Teden Mengi

Teden Mambuene Mengi (born 30 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championship club Derby County, on loan from Manchester United.

Teden Mengi
Personal information
Full name Teden Mambuene Mengi[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002
Place of birth Manchester, England[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Derby County
(on loan from Manchester United)
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Manchester United 0 (0)
2021– → Derby County (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 England U15 2 (0)
2018 England U16 4 (0)
2018–2019 England U17 6 (0)
2019– England U18 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:03, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:00, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

Mengi is a graduate of the Manchester United youth system. He made his senior debut for the club in the UEFA Europa League in August 2020. He is an England youth international and has represented the country from under-15 to under-18 level.

Club career

Mengi played several times for Manchester United's under-16, under-18 and under-23 teams. He made his first appearance for the club in an Under-18 Premier League match against Sunderland on 28 October 2017.[4] He signed his first professional contract in September 2019.[5] He played three games for the under-21s in the 2019–20 EFL Trophy, making his debut against Lincoln City on 1 October 2019.[6] He broke into the United senior team for the first time as an unused substitute in a Europa League match against Astana on 28 November 2019.[7]

Mengi made his senior debut on 5 August 2020, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Timothy Fosu-Mensah in a UEFA Europa League match against LASK.[8] Mengi was promoted to the first team on 17 September 2020 ahead of the 2020–21 season,[9] but although he was included as a substitute for EFL Cup games and on an expanded bench in the UEFA Champions League, he did not appear again for the first team in 2020. In February 2021, he was sent on loan to EFL Championship club Derby County, managed by former United captain Wayne Rooney, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10]

International career

Mengi has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels.[10] He played for the under-15 team in 2016, and gradually made into the older classes. He currently plays for the under-18 team.

Personal life

Mengi was born in Manchester, England and is of Angolan descent.[11] He attended Wright Robinson College in Gorton, Manchester.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2019–20[13] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
2020–21[14] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total 000000006060
Manchester United 2019–20[13] Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 2]0—10
2020–21[14] Premier League 00000000—00
Total 000000100010
Derby County (loan) 2020–21[14] Championship 00————00
Career total 000000106070
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. Marshall, Adam (6 July 2018). "United's Academy intake for 2018/19". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. "Teden Mengi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. Teden Mengi at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. Gault, Matt (21 June 2020). "From Under-18s captain to Manchester United first-team contender - Teden Mengi's rise". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. Butler, Cliff (1 October 2019). "Garner strike secures second cup win". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. Thompson, Gemma (28 November 2019). "FC Astana 2 Manchester United 1". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  8. Stone, Simon (5 August 2020). "Manchester United 2-1 LASK: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side complete emphatic win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. Luckhurst, Samuel (17 September 2020). "Manchester United promote Teden Mengi to first team squad". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. "Derby sign Manchester United defender Mengi on loan". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. "I Am Not A Nigerian – Manchester United Teden Mengi Explains". newzandar.com. 12 June 2020.
  12. Mitten, Andy (3 October 2020). "Teden Mengi - 'he has all the attributes to be a wonderful centre-half'". The Athletic. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. "Games played by Teden Mengi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  14. "Games played by Teden Mengi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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