Divine Mukasa
English footballer (born 2007)
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Divine Tayon Mahogany Mukasa (born 22 August 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club West Ham United, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Divine Tayon Mahogany Mukasa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2023 | West Ham United | ||
| 2023–2025 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Manchester City | 2 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Leicester City (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2026– | → West Ham United (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | England U16 | 9 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | England U17 | 10 | (4) |
| 2024– | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | England U19 | 11 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:25, 8 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:49, 16 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Mukasa first trained at West Ham United at the age of 6, in 2013 but didn’t sign until the age of 9.[4] After impressing at various youth levels for West Ham United, including U15s, U16s, U18s, and U21s, and playing a key role in their U18s' Premier League (South) title win, Mukasa signed for Manchester City.[5][6][7] In August 2025, Mukasa was included in the 22-man squad to face Italian Serie B side Palermo in a Manchester City first team pre-season match.
On 24 September 2025, Mukasa made his senior debut for City starting in a 2–0 away victory over EFL League One side Huddersfield Town in the EFL Cup third round, assisting Phil Foden's opening goal.[8]
On 3 February 2026, Mukasa joined EFL Championship side Leicester City on loan for the remainder of the season.[9]
On 21 August 2026, Mukasa joined EFL Championship side West Ham United on a season-long loan deal, rejoining the team he spent 10 years with as an academy player.[10]
International career
Born to a Lithuanian mother and a Ugandan father in England, Mukasa is eligible to represent the Lithuania, Uganda, and England national teams.[11][12] At youth level, he has represented England.[13] Mukasa scored his first goal for England in an U16s friendly game on 23 February 2023, in a 3–0 win against Scotland.[14]
In March 2024, Mukasa scored two goals for England U17 in qualifying game against Northern Ireland.[15] He was included in the squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[16] Mukasa started all four of their games at the tournament including their quarter-final elimination against Italy.[17]
Mukasa made his U19 debut during a 2-0 win over Ukraine at Pinatar Arena on 3 September 2025.[18]
Style of play
Mukasa has been described by City as a "player who excels in tight spaces and is highly skilled at both scoring and assisting goals", and brings "an added level of creativity" to teams he plays for.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21 | 2024–25[19] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Manchester City | 2025–26[20] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Leicester City (loan) |
2025–26[20] | EFL Championship | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| West Ham United
(loan) |
2026-27[21] | EFL Championship | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy