Noel Mbo

Noel Mbo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999[1]
Place of birth DR Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Guangxi Hengchen
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
2015–2017 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Gillingham 1 (0)
2017 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Kingstonian (loan) 7 (1)
2018 → Kingstonian (loan) 6 (1)
2019–2021 Helsingborg 18 (0)
2019 → Eskilsminne (loan) 10 (4)
2022 Džiugas 16 (2)
2023–2024 Panevėžys 56 (10)
2024–2025 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 22 (4)
2025 Cong An Ho Chi Minh City 2 (0)
2025–2026 Kelantan TRW
2026– Guangxi Hengchen 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:30, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Noel Mbo (born 14 March 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for China League One club Guangxi Hengchen.

Early and personal life

Mbo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to England as a child.[3]

Career

Mbo began his career with Charlton Athletic,[3] before signing with Gillingham in October 2015.[1] He turned professional for the 2017–18 season,[3] spending time on loan at non-league clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough and Kingstonian.[4][5][6]

He made his senior debut for Gillingham on 7 November 2017, in the Football League Trophy against Reading U21s, and he scored as Gillingham won 7-5.[7][8]

He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham in May 2018.[3] In July 2018 he said he was looking forward to the 2018–19 season.[9] He made his League debut on 26 December 2018.[10]

In February 2019 Mbo went on trial with Swedish club Helsingborg.[11] Later that month his contract with Gillingham was terminated by mutual consent.[12][13] On 5 March 2019, Mbo signed a three-year deal with Helsingborg.[14][15][16] He made his competitive debut for the club as a 67th minute substitute in a 3-0 league loss to Östersund on 29 April 2019.[17]

On 9 August 2019, Mbo joined Division 1 side Eskilsminne on loan for the rest of the season. Three days later, he scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Kristianstad.[18]

On 16 December 2021 Helsingborg announced that Mbo was being released by the club upon the expiry of his contract.[19]

He signed for Džiugas in July 2022.[20] In January 2023, Mbo remained in Lithuania, joining Panevėžys on a two-year deal.[21] On 25 August 2024, Mbo left the club by mutual agreement.[22] Three days later, he joined V.League 1 club Hong Linh Ha Tinh on a two-year deal.[23]

In August 2025, Mbo signed for V.League 1 fellow Cong An Ho Chi Minh City.[24] In 2025 he signed for Kelantan The Real Warriors.[25]

On 5 March 2026, Mbo joined China League One club Guangxi Hengchen.[26]

Career statistics

As of 4 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2017–18[7] League One 0000001111
2018–19[10] League One 1000001020
Total 1000002131
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2017–18[4] National League South 3000000030
Kingstonian (loan) 2017–18[5] Isthmian Premier 132000012144
Helsingborg 2019[2] Allsvenskan 1000000010
2020[2] Allsvenskan 8000000080
Total 9000000090
Eskilsminne (loan) 2019[2] Division 1 104100000114
Career total 366100033409

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Gillingham F.C. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Noel Mbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Luke Cawdell (24 May 2018). "Gillingham sign striker Noel Mbo up for another season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Profile". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Profile". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Noel Mbo scores for Kingstonian after joining them on loan from Gillingham". Kent Online. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Report: Gillingham 7-5 Reading U21". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Luke Cawdell (20 July 2018). "Gillingham striker Noel Mbo full of confidence ahead of the new League 1 season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  11. ↑ Luke Cawdell (7 February 2019). "Gillingham forward Noel Mbo is on trial with Swedish side Helsingborgs". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  12. ↑ Luke Cawdell (28 February 2019). "Striker Noel Mbo has left Gillingham with immediate effect". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Noel Mbo leaves Gills". Gillingham F.C. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  14. ↑ Noel Mbo: Former Gillingham man on his move to Sweden and being ready to take his chance englishplayersabroad.com
  15. ↑ Daniel Bengtsson (5 March 2019). "Noel Mbo klar för HIF" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Mbo signs for Helsingborgs". Gillingham F.C. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Östersunds FK vs. Helsingborg - 29 April 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "KRISTIANSTAD VS. ESKILSMINNE 1 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  19. ↑ Kuduzovic, Midhat (16 December 2021). "Fyra spelare lämnar HIF". HIF (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  20. ↑ "Fick inte förlängt - nu har han hittat ny klubb". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll.
  21. ↑ "Atakuojančioje grandyje – jėga išsiskyręs puolėjas" (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  22. ↑ "Atsisveikinta su puolėju" (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  23. ↑ "Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh công bố 3 ngoại binh mùa giải mới". baohatinh.vn (in Vietnamese). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  24. ↑ "CLB Công An TP.HCM chiêu mộ tiền đạo từng đá sơ loại Champions League". TheThao247. 13 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "Kelantan TRW players 2025". FAM. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  26. ↑ "广西恒宸官方：前锋姆博、游耀兴加盟俱乐部" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
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