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Joseph Mbong

Joseph Mbong
Mbong playing for Malta in 2021
Personal information
Full name Joseph Essien Mbong
Date of birth (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Ħamrun Spartans
Number 10
Youth career
–2014 Hibernians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Hibernians 112 (6)
2017 → Inter Zaprešić (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Ħamrun Spartans 89 (13)
2022–2023 → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) 15 (0)
International career‡
2014 Malta U17 4 (1)
2014–2015 Malta U19 6 (0)
2015–2016 Malta U21 14 (1)
2018– Malta 60 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Joseph Essien Mbong (born 15 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a wing-back for Maltese side Ħamrun Spartans. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Maltese national team.

Personal life

Mbong is of Nigerian descent. His father Essien Mbong was also a footballer and spent most of his career with Hibernians. He is the older brother of fellow Maltese international Paul Mbong and Siggiewi forward Emmanuel Mbong.[1][2]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 7 November 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernians 2014-15 Maltese Premier League 16 0 4 1 1[b] 0 — 21 1
2015-16 Maltese Premier League 19 0 1 0 2[c] 0 0 0 22 0
2016-17 Maltese Premier League 17 0 0 0 2[b] 0 — 19 0
2017-18 Maltese Premier League 21 1 2 0 4[c] 0 1[d] 0 28 1
2018-19 Maltese Premier League 26 3 2 1 — — 28 4
2019-20 Maltese Premier League 18 2 2 0 2[b] 0 — 22 2
Total 117 6 11 2 11 0 1 0 140 8
Inter Zaprešić (loan) 2016-17 Croatian First League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Ħamrun Spartans 2020-21 Maltese Premier League 22 7 1 0 — — 23 7
2021-22 Maltese Premier League 27 3 3 0 — — 30 3
2022-23 Maltese Premier League 10 0 2 0 0 0 — 12 0
2023-24 Maltese Premier League 23 0 3 0 6[e] 4 1[d] 0 33 4
2024-25 Maltese Premier League 11 4 0 0 4[f] 0 0 0 15 4
Total 93 14 9 0 10 4 1 0 113 18
Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) 2022-23 Israeli Premier League 15 0 0 0 — 4[g] 1 19 1
Career total 225 20 20 2 21 4 6 1 272 27
  1. ^ Includes Maltese FA Trophy, Croatian Cup, Israel State Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Maltese Super Cup
  5. ^ Two appearances, one goal in UEFA Champions League, Four appearances, three goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in Toto Cup

International

As of match played 13 October 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malta 2018 8 0
2019 10 0
2020 6 0
2021 11 2
2022 9 0
2023 10 1
2024 6 0
Total 60 3
Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mbong goal.
List of international goals scored by Joseph Mbong
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 March 2021 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Russia 1–2 1–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [5]
2 1 September 2021 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Cyprus 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [6]
3 6 September 2023 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Gibraltar 1–0 1–0 Friendly [7]

References

  1. ^ "100th MPL appearance for Joseph Mbong". Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Emmanuel Mbong, Middle Son of Hibernians Football Legend Papa, Signs To Kalkara FC". Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ Joseph Mbong at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Joseph Mbong". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Malta vs. Russia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Malta vs. Cyprus". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Malta vs. Gibraltar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 November 2024.


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