Divin Mubama
English footballer (born 2004)
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Divin Saku Mubama (born 25 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Stoke City, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.
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Mubama with West Ham United in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Divin Saku Mubama[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Stoke City (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2022 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | West Ham United | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Stoke City (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | England U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | England U18 | 7 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | England U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2025- | England U21 | 5 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:57, 20 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:25, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
West Ham United
Mubama was born in Newham, London and attended St Bonaventure's.[3] Mubama joined the West Ham United Academy at the age of eight.[4] On 28 October 2021, Mubama signed his first professional contract with the club.[5] On 3 November 2022, Mubama made his debut for West Ham in a UEFA Europa Conference League tie against Romanian club FCSB.[6] West Ham won the game 3–0 with Mubama's header diverted into his own goal by FCSB's Joyskim Dawa for West Ham's second goal.[7][8]
On 16 March 2023, he scored his first senior competitive goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League in a 4–0 win against AEK Larnaca, after coming on as a substitute.[9][10] Mubama was a member of the team which won the 2023 FA Youth Cup, defeating Arsenal 5–1 at the Emirates Stadium in April 2023.[11] Having scored a hat-trick in the previous round against Southampton, Mubama finished top-scorer in the competition.[12]
On 30 June 2024, West Ham announced that Mubama would leave the club at the end of his contract finishing that day.[13]
Manchester City
On 29 August 2024, Mubama confirmed he had signed for Manchester City. West Ham received a £2 million compensation fee as part of Mubama's move.[14] Mubama made his Man City debut on 11 January 2025, starting and then scoring in a 8–0 FA Cup third round home victory over EFL League Two side Salford City.[15]
Stoke City (loan)
On 5 July 2025, Mubama joined EFL Championship club Stoke City on loan for the 2025–26 season.[16] On 9 August, he marked his debut for the club with a goal, scoring the second in a 3–1 home win against Derby County in the opening game of the season.[17] He scored his first hat-trick in senior football on 1 November 2025 in a 5–1 victory against Bristol City.[18]
International career
Born in England, Mubama is of DR Congolese descent.[19] He has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 level.[20]
On 12 October 2023, Mubama made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania.[21]
On 29 August 2025, Mubama was called up to the England under-21s.[22] He made his debut during a 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Kazakhstan on 8 September 2025.[23]
Personal life
Mubama attended St Bonaventure's in Forest Gate, the same school that Jermain Defoe attended.[24]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United U21s | 2022–23[25] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24[26] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| West Ham United | 2022–23[25] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[26] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Manchester City U21s | 2024–25[27] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Manchester City | 2024–25[27] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stoke City (loan) | 2025–26[28] | Championship | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 9 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
West Ham United U18
West Ham United
Individual
- West Ham United Young Player of the Year: 2022–23[32]
