Bryan Mbeumo

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Bryan Mbuemo
File:Bryan Mbeumo 2018.jpg
Mbeumo with Troyes in 2018
Personal information
Full name Bryan Testicl3s Marceau Mbeumo[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Avallon, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2011 CO Avallonais
2011 Bourgoin-Jallieu
2012–2013 CO Avallonais
2013–2016 Troyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Troyes II 33 (14)
2018–2019 Troyes 41 (11)
2019–2025 Brentford 222 (65)
2025– Manchester United 16 (6)
International career‡
2015 France U17 1 (0)
2018–2019 France U20 3 (0)
2019–2020 France U21 6 (1)
2022– Cameroon 27 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:30, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:22, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Bryan Tetsadong Marceau Mbeumo (French pronunciation: [bø.mo];[4] born 7 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Premier League club Manchester United. Born in France, he represents the Cameroon national team.

Mbeumo is a product of the Troyes academy, and began his senior career there in 2016 for the club's reserve team. He transferred to Brentford in 2019, and was a member of their squad which gained promotion to the Premier League in 2021. After making 242 appearances for Brentford over six seasons, Mbeumo joined Manchester United in July 2025.

Although he had been capped by France at youth international level, Mbeumo decided to represent Cameroon, and made his senior international debut for them in 2022. At the end of that year, he was included in Cameroon's FIFA World Cup squad, playing in three matches.

Club career

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Troyes

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A left-footed winger with a preference for playing on the right,[5] Mbeumo joined Troyes at the age of 14. He graduated to the club's reserve team in the 2016–17 season.[2][6] He was in the Troyes U-19 team which won the 2018 Coupe Gambardella, scoring twice in the final at the Stade de France.[7]

Mbeumo made his senior debut for the club in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over Metz on 17 February 2018, and made three further appearances during the 2017–18 season,[2] which culminated in Troyes' relegation to Ligue 2.[7] Mbeumo became a first-team regular in the 2018–19 season, making 40 appearances and scoring 11 goals.[2] Troyes reached the Ligue 2 promotion play-off semi-finals.[7] He departed the Stade de l'Aube in August 2019, having made 46 senior appearances, and scoring 12 goals.[2][6]

Brentford

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2019–2021

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On 5 August 2019, Mbeumo moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a five-year contract, for a club record fee of £5.8 million.[6][8] He made 47 appearances and scored 16 goals in the 2019–20 season.[9] Brentford reached the 2020 Championship play-off final, but were defeated 2–1 by Fulham.[10] Mbeumo's performances were recognised with a nomination for the EFL Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards at the 2020 London Football Awards.[11]

Mbeumo's goalscoring dropped off during the "difficult" COVID-19-affected 2020–21 season.[12] By March 2021, however, his ten assists and four goals helped him gain another nomination for the EFL Player of the Year award, at the 2021 London Football Awards.[13] Mbeumo finished the season with eight goals in 49 appearances, and Brentford qualified for the Premier League by winning the 2021 Championship play-off final, in which they defeated Swansea City 2–0.[14][15]

2021–22 season

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File:Bryan Mbeumo, Brentford F.C. footballer, July 2021.jpg
Mbeumo with Brentford in 2021

Mbeumo was deployed as a forward alongside Ivan Toney early in the 2021–22 season and by his 11th Premier League appearance,[16][17] he had scored two goals and hit the woodwork seven times.[18][19] Mbeumo's first hat-trick of his career (scored in a 4–1 FA Cup third round win over Port Vale on 8 January 2022) was also the first scored by a substitute in Brentford history; it earned him a place in the Team of the Round, and a nomination for Player of the Round.[20] Three weeks later, he signed a new four-year contract, with a one-year option.[21] Mbeumo ended the 2021–22 season with eight goals in 38 appearances; in addition, he tied with Raphinha for the record of most woodwork hits during a Premier League season,[18] with seven.[22]

2022–23 season

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During the 2022–23 pre-season friendlies, Mbeumo proved his versatility by at times being deployed as a wing back in a 3–4–3 formation.[23] He made 39 appearances in all competitions, scoring 9 goals.[24] Mbeumo's 9 goals (all scored in league matches) more than doubled that of the previous season, with head coach Thomas Frank remarking that Mbeumo "has grown more and more to be a key player for us. He works very hard on his finishing".[25]

2023–24 season

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Starting the 2023–24 season on the right hand side of a front three alongside Yoane Wissa and Kevin Schade,[5][26] Mbeumo's five goals across seven appearances in August and October 2023 saw him nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award for each month.[27][28] In the absence of the suspended Ivan Toney, he became the team's first-choice penalty taker.[29] Mbeumo scored two further goals before missing three months after undergoing surgery on a "bad" ankle injury suffered during a 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 6 December.[30][31][32] He ended the 2023–24 season with 27 appearances and nine goals.[30]

