| Noel Mbo | |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Congo |
| Height: | 1.85m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Panevėžys |
| Clubnumber: | 36 |
| Youthclubs1: | Charlton Athletic |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Gillingham |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Gillingham |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Kingstonian (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Kingstonian (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Eskilsminne (loan) |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Panevėžys |
| Caps8: | 56 |
| Goals8: | 10 |
| Club-Update: | 12 August 2024 (UTC) |
Noel Mbo (born 14 March 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Panevėžys.
Mbo was born in the Congo and moved to England as a child.
Mbo began his career with Charlton Athletic, before signing with Gillingham in October 2015.[1] He turned professional for the 2017–18 season, spending time on loan at non-league clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough and Kingstonian.[2] [3] [4]
He made his senior debut for Gillingham on 7 November 2017, in the Football League Trophy against Reading U21s, and he scored as Gillingham won 7-5.[5]
He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham in May 2018.[6] In July 2018 he said he was looking forward to the 2018–19 season.[7] He made his League debut on 26 December 2018.
In February 2019 Mbo went on trial with Swedish club Helsingborg.[8] Later that month his contract with Gillingham was terminated by mutual consent.[9] [10] On 5 March 2019, Mbo signed a three-year deal with Helsingborg.[11] [12] [13] He made his competitive debut for the club as a 67th minute substitute in a 3-0 league loss to Östersund on 29 April 2019.[14]
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.[15]
On 16 December 2021 Helsingborg announced that Mbo was being released by the club upon the expiry of his contract.[16]
He signed for Džiugas in July 2022.[17] In January 2023, Mbo remained in Lithuania, joining Panevėžys on a two-year deal.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gillingham | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2017–18 | Isthmian Premier | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | |
| Helsingborg | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Eskilsminne (loan) | 2019 | Division 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| Career total | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 9 | |||