Isaac Mabaya
English footballer (born 2004)
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Isaac Angus Mabaya (born 22 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Liverpool.[3]
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Mabaya playing for Liverpool 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaac Angus Mabaya[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | England U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2022 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:51, 25 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:15, 5 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Club career
Mabaya progressed through the academy system at Liverpool. He initially played as a midfielder but transitioned to right-back during the 2020–21 season.[6] He signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2021.[7] In January 2022, he made the Liverpool first-team match day squad for the first time when he was an unused substitute in the FA Cup against Shrewsbury Town.[8]
Mabaya impressed enough during the 2021–22 season, playing at right-back for the Liverpool under-18 side, that he was chosen to tour the Far East with the Liverpool first-team squad during the summer of 2022. He had game time on the tour, and featured against Manchester United in Bangkok.[9][10]
Mabaya's 2022–23 season was curtailed by a season-ending ankle injury in October 2022. He signed a new professional contract with Liverpool in May 2023.[11]
He was included in the Liverpool first-team squad for the UEFA Champions League tie against PSV Eindhoven on 29 January 2025 and was named amongst the match-day substitutes.[12][13]
On 9 February 2025, he made his competitive debut in the fourth round of the FA Cup away to Plymouth Argyle, coming on in the 11th minute for injured captain Joe Gomez.[14][15]
In August 2025 he joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan.[16]
International career
An England youth international, he was called up to the England U18 side for the first time in March 2022.[17] He scored on his debut, against Sweden U18.[18]
Mabaya later received his first call-up to the England U19 side in September 2022.[19] He made his debut that month in a 6–0 home win against Georgia, providing an assist for Liverpool teammate Oakley Cannonier.[20][21]
In November 2023, Mabaya was called-up by Baltemar Brito to the senior Zimbabwe national football team for FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda and Nigeria.[22][23] However, he did not feature in the finalised squad for the matches.[24][25]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 August 2025[26]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool U21 | 2021–22[27] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23[28] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Liverpool | 2024–25[29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2025–26[30] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