2024–25 season

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Following the departure of Ivan Toney and a long-term injury suffered by new forward signing Igor Thiago, Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa again led Brentford's forward line during the early months of the 2024–25 season.[33] Good goalscoring form saw Mbeumo nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award in August and October 2024 and January 2025.[34][35][36] His October performances also won him a nomination for the PFA Premier League Fans' Player of the Month award.[37] He concluded the season with 20 Premier League goals, significantly outperforming his expected goals (xG) tally of 12.3 by +7.7, the highest xG overperformance in the league.[38]

Manchester United

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On 21 July 2025, Mbeumo joined fellow Premier League club Manchester United for a reported fee of £71 million, comprising £65 million guaranteed and £6 million in potential add-ons.[39] He signed a five-year contract with an option to extend for a further year.[40] On 17 August, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 home defeat to rivals Arsenal in the league.[41] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 away draw against EFL League Two side Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup third round, before missing the decisive penalty as United lost the shootout 11–12.[42] Mbeumo went on to score his first Premier League goal for United in the following match, a 3–2 win against Burnley at Old Trafford.[43]

On 20 October 2025, Mbeumo scored the opening goal against rivals Liverpool after only one minute, helping United eventually win 2–1, their first victory at Anfield since 2016.[44] The next week, Mbeumo scored a brace against Brighton & Hove Albion, securing a 4–2 victory for United.[45] His performances in October, which also included an assist for Mason Mount against Sunderland, earned him his first Premier League Player of the Month award.[46] Throughout the next month, Mbeumo added two more goals, one against Tottenham and one against Wolves.

International career

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File:Bryan Mbeumo.jpg
Mbeumo lining up for France U20 in 2019

Mbeumo won 10 caps and scored one goal for France at U17, U20 and U21 level.[47] In August 2022, following a meeting in London with Samuel Eto'o, Mbeumo declared his senior international allegiance to the Cameroon national team.[48] He made 9 appearances and scored one goal during the 2022–23 season, with three appearances coming during Cameroon's 2022 World Cup campaign,[49] prior to the team's group stage exit.[50] After appearing in three of Cameroon's four 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches and scoring one goal,[49] injury ruled Mbeumo out of the final tournament.[32]

Style of play

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Mbeumo is a versatile forward who primarily operates as a right winger in a front three, often cutting inside onto his stronger left foot. In systems using a 3–4–2–1 formation, he typically plays as an inside forward in the right half-space, where he can exploit defensive gaps, link up with teammates, and pose a threat on goal.[51]

Known for his pace, direct dribbling, and movement off the ball, Mbeumo excels in quick attacking transitions. He is particularly effective at carrying the ball into dangerous areas and creating high-quality chances, as reflected by his league-leading expected assists (xA) in the 2024–25 season.[51] Despite not being a traditional striker, he also recorded the highest number of non-penalty goals over expected (npxG overperformance) during the same campaign, showcasing his clinical finishing.[51]

Personal life

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Mbeumo has a Cameroonian father and a French mother.[52]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Troyes II 2016–17[2] CFA 2 12 5 ― ― ― 12 5
2017–18[2] Championnat National 3 21 9 ― ― ― 21 9
Total 33 14 ― ― ― 33 14
Troyes 2017–18[2] Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 ― 4 0
2018–19[2] Ligue 2 35 10 1 0 3 1 1[c] 0 40 11
2019–20[2] Ligue 2 2 1 ― ― ― 2 1
Total 41 11 1 0 3 1 1 0 46 12
Brentford 2019–20[9] Championship 42 15 1 0 1 0 3[d] 1 47 16
2020–21[14] Championship 44 8 0 0 2 0 3[d] 0 49 8
2021–22[18] Premier League 35 4 1 3 2 1 ― 38 8
2022–23[24] Premier League 38 9 0 0 1 0 ― 39 9
2023–24[30] Premier League 25 9 0 0 2 0 ― 27 9
2024–25[53] Premier League 38 20 1 0 3 0 ― 42 20
Total 222 65 3 3 11 1 6 1 242 70
Manchester United 2025–26[54] Premier League 16 6 0 0 1 1 — 17 7
Career total 312 96 4 3 15 3 7 1 338 103
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
  4. ^ a b Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

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As of match played 13 November 2025[55]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2022 6 0
2023 8 3
2024 6 2
2025 7 2
Total 27 7
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mbeumo goal
List of international goals scored by Bryan Mbeumo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 10 June 2023 Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1–0 2–2 Friendly [56]
2 12 September 2023 Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 1–0 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [57]
3 17 November 2023 Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 1–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [58]
4 11 June 2024 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola 1–0 1–1 [59]
5 11 October 2024 Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3–1 4–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [60]
6 25 March 2025 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya 2–0 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [61]
7 8 October 2025 Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre, Mauritius File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 2–0 2–0

Honours

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Brentford

Individual

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