Noah Mawene

Noah Mawene
Personal information
Full name Noah Beaumont Mawene
Date of birth (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005
Place of birth Lytham St Annes, England[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Waterford
(on loan from Fleetwood Town
Number 7
Youth career
2012–2018 Lytham St Anne’s YMCA
2018–2022 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 Preston North End 9 (0)
2024–2025 → Newport County (loan) 14 (0)
2026 → Southend United (loan) 3 (0)
2026– Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2026– → Waterford (loan) 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:29, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

Noah Beaumont Mawene (French: Mawéné; born 1 February 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford, on loan from EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.

Career

Mawene is a youth product of Lytham Town and joined the youth academy of Preston North End as a U13, where he went on to captain their U18s; he 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]

On 10 March 2026, Mawene joined National League side Southend United on loan until the end of the season.[7]

In the summer of 2026, Mawene was released by Preston North End upon the expiry of his contract[8], he subsequently signed for League Two club Fleetwood Town on 28 July 2026, immediately going on loan to League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford until the end of the 2026 season.[9]

Personal life

Mawene is the son of the French footballer Youl Mawéné and nephew of Samy Mawéné.[10] He is of DR Congolese descent through his paternal grandfather, and French descent through his paternal grandmother.[11][12]

His brother Theo is a youth player at Brentford.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 August 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 2022-23[15] Championship 100000—10
2023-24[16] Championship 700000—70
2024-25[17] Championship 000000—00
2025-26[18] Championship 100000—10
Total 900000—90
Newport County (loan) 2024-25[17] League Two 12000002[c]0140
Southend United (loan) 2025-26[18] National League 30––0030
Fleetwood Town 2026-27[19] League Two 00–––00
Waterford (loan) 2026[19] LOI Premier Division 2000––20
Career total 260000020280
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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. ↑ "Southend sign Preston midfielder Mawene on loan". BBC. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Jake Batty: Fleetwood Town sign ex-Swindon Town defender". BBC Sport. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Paddock, Rob (28 July 2026). "Noah Mawene completes Town move". Fleetwood Town Football Club. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Noah Mawene set to follow in father's footsteps at Preston after signing contract". Deepdale Digest. 17 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Une vie après le foot (1/4) : Samy Mawéné, de Millwall à la crèche". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Youl goes back to his roots and starts Congo fan club". Lancashire Evening Post. 10 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Theo Mawene - Defender - U19s - Preston North End". www.pnefc.net.
  14. ↑ Noah Mawene at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Noah Mawene in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Noah Mawene in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Noah Mawene in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Noah Mawene in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Noah Mawene in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2026.