| Clinton Mola | |
| Fullname: | Clinton Mola[1] |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Camden, London, England |
| Height: | 1.83 m[2] |
| Currentclub: | Bristol Rovers |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | AC United |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chelsea |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | VfB Stuttgart II |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Reading |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam5: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam6: | England U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 29 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10:40, 30 March 2022 (UTC) |
Clinton Mola (born 15 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Bristol Rovers.
Mola started his football career at grassroots club AC United, then joined Chelsea at the under-14 level following a successful trail.[3] [4] On 31 January 2020, Mola moved to VfB Stuttgart, signing a 4.5 year contract.[5] Mola made his debut for Stuttgart on 5 February 2020 in the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[6] He suffered a hip injury later that season, which ruled him out for the entire 2020–21 season.[7] [8]
On 1 September 2022, Mola signed for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal including an option to buy.[9] He made his debut on 13 September against Watford.[10] Blackburn Rovers opted against activating the buyout option in his loan contract at the end of the season.[11]
On 26 August 2023, Mola's contract with VfB Stuttgart was terminated by mutual consent.[12]
On 1 September 2023 Mola signed a one-year contract with Reading.[13]
On 8 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer once his contract expired.[14]
On 25 June 2024, Mola agreed to join fellow League One side Bristol Rovers on a three-year deal with the option for a further season.[15]
Born in England, Mola is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for England.[16]
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.[17]
On 4 October 2021, Mola received his first call up to the England U21s as an injury replacement for Levi Colwill.[18] On 16 November 2021, Mola made his U21 debut during a 3–2 defeat to Georgia in Batumi.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Reading | 2023–24 | League One | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[20] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |||