21 | 4 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:34, 4 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:45, 11 January 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Troyes AC
A winger, Mbeumo joined Troyes AC at the age of 14 and graduated to the club's reserve team in the 2016–17 season.[2][4] He was a part of the Troyes U19 team which won the 2018 Coupe Gambardella and scored twice in the final at the Stade de France.[5] Mbeumo made his senior debut for the club in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over FC Metz on 17 February 2018 and made three further appearances during the 2017–18 season,[2] which culminated in relegation to Ligue 2.[5] The relegation allowed Mbeumo to break into the first team squad and he made 40 appearances and scored 11 goals during the 2018–19 season,[2] which ended with defeat in the Ligue 2 promotion play-off semi-finals.[5] He departed the Stade de l'Aube in August 2019, after making 46 appearances and scoring 12 goals for the club.[2][4]
Brentford
On 5 August 2019, Mbeumo moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[4] Mbeumo made 47 appearances and scored 16 goals during the 2019–20 season,[6] which ended with defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off Final.[7] His performances were recognised with a nomination for the EFL Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards at the 2020 London Football Awards.[6][8]
Personal life
Mbeumo is of Cameroonian descent.[5] In June 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, but showed no symptoms and missed one match.[10][11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 August 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Troyes II | 2016–17[2] | Championnat de France Amateur 2 Group E | 12 | 5 | ― | ― | ― | 12 | 5 | |||
2017–18[2] | Championnat National 3 Group F | 21 | 9 | ― | ― | ― | 21 | 9 | ||||
Total | 33 | 14 | ― | ― | ― | 33 | 14 | |||||
Troyes | 2017–18[2] | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | |
2018–19[2] | Ligue 2 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 11 | |
2019–20[2] | 2 | 1 | ― | ― | ― | 2 | 1 | |||||
Total | 41 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 12 | ||
Brentford | 2019–20[6] | Championship | 42 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 47 | 16 |
Career total | 116 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 42 |
- Appearance in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
References
- "Notification Of Shirt Numbers : Brentford" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- Bryan Mbeumo at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Bryan Mbeumo – Midfielder – First Team – Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Brentford sign Bryan Mbeumo from Troyes". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Get to Know: Bryan Mbeumo". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- "Games played by Bryan Mbeumo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Bees up for London Football Awards prizes". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- Bryan Mbeumo at the French Football Federation (in French)
- "Bryan Mbeumo: Brentford forward tests positive for coronavirus". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- Fisher, Ben (26 June 2020). "Brentford sink West Brom to turn up heat in Championship promotion race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
External links
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- Bryan Mbeumo – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Bryan Mbeumo at Soccerway
- Bryan Mbeumo at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Bryan Mbeumo at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Bryan Mbeumo at Soccerbase
- Bryan Mbeumo at brentfordfc.com