| 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: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| 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: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | FC Augsburg |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | FC Augsburg II |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Saint-Étienne (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| 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 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam7: | DR Congo |
| Nationalcaps7: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 04:02, 3 November 2024 (UTC) |
Nathanaël Mbuku Wa Mbuku (born 16 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for HNL club Dinamo Zagreb. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team.
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]
On 3 September 2024, Mbuku signed a multi-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.[8] Augsburg reserved an option to buy him back at the end of the 2024–25 season.[9]
Born in France, Mbuku holds French and Congolese nationalities.[10] [11]
| 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[12] | 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[13] | 1 | 21 | 4 | |
| Career total | 115 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 123 | 12 | |||
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