Christian Mbulu
association football player (1996-2020)
Christian Mbulu (6 August 1996 – 26 May 2020) was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender. Mbulu was born in Newham, England.
 Mbulu with Braintree Town in April 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Mbulu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 May 2020 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Cottam, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Thurrock | |||
| East Thurrock United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Brentwood Town | 64 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Canvey Island (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Motherwell | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Morecambe | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 83 | (2) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He played for Brentwood Town F.C. from 2013 to 2015. From 2015 to 2018, he played for Millwall F.C.. From 2019 to 2020, he played for Crewe Alexandra F.C.. In 2020, he played for Morecambe F.C..
Mbulu died on 26 May 2020 at his home in Cottam, Lancashire, aged 23.[3]
Career statistics change
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentwood Town | 2013–14 | Isthmian League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 2 | ||
| Millwall | 2015–16 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Canvey Island (loan) | 2015–16 | Isthmian League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2016–17 | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Motherwell | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2019–20[5] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Morecambe | 2019–20[5] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 83 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 97 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
- ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References change
- ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Morecambe" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "Christian Mbulu". 11v11. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ↑ "Christian Mbulu: Morecambe and ex-Motherwell defender dies aged 23". BBC Sport. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ↑ "C.Mbulu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Games played by Christian Mbulu in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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