Noah Mawene

Noah Mawene
Personal information
Full name Noah Beaumont Mawene
Date of birth (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Lytham St Annes, England[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newport County
(on loan from Preston North End)
Number 30
Youth career
2012–2018 Lytham Town FC
2018–2022 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Preston North End 6 (0)
2024– → Newport County (loan) 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:52, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Noah Beaumont Mawene (French: Mawéné; born 1 February 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League Two club Newport County, on loan from EFL Championship club Preston North End.

Career

Mawene is a youth product of Lytham Town FC and joined the youth academy of Preston North End as a U13 where he went on to captain their U18s, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 16 June 2021.[3] He made his professional debut with Preston North End as a late substitute in a 4–1 EFL Championship win over Blackburn Rovers on 10 December 2022.[4]

On 29 August 2024, Mawene joined EFL League Two club Newport County on a season-long loan deal.[5] He made his debut for Newport on 31 August 2024 in the 1-0 League Two win against Morecambe.[6]

Personal life

Mawene is the son of the French footballer Youl Mawéné and nephew of Samy Mawéné.[7] He is of Congolese descent through his paternal grandfather, and French descent through his paternal grandmother.[8]

His brother Theo is a youth player at Preston.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Noah Mawene - Midfielder - First Team - Preston North End". www.pnefc.net.
  2. ^ Newport County profile
  3. ^ Hodgson, George (16 June 2021). "Seary and Mawene sign professional contracts with Preston North End". LancsLive.
  4. ^ "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
  5. ^ "Noah for Newport as Mawene arrives on loan". www.newport-county.co.uk. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ Mawene Newport debut
  7. ^ "Noah Mawene set to follow in father's footsteps at Preston after signing contract". Deepdale Digest. 17 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Une vie après le foot (1/4) : Samy Mawéné, de Millwall à la crèche". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Theo Mawene - Defender - U19s - Preston North End". www.pnefc.net.