Kevin Mbabu
Melingo Kevin Mbabu (born 19 April 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland and the Switzerland national team.
 Mbabu playing for Young Boys in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melingo Kevin Mbabu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1995
(aged 30)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Servette | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Newcastle United | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Rangers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Young Boys (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Young Boys | 56 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | VfL Wolfsburg | 66 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Fulham | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Servette (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2024– | Midtjylland | 34 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Switzerland U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Switzerland | 25 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2024 | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Servette | 2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Newcastle United | 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Rangers (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Young Boys (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Young Boys | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[b] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 77 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | 101 | 5 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 82 | 3 | |||
| Fulham | 2022–23 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Servette (loan) | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 228 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 306 | 10 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 15 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | |
Honours
Young Boys
Individual
- Axpo Swiss League Player of the Year: 2018[6]
- Swiss Super League Player of the Year: 2018–19[7]
- Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2017–18,[8] 2018–19[9]
Kevin Mbabu Media
Mbabu training for Young Boys ahead of a match against Dynamo Kyiv on 19 October 2017.
Mbabu and Georgi Shchennikov clashing over a ball during a BSC Young Boys and CSKA Moscow match on 15 August 2017.
Mbabu in action with VfL Wolfsburg in 2021
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References
- ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2019/2020: Booking List before Round of 32, 1st leg" (PDF). UEFA. 12 February 2020. p. 14. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kevin Mbabu: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ↑ "Kevin Mbabu". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ Kevin Mbabu at Soccerway
- ↑ Schweizer Meister YB – In Bern ist das Glück zu Gast
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Kevin Mbabu: Who is Wolfsburg's Switzerland international defender?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ↑ Ren (2018-01-31). "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 - Die Gewinner". Golden11. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 - Die Gewinner". Golden11. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Ren (2018-01-31). "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 - Die Gewinner". Golden11. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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