Clinton Mola (born 15 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Reading.
 Mola in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clinton Mola[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AC United | |||
| 2015–2020 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | VfB Stuttgart | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | VfB Stuttgart II | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Reading | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | England U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:40, 30 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
On 31 January 2020, Mola moved to VfB Stuttgart.[3] Mola made his debut for Stuttgart on 5 February 2020 in the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[4]
On 1 September 2022, Mola signed for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal including an option to buy.[5]
On 26 August 2023, Mola's contract with VfB Stuttgart was terminated by mutual consent.[6]
On 1 September 2023 Mola signed a one-year contract with Reading.
International career edit
Born in England, Mola is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for England.[7]
On 6 September 2021, Mola made a goalscoring debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park.[8]
On 4 October 2021, Mola received his first call up to the England U21s as an injury replacement for Levi Colwill.[9] On 16 November 2021, Mola made his U21 debut during a 3–2 defeat to Georgia in Batumi.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of matches played 16 March 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Reading F.C. | 2023–24 | League One | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Career total | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "VfB Stuttgart - Clinton Mola". vfb.de. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "VfB sign Clinton Mola". www.vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Matarazzo lässt die "jungen Wilden" von der Leine". zvw.de (in German). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Rovers make Mola move!". www.rovers.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Mola leaves VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Chelsea Wonderkid Mola : I'm Not Eligible To Represent Nigeria But Congo:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "England men's under-21s squad updates - October". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Georgia 3-2 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Clinton Mola at Soccerway
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