Junior Mwanga

Junior Mwanga
Mwanga with Strasbourg in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21)
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 30 (1)
International career
2022–2023 France U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024

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

Career

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

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

As of match played 21 December 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 22 1 2 0 — — 24 1
2024–25 Ligue 1 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Total 31 1 3 0 — — 33 1
Career total 88 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 93 6

References

  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".