Kevin Mbabu

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Kevin Mbabu
Personal information
Full name Melingo Kevin Mbabu[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Newcastle United
Number 43
Youth career
0000–2012 Servette
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Servette 1 (0)
2013– Newcastle United 3 (0)
2015 Rangers (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2011 Switzerland U16 8 (1)
2011–2012 Switzerland U17 7 (0)
2012–2013 Switzerland U18 4 (1)
2012–2014 Switzerland U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:53, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Melingo Kevin Mbabu (born 19 April 1995) is a Swiss footballer who plays for Newcastle United in the Championship as a defender.

Club career

Servette

Mbabu made his professional debut as a 66th-minute substitute for Servette in a Swiss Super League match against Lausanne-Sport on 26 September 2012.[3]

Newcastle United

After a successful trial, Mbabu signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Newcastle United, moving for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2013.[4][5]

Rangers (loan)

On 2 February 2015, Mbabu signed for Scottish Championship club Rangers on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season but he did not play in any games or even make it onto the bench once.[6]

Return to Newcastle

Mbabu made his Newcastle debut against Sheffield Wednesday in the Capital One Cup, coming on as a substitute for Daryl Janmaat on 23 September 2015. On 26 September 2015, Mbabu made his full Newcastle debut against Chelsea starting at left-back.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 November 2015[8]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Servette 2012–13 Swiss Super League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Newcastle United 2015–16 Premier League 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0

References

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