Bryan Mbeumo

Bryan Mbeumo (born 7 August 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays for English club Brentford as a winger. He is a product of the Troyes AC academy and has been capped by France at youth level.

Bryan Mbeumo
Mbeumo lining up for France U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Bryan Mbeumo[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999[2]
Place of birth Avallon, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2011 CO Avallonais
2011–2012 FC Bourgoin Jallieu
2012–2013 CO Avallonais
2013–2016 Troyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Troyes II 33 (14)
2018–2019 Troyes 41 (11)
2019– Brentford 62 (18)
National team‡
2015 France U17 1 (0)
2018–2019 France U20 3 (0)
2019– France U21 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:45, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:16, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Troyes AC

A winger, Mbeumo joined Troyes AC at the age of 14 and graduated to the club's reserve team in the 2016–17 season.[2][4] He was a part of the Troyes U19 team which won the 2018 Coupe Gambardella and scored twice in the final at the Stade de France.[5] Mbeumo made his senior debut for the club in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over FC Metz on 17 February 2018 and made three further appearances during the 2017–18 season,[2] which culminated in relegation to Ligue 2.[5] The relegation allowed Mbeumo to break into the first team squad and he made 40 appearances and scored 11 goals during the 2018–19 season,[2] which ended with defeat in the Ligue 2 promotion play-off semi-finals.[5] He departed the Stade de l'Aube in August 2019, after making 46 appearances and scoring 12 goals for the club.[2][4]

Brentford

On 5 August 2019, Mbeumo moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a five-year contract for a club record £5.8 million fee.[4][6] He made 47 appearances and scored 16 goals during the 2019–20 season,[7] which ended with defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off Final.[8] Mbeumo's performances were recognised with a nomination for the EFL Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards at the 2020 London Football Awards.[7][9]

International career

Mbuemo has been capped by France at U17, U20 and U21 level.[10]

Personal life

Mbeumo is of Cameroonian descent.[5] In June 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, but showed no symptoms and missed one match.[11][12]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Troyes II 2016–17[2] CFA 2 Group E 12 5 ― ― ― 12 5
2017–18[2] National 3 Group F 21 9 ― ― ― 21 9
Total 33 14 ― ― ― 33 14
Troyes 2017–18[2] Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 ― 4 0
2018–19[2] Ligue 2 35 10 1 0 3 1 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 40 11
2019–20[2] 2 1 ― ― ― 2 1
Total 41 11 1 0 3 1 1 0 46 12
Brentford 2019–20[7] Championship 42 15 1 0 1 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 1 47 16
2020–21[13] 20 3 0 0 1 0 ― 21 3
Total 62 18 1 0 2 0 3 1 68 19
Career total 136 43 2 0 5 1 4 1 147 45
  1. Appearance in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in Championship play-offs

References
  1. "Notification Of Shirt Numbers : Brentford" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. Bryan Mbeumo at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. "Bryan Mbeumo – Midfielder – First Team – Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. "Brentford sign Bryan Mbeumo from Troyes". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. "Get to Know: Bryan Mbeumo". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. "Brentford close on Premier League dream – just don't call it 'Moneyball'". ESPN.com. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. "Games played by Bryan Mbeumo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  8. "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. "Bees up for London Football Awards prizes". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  10. Bryan Mbeumo at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.
  11. "Bryan Mbeumo: Brentford forward tests positive for coronavirus". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  12. Fisher, Ben (26 June 2020). "Brentford sink West Brom to turn up heat in Championship promotion race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  13. "Games played by Bryan Mbeumo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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