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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · KRC Genk II.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Challenger Pro League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1080 | 6.72 |
Scout report
E. Mbavu is a 16-year-old full-back at KRC Genk II, rated 41.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 91st of 238 on scout potential in the Challenger Pro League and 98th of 205 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a rotation option this season (37.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mbavu.
Judged on this season alone, Mbavu graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 33 of the 33 full-backs in the Challenger Pro League, on 2 clean sheets and 2.583 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 9).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 34% of the 33 full-backs in the Challenger Pro League. At 16 Mbavu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5.4 reflects that trajectory.
Mbavu is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · KRC Genk II finished 15th of 17 · a relegation-threatened side
2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 17) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41.1, Mbavu carries the 11th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Challenger Pro League (top 34%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (KRC Genk II finished 15th of 17) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 16 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Challenger Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.
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