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Bryan Mbeumo
Cameroonian-French footballer (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bryan Tetsadong Marceau Mbeumo (French pronunciation: [bø.mo];[4] born 7 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and 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, Mbuemo 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.
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Troyes
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
2019–2021
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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International career
Mbeumo won 10 caps and scored one goal for France at U17, U20 and U21 level.[41] In August 2022, following a meeting in London with Samuel Eto'o, Mbeumo declared his senior international allegiance to the Cameroon national team.[42] He made 9 appearances and scored one goal during the 2022–23 season, with three appearances coming during Cameroon's 2022 World Cup campaign,[43] prior to the team's group stage exit.[44] After appearing in three of Cameroon's four 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches and scoring one goal,[43] injury ruled Mbeumo out of the final tournament.[32]
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Style of play
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.[45]
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.[45] 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.[45]
Personal life
Mbeumo has a Cameroonian father and a French mother.[46]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2025
- Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
International
- As of match played 25 March 2025[43]
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mbeumo goal.
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Honours
Brentford
Individual
- Premier League Fan Team of the Season: 2024–25[55]
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