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Mubama in 2023
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Divin Saku Mubama | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
| Height | 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Manchester City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2022 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2022–2024 | West Ham United | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | England U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | England U18 | 7 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Divin Saku Mubama (born 25 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester City.
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Club career
West Ham United
Born in Newham, Mubama joined West Ham United at the age of eight. On 28 October 2021, Mubama signed his first professional contract with the club. On 3 November 2022, Mubama made his debut for West Ham in a UEFA Europa Conference League tie against Romanian club FCSB. 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.
On 16 March 2023, he scored his first, and only, senior competitive goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League in a 4–0 win against AEK Larnaca, after coming on as a substitute.
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. Having scored a hat-trick in the previous round against Southampton, Mubama finished top-scorer in the competition.
On 30 June 2024, West Ham announced that Mubama would leave the club at the end of his contract finishing that day.
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.
International career
Born in England, Mubama is of DR Congolese descent. He has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 level.
On 12 October 2023, Mubama made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania.
Personal life
Mubama attended St Bonaventure's in Forest Gate.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United U21 | 2022–23 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2023–24 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Total | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| West Ham United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 3 | ||
Honours
West Ham United U18
- FA Youth Cup: 2022–23
- U18 Premier League South: 2023
West Ham United
- UEFA Europa Conference League: 2022–23
Individual
- West Ham United Young Player of the Year: 2022–23
