| Nolan Mbemba | |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Amiens, France |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Grenoble |
| Clubnumber: | 31 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lille |
| Years1: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Lille B |
| Caps1: | 57 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Mouscron (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Lille |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Reims |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Reims B |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Le Havre |
| Caps7: | 80 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Grenoble |
| Caps8: | 15 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:08, 16 January 2023 (UTC) |
Nolan Mbemba (born 19 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Grenoble. Born in France, he represents Republic of the Congo internationally.
Mbemba is a youth exponent from Lille. During the 2014–15 season, he joined Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz on a loan deal. He made his top division debut on 15 August 2014 against Standard Liège in a 5–2 home win.[1] On 21 November 2015, he made his debut with Lille's first team on an away draw against Troyes.
In May 2016 Mbemba moved to Portugal, signing for Vitória Guimarães.[2]
Mbemba helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2, helping promote them to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[3]
On 22 January 2024, Mbemba signed a contract with Grenoble until June 2025.[4]
Mbemba was born in France and is of Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo descent. He was called up to the DR Congo national under-20 football team for a friendly against France U20s in 2015.[5]
He later switched his international allegiance to the Republic of the Congo. He made his debut for the Congo national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Namibia, a 1–1 away draw. He started and played a full game.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lille B | 2012-13 | Championnat National 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2013-14 | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||||
| 2015-16 | Championnat National 3 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 13 | — | — | — | 57 | 13 | ||||||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2014-15 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Lille | 2015-16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016-17 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2016-17 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2016-17 | Liga Portugal 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Reims | 2017-18 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2018-19 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Reims B | 2017-18 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019-20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Le Havre | 2020-21 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2021-22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| 2022-23 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||||
| 2023-24 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 84 | 2 | |||||
| Grenoble | 2023-24 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 205 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 17 | |||
Reims