Mandela Egbo
Mandela Chinweizu Egbo (born 17 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for the New York Red Bulls.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mandela Chinweizu Egbo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Brent, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | New York Red Bulls | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hackney JFC | |||
| Afewee Urban | |||
| –2015 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 83 | (3) |
| 2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Darmstadt 98 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | New York Red Bulls | 9 | (1) |
| 2020 | New York Red Bulls II | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2012–2013 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | England U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Born in Brent, London, Egbo began his youth career with hometown club Hackney JFC and Afewee Urban before joining Crystal Palace. He moved from Crystal Palace to German club Borussia Mönchengladbach at the age of 17, being assigned to the reserve side.[3] On 24 February 2018, Egbo made his Bundesliga debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach, coming on in the second half for Denis Zakaria in a 1–0 victory over Hannover 96.[4]
On 21 May 2019, after four years with Gladbach, Egbo joined 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.[5]
On 30 January 2020, Egbo moved to MLS side New York Red Bulls.[6]
International career
Egbo was born in England and is of Nigerian descent.[7] He is a youth international for England and was a part of the squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
References
- "Egbo: Mandela Chinweizu: Player". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- Mandela Egbo at WorldFootball.net
- "Jadon Sancho, Reiss Nelson, who's next? Four more English teenagers playing in Europe". BBC Sport. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- "English youngster Mandela Egbo makes Bundesliga debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach". bundesliga.com. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "Lilien verpflichten Rechtsverteidiger Egbo" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "New York Red Bulls sign Mandela Egbo". New York Red Bulls. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Fifield, Dominic (29 September 2015). "English teenager Mandela Egbo savours life at Borussia Mönchengladbach". the Guardian.
- "2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Technical report" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2017.