Divin Mubama

Divin Mubama
Mubama with West Ham United in 2023
Personal information
Full name Divin Saku Mubama[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 28
Youth career
2013–2022 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 West Ham United 8 (0)
2024– Manchester City 1 (0)
2025–2026 → Stoke City (loan) 26 (5)
2026– → Southampton (loan) 2 (1)
International career‡
2019 England U15 3 (1)
2019–2020 England U16 8 (2)
2021–2022 England U18 7 (3)
2022–2023 England U19 5 (0)
2023–2025 England U20 5 (1)
2025– England U21 7 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:08, 22 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:06, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Divin Saku Mubama (born 25 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Southampton, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.

Club career

West Ham United

Mubama was born in Newham, London and attended St Bonaventure's.[3] Mubama joined the West Ham United Academy at the age of eight.[4] On 28 October 2021, Mubama signed his first professional contract with the club.[5] On 3 November 2022, Mubama made his debut for West Ham in a UEFA Europa Conference League tie against Romanian club FCSB.[6] West Ham won the game 3–0 with Mubama's header diverted into his own goal by FCSB's Joyskim Dawa for West Ham's second goal.[7][8]

On 16 March 2023, he scored his first senior competitive goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League in a 4–0 win against AEK Larnaca, after coming on as a substitute.[9][10] Mubama was a member of the team which won the 2023 FA Youth Cup, defeating Arsenal 5–1 at the Emirates Stadium in April 2023.[11] Having scored a hat-trick in the previous round against Southampton, Mubama finished top-scorer in the competition.[12]

On 30 June 2024, West Ham announced that Mubama would leave the club at the end of his contract finishing that day.[13]

Manchester City

On 29 August 2024, Mubama confirmed he had signed for Manchester City. West Ham received a £2 million compensation fee as part of Mubama's move.[14] He made his Man City debut on 11 January 2025, starting and then scoring in a 8–0 FA Cup third round home victory over EFL League Two side Salford City.[15]

Stoke City (loan)

On 5 July 2025, Mubama joined EFL Championship club Stoke City on loan for the 2025–26 season.[16] On 9 August, he marked his debut for the club with a goal, scoring the second in a 3–1 home win against Derby County in the opening game of the season.[17] He scored his first hat-trick in senior football on 1 November 2025 in a 5–1 victory against Bristol City.[18] His season was disrupted after a serious leg injury he suffered against Queens Park Rangers on 17 January 2026.[19]

Southampton (loan)

On 11 August 2026, Mubama joined Southampton on a season-long loan.[20] He made his debut for the club on 16 August in a 2–1 defeat against Watford after he replaced Cyle Larin in the 70th minute.[21]

International career

Born in England, Mubama is of DR Congolese descent.[22] He has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 level.[23]

On 12 October 2023, Mubama made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania.[24]

On 29 August 2025, Mubama was called up to the England under-21s.[25] He made his debut during a 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Kazakhstan on 8 September 2025.[26]

Personal life

Mubama attended St Bonaventure's in Forest Gate, the same school that Jermain Defoe, Chris Hughton and Chuba Akpom attended.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U21s 2022–23[28] ————2[a]020
2023–24[29] ————2[a]222
Total ————4242
West Ham United 2022–23[28] Premier League 3010002[b]1—61
2023–24[29] Premier League 5020104[c]0—120
Total 80301061—181
Manchester City U21s 2024–25[30] ————1[a]010
Manchester City 2024–25[30] Premier League 101100000021
Stoke City (loan) 2025–26[31] Championship 2651010——285
Southampton (loan) 2026–27[32] Championship 210010——31
Career total 376513061525610
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

West Ham United U18

West Ham United

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "D.Mubama". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Just Divin". St Bonaventure's. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Roshane (4 November 2022). "The journey to West Ham's first team of Mubama, Scarles, Casey and Swyer". The Athletic. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Divin Mubama signs first professional contract". West Ham United F.C. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Team News: Scarles and Mubama make debuts, Fornals hits milestone". West Ham United F.C. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Rose, Gary (3 November 2022). "West Ham finish European group with 100% record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "'Proud to be a Hammer'". BBC Sport. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bowen double sees West Ham cruise into last eight". BBC Sport. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mubama: I'm buzzing to score my first senior goal for West Ham!". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "West Ham thrash Arsenal to win FA Youth Cup". BBC Sport. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "FA Youth Cup live blog". West Ham United F.C. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Johnson and Mubama to leave West Ham United". West Ham United F.C. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "Why Man City have signed striker and transfer fee confirmed as new player announces own move". Manchester Evening News. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  15. ↑ Stone, Simon (11 January 2025). "Manchester City 8-0 Salford City: Jack Grealish ends drought in FA Cup romp". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Mubama becomes City's new number nine". Stoke City F.C. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Debutants deliver to down Derby". Stoke City F.C. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Stoke City 5–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  19. ↑ "I've got to find a way of patching the team up - Robins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Saints secure Mubama loan signing". Southampton FC. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Holland, Kris (16 August 2026). "Watford 2–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Divin Mubama, un Hammer affuté". April 7, 2023.
  23. ↑ Divin Mubama at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "Report: Romania 2-0 England's Elite League squad". Englandfootball.com. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  25. ↑ Association, The Football. "England MU21s squad named for Kazakhstan trip". www.englandfootball.com.
  26. ↑ "Report: Kazakhstan 0-2 England MU21s". Englandfootball.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  27. ↑ "School Sport: St Bonaventure's are Essex Cup kings!". Newham Recorder. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Divin Mubama in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  33. ↑ "West Ham United outgun Arsenal to win 2023 FA Youth Cup | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com.
  34. ↑ "West Ham United - U18 Premier League South champions!". West Ham United F.C. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  35. ↑ Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  36. ↑ "Divin Mubama wins the 2022/23 Mark Noble Award for the Young Hammer of the Year". West Ham United F.C. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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