Junior Mwanga (born 11 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
 Mwanga with Strasbourg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Lyon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Bordeaux B | 23 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Bordeaux | 34 | (0) |
| 2023– | Strasbourg B | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Strasbourg | 29 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 | |||
Career
editMwanga is a youth product of FC Lyon, he moved to the reserves of Bordeaux on 6 July 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Bordeaux in a 4–2 Ligue 1 win to Brest on 21 May 2022, the last matchday of the 2021–22 season.[3] On 3 August 2022, Mwanga signed his first professional contract with the club tying him until 2025,[4] He also signed for Strasbourg.
Personal life
editBorn in France, Mwanga is of DR Congolese descent.[5] Mwanga's half-brother, Thomas Oualenbo, is a semi-pro footballer in France.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 27 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||||
| Bordeaux | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Strasbourg B | 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 87 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Junior Mwanga". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Junior Mwanga rejoint le centre de formation des Girondins". OneFootball.
- ^ "Bordeaux are counting on the young Junior Mwanga". 9 June 2022.
- ^ TOMEGAH, Rodolph (3 August 2022). "Bordeaux : Junior Mwanga signe son premier contrat pro et s'engage jusqu'en 2025".
- ^ "Mercato : Récompense méritée pour Junior Mwanga, 5 saisons à Bordeaux". 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Girondins4Ever - L'une des raisons qui fit que Junior Mwanga choisit d'aller aux Girondins de Bordeaux plutôt qu'à l'Olympique Lyonnais".
External links
edit- Junior Mwanga at Soccerway
- Junior Mwanga at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Junior Mwanga at BDFutbol