Bryan Mbeumo


Bryan Mbeumo is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Brentford. He is a product of the Troyes AC academy and has been capped by France at youth level.

Club career

Troyes AC

A winger, Mbeumo joined Troyes AC at the age of 14 and graduated to the club's reserve team in the 2016–17 season. He was a part of the Troyes U19 team which won the 2018 Coupe Gambardella and scored twice in the final at the Stade de France. Mbeumo made his senior debut for the club in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over FC Metz on 17 February 2018 and made three further appearances during the 2017–18 season, which culminated in relegation to Ligue 2. The relegation allowed Mbeumo to break into the first team squad and he made 40 appearances and scored 11 goals during the 2018–19 season, which ended with defeat in the Ligue 2 promotion play-off semi-finals. He departed the Stade de l'Aube in August 2019, after making 46 appearances and scoring 12 goals for the club.

Brentford

On 5 August 2019, Mbeumo moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He came into goalscoring form in mid-October 2019, with a run of 10 goals in 16 matches and his performances were recognised with a nomination for the EFL Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards at the 2020 London Football Awards.

International career

Mbuemo has been capped by France at U17, U20 and U21 level.

Personal life

Mbeumo is of Cameroonian descent. In June 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, but showed no symptoms and missed one match.

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