Noel Mbo

Noel Mbo (born 14 March 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who as a striker for Helsingborg.

Noel Mbo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999[1]
Place of birth Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Helsingborg
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 1 (0)
2019 → Eskilsminne (loan) 10 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:18, 22 November 2019 (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 22 November 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2017–18[7] League One 0000001111
2018–19[9] League One 1000001020
Career total 1000002131
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2017–18[4] National League South 3000000030
Kingstonian (loan) 2017–18[5] Isthmian Premier 132000012144
Helsingborg 2019[2] Allsvenskan 1000000010
Eskilsminne (loan) 2019[2] Division 1 104000000104
Career total 286000033319

References
  1. "Profile". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. Noel Mbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. Luke Cawdell (24 May 2018). "Gillingham sign striker Noel Mbo up for another season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "Profile". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. "Profile". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. "Noel Mbo scores for Kingstonian after joining them on loan from Gillingham". Kent Online. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  7. "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. 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.
  9. "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  10. Luke Cawdell (7 February 2019). "Gillingham forward Noel Mbo is on trial with Swedish side Helsingborgs". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  11. Luke Cawdell (28 February 2019). "Striker Noel Mbo has left Gillingham with immediate effect". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  12. "Noel Mbo leaves Gills". Gillingham F.C. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  13. Daniel Bengtsson (5 March 2019). "Noel Mbo klar för HIF" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  14. "Mbo signs for Helsingborgs". Gillingham F.C. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  15. "Östersunds FK vs. Helsingborg - 29 April 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  16. "KRISTIANSTAD VS. ESKILSMINNE 1 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.


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