Noel Mbo
Noel Mbo (born 14 March 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who as a striker for Helsingborg.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 14 March 1999||
Place of birth | Congo | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Helsingborg | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Charlton Athletic | |||
2015–2017 | Gillingham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2017 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2018 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2019– | Helsingborg | 3 | (0) |
2019 | → Eskilsminne (loan) | 10 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:15, 4 July 2020 (UTC) |
Early and personal life
Mbo was born in the Congo and moved to England as a child.[3]
Career
Mbo began his career with Charlton Athletic,[3] before signing with Gillingham in October 2015.[1] He turned professional for the 2017–18 season,[3] spending time on loan at non-league clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough and Kingstonian.[4][5][6]
He made his senior debut for Gillingham on 7 November 2017, in the Football League Trophy.[7]
He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham in May 2018.[3] In July 2018 he said he was looking forward to the 2018–19 season.[8] He made his League debut on 26 December 2018.[9]
In February 2019 Mbo went on trial with Swedish club Helsingborg.[10] Later that month his contract with Gillingham was terminated by mutual consent.[11][12] On 5 March 2019, Mbo signed a three-year deal with Helsingborg.[13][14] He made his competitive debut for the club as a 67th minute substitute in a 3-0 league loss to Östersunds on 29 April 2019.[15]
On 9 August 2019, Mbo joined Division 1 side Eskilsminne on loan for the rest of the season. Three days later, he scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 win over Kristianstad.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 4 July 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gillingham | 2017–18[7] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2018–19[9] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2017–18[4] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Kingstonian (loan) | 2017–18[5] | Isthmian Premier | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
Helsingborg | 2019[2] | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020[2] | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Eskilsminne (loan) | 2019[2] | Division 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Career total | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 9 |
References
- "Profile". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- Noel Mbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- Luke Cawdell (24 May 2018). "Gillingham sign striker Noel Mbo up for another season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Profile". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Profile". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Noel Mbo scores for Kingstonian after joining them on loan from Gillingham". Kent Online. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- Luke Cawdell (20 July 2018). "Gillingham striker Noel Mbo full of confidence ahead of the new League 1 season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- Luke Cawdell (7 February 2019). "Gillingham forward Noel Mbo is on trial with Swedish side Helsingborgs". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- Luke Cawdell (28 February 2019). "Striker Noel Mbo has left Gillingham with immediate effect". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Noel Mbo leaves Gills". Gillingham F.C. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- Daniel Bengtsson (5 March 2019). "Noel Mbo klar för HIF" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Mbo signs for Helsingborgs". Gillingham F.C. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Östersunds FK vs. Helsingborg - 29 April 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- "KRISTIANSTAD VS. ESKILSMINNE 1 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.