Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula Tshifunda (born 16 January 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Juventus.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula Tshifunda | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 2004 | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Club Brugge | ||
| 2019–2020 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2020–2023 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Juventus Next Gen | 17 | (1) |
| 2024– | Juventus | 1 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Belgium U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2024 | |||
Early life
editBorn in Belgium, Mbangula is of DR Congolese descent.[2]
Club career
editHaving began his youth career at Club Brugge, with whom he spent five years, Mbangula moved to Anderlecht in summer 2019.[3]
On 10 August 2020, Mbangula joined the under-17 team of Italian side Juventus.[3] In 2022, Mbangula signed a four-year contract with Juventus.[4] After having played for the under-19s,[5] he was made part of Juventus' reserve team in Serie C, Juventus Next Gen, during the 2023–24 season.[4]
On 19 August 2024, Mbangula made his debut for Juventus in the first matchday of the 2024–25 Serie A season, scoring in a 3–0 win against Como; he was nominated man of the match.[5]
Style of play
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 August 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus Next Gen | 2023–24 | Serie C | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
| Juventus | 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia Serie C, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
References
edit- ^ "Roster Juventus Men's Under 19 - Juventus Football Club U19 Squad". Juventus FC. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Youth League: Samuel Mbangula sauve la Juventus face au Benfica de Lisbonne". 14 September 2022.
- ^ a b Morea, Tommaso (10 August 2020). "ESCLUSIVA – Juventus Under17, preso l'attaccante belga Samuel Mbangula". Giovani Bianconeri | Juventus Primavera | Settore giovanile | Calciomercato (in Italian). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Samuel Mbangula della Juventus Next Gen convocato dal Belgio Under 21 | Goal.com Italia". www.goal.com (in Italian). 7 October 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Chi è Mbangula, talento lanciato da Motta in gol all'esordio con il Como: "È pazzesco, è un sogno"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Samuel Mbangula at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
External links
edit- Samuel Mbangula at Soccerway
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