Noel Mbo

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Congolese footballer

Date of birth (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 26)^[1]

Place of birth DR Congo

Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[2]

Noel Mbo
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 26)^[1]
Place of birth	DR Congo
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[2]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Guangxi Hengchen
Youth career
	Charlton Athletic
2015–2017	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Gillingham	1	(0)
2017	→ Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	3	(0)
2017	→ Kingstonian (loan)	7	(1)
2018	→ Kingstonian (loan)	6	(1)
2019–2021	Helsingborg	18	(0)
2019	→ Eskilsminne (loan)	10	(4)
2022	Džiugas	16	(2)
2023–2024	Panevėžys	56	(10)
2024–2025	Hong Linh Ha Tinh	22	(4)
2025	Cong An Ho Chi Minh City	2	(0)
2025–2026	Kelantan TRW
2026–	Guangxi Hengchen	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:30, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Noel Mbo (born 14 March 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for China League One club Guangxi Hengchen.

Mbo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to England as a child.^[3]

Career

Mbo began his career with Charlton Athletic,^[3] before signing with Gillingham in October 2015.^[1] He turned professional for the 2017–18 season,^[3] spending time on loan at non-league clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough and Kingstonian.^[4]^[5]^[6]

He made his senior debut for Gillingham on 7 November 2017, in the Football League Trophy against Reading U21s, and he scored as Gillingham won 7-5.^[7]^[8]

He signed a new one-year contract with Gillingham in May 2018.^[3] In July 2018 he said he was looking forward to the 2018–19 season.^[9] He made his League debut on 26 December 2018.^[10]

In February 2019 Mbo went on trial with Swedish club Helsingborg.^[11] Later that month his contract with Gillingham was terminated by mutual consent.^[12]^[13] On 5 March 2019, Mbo signed a three-year deal with Helsingborg.^[14]^[15]^[16] He made his competitive debut for the club as a 67th minute substitute in a 3-0 league loss to Östersund on 29 April 2019.^[17]

On 9 August 2019, Mbo joined Division 1 side Eskilsminne on loan for the rest of the season. Three days later, he scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Kristianstad.^[18]

On 16 December 2021 Helsingborg announced that Mbo was being released by the club upon the expiry of his contract.^[19]

He signed for Džiugas in July 2022.^[20] In January 2023, Mbo remained in Lithuania, joining Panevėžys on a two-year deal.^[21] On 25 August 2024, Mbo left the club by mutual agreement.^[22] Three days later, he joined V.League 1 club Hong Linh Ha Tinh on a two-year deal.^[23]

In August 2025, Mbo signed for V.League 1 fellow Cong An Ho Chi Minh City.^[24] In 2025 he signed for Kelantan The Real Warriors.^[25]

On 5 March 2026, Mbo joined China League One club Guangxi Hengchen.^[26]

Career statistics

As of 4 July 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	2017–18^[7]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
	2018–19^[10]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	2017–18^[4]	National League South	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Kingstonian (loan)	2017–18^[5]	Isthmian Premier	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	14	4
Helsingborg	2019^[2]	Allsvenskan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2020^[2]	Allsvenskan	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Eskilsminne (loan)	2019^[2]	Division 1	10	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	4
Career total			36	6	1	0	0	0	3	3	40	9

References

1 2 "Profile". Gillingham F.C. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
1 2 3 4 Noel Mbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
1 2 3 4 Luke Cawdell (24 May 2018). "Gillingham sign striker Noel Mbo up for another season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
1 2 "Profile". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
1 2 "Profile". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
↑ "Noel Mbo scores for Kingstonian after joining them on loan from Gillingham". Kent Online. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
1 2 "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
↑ "Report: Gillingham 7-5 Reading U21". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
↑ Luke Cawdell (20 July 2018). "Gillingham striker Noel Mbo full of confidence ahead of the new League 1 season". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
1 2 "Games played by Noel Mbo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
↑ Luke Cawdell (7 February 2019). "Gillingham forward Noel Mbo is on trial with Swedish side Helsingborgs". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
↑ Luke Cawdell (28 February 2019). "Striker Noel Mbo has left Gillingham with immediate effect". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
↑ "Noel Mbo leaves Gills". Gillingham F.C. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
↑ Noel Mbo: Former Gillingham man on his move to Sweden and being ready to take his chance englishplayersabroad.com
↑ Daniel Bengtsson (5 March 2019). "Noel Mbo klar för HIF" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
↑ "Mbo signs for Helsingborgs". Gillingham F.C. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
↑ "Östersunds FK vs. Helsingborg - 29 April 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
↑ "KRISTIANSTAD VS. ESKILSMINNE 1 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
↑ Kuduzovic, Midhat (16 December 2021). "Fyra spelare lämnar HIF". HIF (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
↑ "Fick inte förlängt - nu har han hittat ny klubb". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll.
↑ "Atakuojančioje grandyje – jėga išsiskyręs puolėjas" (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
↑ "Atsisveikinta su puolėju" (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
↑ "Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh công bố 3 ngoại binh mùa giải mới". baohatinh.vn (in Vietnamese). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
↑ "CLB Công An TP.HCM chiêu mộ tiền đạo từng đá sơ loại Champions League". TheThao247. 13 August 2025.
↑ "Kelantan TRW players 2025". FAM. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
↑ "广西恒宸官方：前锋姆博、游耀兴加盟俱乐部" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

Guangxi Hengchen F.C. – current squad

3 Yuan Xiucheng
4 Fang Zhengyang
5 Luan Haodong
7 Gao Yixuan
8 Wang Hongyu
11 Fei Ernanduo
15 Wang Tianqing
16 Ning Weichen
17 Zhang Huajun
19 Cen Liyi
21 Ren Wei
22 Shen Bokai
23 Guo Zicheng
24 Deng Huayi
25 Ren Kangkang
27 Zhang Zijian
28 Wang Haozhi
29 Yao Zixuan
30 Lin Yao
32 Li Siqi
42 Ji Tianle
45 Dai Jiatong
47 Chen Dongtao
52 Chen Guanjian
54 Tong Tianran
55 Zhang Donghai
56 Ji Xinlong
58 Huang Yonghai
60 Chen Baoxuan
Manager: Liu Junwei

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