{{short description|Belgian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Noah Mbamba | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Noah Mbamba-Muanda | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|1|5|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Ixelles]], Belgium | height = 1.87 m | position = [[Defensive midfielder]], [[centre-back]] | currentclub = [[F.C.V. Dender E.H.|Dender]]<br>(on loan from [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]) | clubnumber = 17 | youthyears1 = 2019–2020 | youthclubs1 = [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] | youthyears2 = 2020–2021 | youthclubs2 = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] | years1 = 2020–2021 | clubs1 = [[Club NXT]] | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2021–2023 | clubs2 = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023– | clubs3 = [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2024–2025 | clubs4 = → [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] (loan) | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = → [[Fortuna Düsseldorf II]] (loan) | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = → [[F.C.V. Dender E.H.|Dender]] (loan) | caps6 = 42 | goals6 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2020 | nationalteam1 = Belgium U15 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2021–2023 | nationalteam2 = [[Belgium national under-19 football team|Belgium U19]] | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2024– | nationalteam3 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]] | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = 11 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 15:11, 25 May 2024 (UTC) }} '''Noah Mbamba-Muanda''' (born 5 January 2005) is a Belgian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] and [[centre-back]] for [[Belgian Pro League]] club [[F.C.V. Dender E.H.|Dender]], on loan from [[Bundesliga]] club [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]].
==Club career== On 22 January 2021, Mbamba made his debut for [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]'s reserve side, [[Club NXT]] in the [[Belgian First Division B]] against [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lierse 3–1 Club NXT |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/01/22/belgium/second-division/lierse-kempenzonen/belgium-club-brugge-kv-ii/3323882/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>
He made his league debut for the senior squad of Brugge in the [[Belgian First Division A]] on 23 May 2021, when he started in the game against [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]], at the age of 16.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/05/23/belgium/pro-league/club-brugge-kv/krc-genk/3496949/|title=Brugge v Genk game report|date=23 May 2021|accessdate=12 October 2021}}</ref> He made his Champions league debut on 3 November 2021 against Manchester City at the age of 16.
On 14 January 2023, Mbamba joined German club [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-14 |title=Noah Mbamba naar Bayer 04 Leverkusen |url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/nieuws/noah-mbamba-naar-bayer-04-leverkusen |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Club Brugge |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-14 |title=Bayer 04 holt belgisches Top-Talent Mbamba |url=https://www.bayer04.de/de-de/news/bayer04/bayer-04-holt-belgisches-top-talent-mbamba |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Bayer 04 Leverkusen |language=de-DE}}</ref>
On 19 June 2024, Mbamba joined [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] on loan for the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Fortuna Düsseldorf|url=https://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/profis/detail/32423-fortuna-leiht-noah-mbamba-aus/|title=FORTUNA LEIHT NOAH MBAMBA AUS|trans-title=FORTUNA LOANS NOAH MBAMBA|date=19 June 2024|access-date=1 July 2024|language=de}}</ref> On 4 February 2025, he returned to Belgium on a new loan to [[F.C.V. Dender E.H.|Dender]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Dender EH|url=https://fcvdendereh.be/nl/nieuws/algemeen/2025/noah-mbamba-tekent-bij-fcd/|title=Noah Mbamba tekent bij FCD!|trans-title=Noah Mbamba signs with FCD!|date=4 February 2025|access-date=4 February 2025|language=nl}}</ref> On 9 April 2025, the loan to Dender was extended for the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Bayer Leverkusen|url=https://www.bayer04.de/en-us/news/bayer04/bayer-04-extend-mbamba-loan-in-belgium|title=Bayer 04 extend Mbamba loan in Belgium|date=9 April 2025|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Born in Belgium, Mbamba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taecke|first=Tomas|date=2021-05-24|title=Geslaagd debuut voor 16-jarige Noah Mbamba: "Aan de bal is hij fenomenaal"|url=https://www.hln.be/belgisch-voetbal/geslaagd-debuut-voor-16-jarige-noah-mbamba-aan-de-bal-is-hij-fenomenaal~afe6d087/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]]|language=nl}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 3 February 2024}}<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|687815}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Belgian Cup]], [[DFB-Pokal]]}} !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|[[Club NXT]] |[[2020–21 Belgian First Division B|2020–21]] |[[Challenger Pro League|Belgian First Division B]] |11||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0 |- |[[2022–23 Belgian First Division B|2022–23]] |Belgian First Division B |9||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||3 |- !colspan=2|Total !20||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||3 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] |[[2020–21 Club Brugge KV season|2020–21]] |[[Belgian Pro League]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Belgian Pro League#Championship Playoff|Belgian Pro League playoff]]}}||0||2||0 |- |[[2021–22 Club Brugge KV season|2021–22]] |Belgian Pro League |14||0||3||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||1{{efn|name=BSC|Appearance in [[Belgian Super Cup]]}}||0||21||0 |- |[[2022–23 Club Brugge KV season|2022–23]] |Belgian Pro League |2||0||1||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=BSC}}||0||4||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !16||0||4||0||3||0||4||0||27||0 |- |rowspan=3|[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |[[2022–23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season|2022–23]] |[[Bundesliga]] |1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- |[[2023–24 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season|2023–24]] |Bundesliga |3||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan=2|—||6||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !4||0||1||0||2||1||colspan=2|—||7||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !40||3||5||0||5||0||4||0||54||3 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Club Brugge''' * [[Belgian Super Cup]]: [[2021 Belgian Super Cup|2021]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/07/17/belgium/super-cup/club-brugge-kv/krc-genk/3512452/|title=Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2|website=Soccerway|date=17 July 2021}}</ref>
'''Bayer Leverkusen''' * [[Bundesliga]]: [[2023–24 Bundesliga|2023–24]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions! |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayer-leverkusen-are-2023-24-bundesliga-champions-26930 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website= |publisher=[[Bundesliga]] |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Worldfootball.net|noah-mbamba-muanda}} *[https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/noah-mbamba Profile] at the [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] website
{{F.C.V. Dender E.H. squad}}
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