Mandela Egbo

Mandela Chinweizu Egbo (born 17 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for the New York Red Bulls.

Mandela Egbo
Personal information
Full name Mandela Chinweizu Egbo[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997
Place of birth Brent, London, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right back[2]
Club information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
Number 39
Youth career
Hackney JFC
Afewee Urban
0000–2015 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 83 (3)
2018 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 (0)
2019–2020 Darmstadt 98 5 (0)
2020– New York Red Bulls 0 (0)
2020– New York Red Bulls II 1 (0)
National team
2012–2013 England U16 5 (0)
2013–2014 England U17 11 (0)
2014 England U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:07, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Brent, London, Egbo began his youth career with hometown club Hackney JFC and Afewee Urban before joining Crystal Palace. He moved from Crystal Palace to German club Borussia Mönchengladbach at the age of 17, being assigned to the reserve side.[3] On 24 February 2018, Egbo made his Bundesliga debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach, coming on in the second half for Denis Zakaria in a 1–0 victory over Hannover 96.[4]

On 21 May 2019, after four years with Gladbach, Egbo joined 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.[5]

On 30 January 2020, Egbo moved to MLS side New York Red Bulls.[6]

International career

Egbo was born in England and is of Nigerian descent.[7] He is a youth international for England and was a part of the squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Honours

England U17

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References
  1. "Egbo: Mandela Chinweizu: Player". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. Mandela Egbo at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Jadon Sancho, Reiss Nelson, who's next? Four more English teenagers playing in Europe". BBC Sport. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. "English youngster Mandela Egbo makes Bundesliga debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach". bundesliga.com. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. "Lilien verpflichten Rechtsverteidiger Egbo" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. "New York Red Bulls sign Mandela Egbo". New York Red Bulls. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. Fifield, Dominic (29 September 2015). "English teenager Mandela Egbo savours life at Borussia Mönchengladbach". the Guardian.
  8. "2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Technical report" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2017.


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