Phillipp Mwene

Phillipp Mwene (born 29 January 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Austria national team.

Phillipp Mwene

Mwene with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Mainz 05
Number	2
Youth career
2002–2010	Austria Wien
2010–2013	VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	VfB Stuttgart II	73	(0)
2016–2018	1. FC Kaiserslautern	65	(4)
2018–2021	Mainz 05	30	(1)
2021–2023	PSV	44	(3)
2023–	Mainz 05	55	(2)
International career‡
2012–2013	Austria U19	4	(0)
2014–2016	Austria U21	16	(0)
2021–	Austria	23	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2025

Club career

VfB Stuttgart II

He made his first appearance for VfB Stuttgart II on 20 April 2013 in the 3. Liga against SV Wacker Burghausen.^[1]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

In 2016, Mwene signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In the 2017–18 season he was a consistent performer at right-back contributing 4 goals and 7 assists in 31 appearances while the club was relegated from the 2. Bundesliga.^[2]

Mainz 05

In May 2018, Bundesliga side Mainz 05 announced Mwene would join the club on a free transfer from Kaiserslautern for the 2018–19 season.^[2]

PSV

On 27 May 2021, PSV announced Mwene would join the club on a free transfer from Mainz 05, effective from 1 July.^[3]

Return to Mainz 05

On 23 August 2023, Mwene returned to Mainz 05 with a three-year contract.^[4]

International career

Mwene was born in Vienna and holds dual citizenship of Kenya and Austria. He is a youth international for Austria.^[5] He was called up to the preliminary Austria squad for UEFA Euro 2020.^[6]

He made his debut for the Austria national football team on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Israel, a 2–5 away loss. He started the game and played the whole match.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	34	0	1	0	—		—		35	0
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	31	4	2	0	—		—		33	4
	Total		65	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	68	4
Mainz 05	2018–19	Bundesliga	6	0	1	1	—		—		7	1
	2019–20	Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	20	1	0	0	—		—		20	1
	Total		30	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	31	2
PSV Eindhoven	2021–22	Eredivisie	19	3	3	0	12[a]	0	0	0	34	3
	2022–23	Eredivisie	25	0	3	0	10[b]	0	0	0	38	0
	2023–24	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		44	3	6	0	22	0	0	0	72	3
Mainz 05	2023–24	Bundesliga	23	1	0	0	—		—		23	1
	2024–25	Bundesliga	32	1	2	0	—		—		34	1
	Total		55	2	2	0	—		—		57	2
Career total			194	10	12	1	22	0	0	0	228	11

1. Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 7 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2021	1	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	6	0
	2024	11	0
	2025	3	0
Total		23	0

Honours

PSV

• KNVB Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23^[9]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021,^[10] 2022,^[11] 2023^[12]

Individual

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: December 2021^[13]