Junior Mwanga
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003
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 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023

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

Career

A youth product of FC Lyon, Mwanga 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, in the last matchday of the 2021–22 season.[3] On 3 August 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the club tying him until 2025.[4] Mwanga 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 20 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux B 2020–21 Championnat National 2 1010
2021–22 Championnat National 2 225225
Total 235235
Bordeaux 2021–22 Ligue 1 100010
2022–23 Ligue 2 33020350
Total 34020360
Strasbourg B 2023–24 Championnat National 3 1010
Strasbourg 2023–24 Ligue 1 11100111
Career total 696200000716

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".
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