| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noah Mbamba-Muanda | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ixelles, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Genk | ||
| 2020–2021 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Club NXT | 20 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Club Brugge | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Belgium U19 | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:18, 28 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Noah Mbamba-Muanda (born 5 January 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
On 22 January 2021, Mbamba made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against Lierse.[1]
He made his league debut for the senior squad of Brugge in the Belgian First Division A on 23 May 2021, when he started in the game against Genk, at the age of 16.[2] He made his Champions league debut on 3 November 2021 against Manchester City at the age of 16.
On 14 January 2023, Mbamba joined German club Bayer Leverkusen for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2028.[3][4]
Born in Belgium, Mbamba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian First Division B | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | |||||
| Club Brugge | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 39 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||
Club Brugge