Urie-Michel Mboula
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Gabon | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Dinamo-Auto | 22 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | Şanlıurfaspor | 33 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Metz (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Metz | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Gabon U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Gabon | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025 | |||
Urie-Michel Mboula (born 30 April 2003) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Metz and the Gabon national team.
In 2022, Mboula signed for Moldovan side Dinamo-Auto, where he made eleven league appearances and scored four goals. Ahead of the 2023–24 season, he signed for Turkish side Şanlıurfaspor, where he made thirty-three league appearances and scored two goals. Subsequently, he signed for French side Metz in 2025, helping the club achieve promotion from the second tier to the top flight.[1]
International career
Mboula is a Gabon international. During September, October, and November 2024, he played for the Gabon national football team for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Style of play
Mboula plays as a defender and is left-footed.[2] Gabonese news website Gabonreview wrote in 2025 that "he demonstrated his ability to pass the ball and his physical impact... the 1m88 player has all the qualities to impose himself: solid in duels, quick in anticipation, and capable of ensuring a clean clearance".[3]
