Junior Mwanga
 Mwanga with Strasbourg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Le Havre | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2026 | Strasbourg | 35 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Le Havre (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Nantes (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | Le Havre | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 6 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Junior Mwanga (born 11 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Ligue 1 club Le Havre.
Career
Mwanga is a youth product of FC Lyon, he 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, the last matchday of the 2021–22 season.[3] On 3 August 2022, Mwanga signed his first professional contract with the club tying him until 2025,[4] He also signed for Strasbourg.
On 31 January 2025, Mwanga moved on loan to Le Havre.[5] On 1 September 2025, he was loaned out to Nantes.[6]
On 29 July 2026, Mwanga returned to Le Havre with a four-year contract.[7]
Personal life
Born in France, Mwanga is of DR Congolese descent.[8] Mwanga's half-brother, Thomas Oualenbo, is a semi-pro footballer in France.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||||
| Bordeaux | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Strasbourg B | 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Le Havre (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Nantes (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Le Havre | 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 8 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ↑ "Junior Mwanga". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ↑ "Junior Mwanga rejoint le centre de formation des Girondins". OneFootball.
- ↑ "Bordeaux are counting on the young Junior Mwanga". 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ TOMEGAH, Rodolph (3 August 2022). "Bordeaux : Junior Mwanga signe son premier contrat pro et s'engage jusqu'en 2025".
- ↑ "Junior Mwanga prêté au HAC !" [Junior Mwanga loaned to HAC!] (in French). Le Havre AC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Official | Nantes sign Junior Mwanga on loan from Strasbourg". Yahoo Sports. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ↑ "Junior Mwanga est de retour !" [Junior Mwanga is back!] (in French). Le Havre AC. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mercato : Récompense méritée pour Junior Mwanga, 5 saisons à Bordeaux". 4 August 2022.
- ↑ "Girondins4Ever - L'une des raisons qui fit que Junior Mwanga choisit d'aller aux Girondins de Bordeaux plutôt qu'à l'Olympique Lyonnais".
External links
- Junior Mwanga at Soccerway
- Junior Mwanga at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Junior Mwanga at BDFutbol
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lyon
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Men's association football central defenders
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- Le Havre AC players
- FC Nantes players