Luke Mbete

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Luke Mbete
Personal information
Full name Luke Mbete-Tabu[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Westminster, England
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 28
Youth career
2012–2016 Brentford
2016–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Manchester City 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 6 (0)
2023 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 8 (1)
International career‡
2017 England U15 1 (0)
2018 England U16 3 (0)
2021– England U19 2 (0)
2023– England U20 1 (0)
2022– England U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Luke Mbete-Tabu (born 18 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester City.[3]

Early life

Luke Mbete was born in Westminster, England to Congolese parents. He has 3 siblings and is a twin. He has a fervent passion for football, and it showed evidently as he partook in football matches during primary school and secondary school. He attended Our Lady of Grace Primary School and St Gregory's Catholic Science College in Harrow, England.

Club career

Born in London,[4] Mbete joined Brentford as a child.[5] When they closed their academy in 2016 he joined Manchester City.[5] In November 2020 he started for the City side that defeated Chelsea in the final of the FA Youth Cup.[6] On 21 September 2021 he made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers.[7]

Mbete was loaned to Huddersfield Town for the 2022–23 season.[8] However, the loan was cut short and on 31 January 2023 he joined Bolton Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] On 14 February 2023, he scored his first goal in senior football, scoring the second goal in a 5-0 win over Milton Keynes Dons.[10] On 2 April, Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final[11] He didn't make the match day squad, though still received a medal as he had played in the semi-final.[12]

International career

Born in England, Mbete is of Congolese descent.[13] He has represented England at youth level.[14]

On 16 September 2022, Mbete received his first call up to the England U21 squad.[15] He made his debut as a 90th minute substitute for Taylor Harwood-Bellis during the 2-0 win over Italy in Pescara on 22 September 2022.[16]

On 25 March 2023, Mbete made his debut for the England U20 team during a 4-2 win over USA in Marbella.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U23 2020–21[18] — — — — — 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 3 0
Manchester City U23 2021–22[19] — — — — — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
Manchester City 2021–22[19] Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 3 0
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2022–23 Championship 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2022–23 League One 8 1 — — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 9 1
Career total 14 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 23 1

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Honours

Bolton Wanderers

References

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External links

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  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 @WildbrookCRE are proud sponsors of Luke Mbete, now a winner of the Papa Johns Trophy with @OfficialBWFC Well done #bwfc @PapaJohnsTrophy
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