| Nathanaël Mbuku | |
| Full Name: | Nathanaël Mbuku Wa Mbuku[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | FC Augsburg |
| Clubnumber: | 34 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Villeneuvois |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Alfortville |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Maccabi Paris |
| Youthyears4: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs4: | US Ris-Orangis |
| Youthyears5: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs5: | Lusitanos Saint-Maur |
| Youthyears6: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs6: | Fleury |
| Youthyears7: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs7: | Reims |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Reims B |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Reims |
| Caps2: | 80 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | FC Augsburg |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | FC Augsburg II |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Saint-Étienne (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 7 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam5: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam6: | France Olympic |
| Nationalcaps6: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 04:02, 3 June 2024 (UTC) |
Nathanaël Mbuku Wa Mbuku (born 16 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club FC Augsburg.
On 23 November 2018, Mbuku signed his first professional contract with Stade de Reims for three years.[2] He made his professional debut with Reims in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Olympique de Marseille on 10 August 2019.[3]
He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 in a 4–0 win against Montpellier on 25 October 2020, from an "acrobatic kick".[4] His teammate Boulaye Dia also scored from a penalty after Mbuku was fouled. The win was Reims' first in the league in the 2020–21 season.[5]
On 30 January 2023, Mbuku signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Augsburg in German Bundesliga.[6]
In January 2024, he joined Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on loan for the remainder of the season.[7]
Born in France, Mbuku holds French and Congolese nationalities.[8] [9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reims B | 2018–19 | CFA 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Reims | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[10] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 80 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 83 | 6 | ||||
| FC Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| FC Augsburg II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3[11] | 1 | 21 | 4 | |
| Career total | 115 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 123 | 12 | |||
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