Luke Mbete

Luke Mbete
Mbete training with Manchester City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Luke Mbete-Tabu[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Northampton Town
Number 21
Youth career
2012–2016 Brentford
2016–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Manchester City 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 6 (0)
2023 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 8 (1)
2023–2024 → Den Bosch (loan) 23 (2)
2024– → Northampton Town (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2017 England U15 1 (0)
2018 England U16 3 (0)
2021– England U19 2 (0)
2023– England U20 1 (0)
2022– England U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Luke Mbete-Tabu (born 18 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for EFL League One club Northampton Town, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.[3]

Early life

Luke Mbete was born in Westminster, England to Congolese parents. He has 3 siblings and is a twin. He has a fervent passion for football, and it showed evidently as he partook in football matches during primary school and secondary school. He attended Our Lady of Grace Primary School and St Gregory's Catholic Science College in Harrow, England.

Club career

Born in London,[4] Mbete joined Brentford as a child.[5] When they closed their academy in 2016 he joined Manchester City.[5] In November 2020 he started for the City side that defeated Chelsea in the final of the FA Youth Cup.[6] On 21 September 2021, he made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers.[7]

Mbete was loaned to Huddersfield Town for the 2022–23 season.[8] However, the loan was cut short and on 31 January 2023, he joined Bolton Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] On 14 February 2023, he scored his first goal in senior football, scoring the second goal in a 5–0 win over Milton Keynes Dons.[10] On 2 April, Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final[11] He did not make the match day squad, though still received a medal as he had played in the semi-final.[12]

On 26 August 2023, Mbete moved on a season-long loan to Den Bosch in the Netherlands.[13] On 12 August 2024, Mbete signed for Northampton Town on another season-long loan.[3]

International career

Born in England, Mbete is of Congolese descent.[14] He has represented England at youth level.[15]

On 16 September 2022, Mbete received his first call up to the England U21 squad.[16] He made his debut as a 90th minute substitute for Taylor Harwood-Bellis during the 2–0 win over Italy in Pescara on 22 September 2022.[17]

On 25 March 2023, Mbete made his debut for the England U20 team during a 4–2 win over USA in Marbella.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U23 2020–21[19] — — — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Manchester City U23 2021–22[20] — — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Manchester City 2021–22[20] Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 0 0 3 0
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2022–23 Championship 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2022–23 League One 8 1 — — — 1[a] 0 9 1
Den Bosch (loan) 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 23 2 1 0 — — — 24 2
Northampton Town (loan) 2024–25 League One 6 0 0 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Career total 42 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 53 2
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

References

  1. ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Luke Mbete-Tabu". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Willsher, Gareth (12 August 2024). "NORTHAMPTON TOWN SIGN LUKE MBETE ON LOAN FROM MANCHESTER CITY". ntfc.co.uk.
  4. ^ Leigh, Neil (1 January 2021). "Who is Luke Mbete?". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Simon Bajkowski (8 December 2020). "Luke Mbete adds to Man City growing confidence about their defence". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ Bajkowski, Simon (2 November 2020). "Man City 3-2 Chelsea RECAP and highlights from FA Youth Cup final as McAtee, Rogers and Palmer score". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Manchester City v Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Loan: Luke Mbete joins from Man City!". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Whites Land Luke". bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 5-0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ a b @WildbrookCRE are proud sponsors of Luke Mbete, now a winner of the Papa Johns Trophy with @OfficialBWFC Well done #bwfc @PapaJohnsTrophy
  13. ^ "LUKE MBETE OP HUURBASIS NAAR FC DEN BOSCH" [LUKE MBETE ON LOAN BASIS TO FC DEN BOSCH] (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  14. ^ Dawes, Olly (5 January 2021). "Report: Leeds want to raid Manchester City for Luke Mbete". HITC.
  15. ^ Smith, Frank (6 September 2021). "England MU19s come from behind to draw in Germany". England Football. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  16. ^ Smith, Frank (16 September 2022). "England men's Under-21 squad for games with Italy and Germany". England Football. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  17. ^ Hart, Ben (22 September 2022). "Report: Italy 0-2 England MU21s". England Football. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  18. ^ Lewin, Rebecca (25 March 2023). "Report: England MU20s 4-2 USA". England Football. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Games played by Luke Mbete in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Luke Mbete in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2021.