Junior Mwanga

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Junior Mwanga
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Strasbourg
Number 18
Youth career
FC Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Bordeaux B 23 (5)
2022–2023 Bordeaux 34 (0)
2023– Strasbourg B 1 (0)
2023– Strasbourg 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024

Junior Mwanga (born 11 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.

Career[edit]

Mwanga is a youth product of FC Lyon, he moved to the reserves of Bordeaux on 6 July 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Bordeaux in a 4–2 Ligue 1 win to Brest on 21 May 2022, the last matchday of the 2021–22 season.[3] On 3 August 2022, Mwanga signed his first professional contract with the club tying him until 2025,[4] He also signed for Strasbourg.

Personal life[edit]

Born in France, Mwanga is of DR Congolese descent.[5] Mwanga's half-brother, Thomas Oualenbo, is a semi-pro footballer in France.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 7 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux B 2020–21 Championnat National 2 1 0 1 0
2021–22 Championnat National 2 22 5 22 5
Total 23 5 23 5
Bordeaux 2021–22 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Ligue 2 33 0 2 0 35 0
Total 34 0 2 0 36 0
Strasbourg B 2023–24 Championnat National 3 1 0 1 0
Strasbourg 2023–24 Ligue 1 21 1 2 0 23 1
Career total 79 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 83 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Junior Mwanga". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Junior Mwanga rejoint le centre de formation des Girondins". OneFootball.
  3. ^ "Bordeaux are counting on the young Junior Mwanga". 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ TOMEGAH, Rodolph (3 August 2022). "Bordeaux : Junior Mwanga signe son premier contrat pro et s'engage jusqu'en 2025".
  5. ^ "Mercato : Récompense méritée pour Junior Mwanga, 5 saisons à Bordeaux". 4 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Girondins4Ever - L'une des raisons qui fit que Junior Mwanga choisit d'aller aux Girondins de Bordeaux plutôt qu'à l'Olympique Lyonnais".

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