Kevin Mbabu

Kevin Mbabu
Personal information
Full nameMelingo Kevin Mbabu[1]
Date of birth19 April 1995
Place of birthChêne-Bougeries, Switzerland
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Rangers
(on loan from Newcastle United)
Youth career
–2012Servette
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2013Servette1(0)
2013–Newcastle United0(0)
2015–→ Rangers (loan)0(0)
National team‡
2011Switzerland U168(1)
2011–2012Switzerland U177(0)
2012–2013Switzerland U184(1)
2012–Switzerland U193(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:49, 4 February 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:21, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Melingo Kevin Mbabu (born 19 April 1995) is a Swiss footballer who plays for Rangers, on loan from Newcastle United as a defender.

Club career

Servette

Mbabu made his professional debut as a 66th-minute substitute for Servette in a Swiss Super League match against Lausanne-Sport on 26 September 2012.[2]

Newcastle United

After a successful trial, Mbabu signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Newcastle United, moving for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2013.[3][4]

Rangers (loan)

On 2 February 2015, Mbabu signed for Scottish Championship club Rangers on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed". Premier League. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Servette vs. Lausanne Sport - 26 September 2012". Soccerway. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Marshall, Anthony. "United Sign Youngster Mbabu". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Newcastle United sign defender Kevin Mbabu from Servette". BBC Sport. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rangers sign five Newcastle players on loan on deadline day". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

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