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J. Mambuku

Squad depth★ Standout performerReims · 17 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

PositionCentre-back
Nationality
Age17
Shirt number#21
ClubReims
Centre-back
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
440
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Reims.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 2100717

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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First senior season on record — and already on the pitch for 79% of Reims's available minutes, one of the top game-time debuts in the Ligue 2 this season.

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Mambuku is a 17-year-old central defender at Reims, rated 65.291 overall by Field Insider's model. A teenage prospect, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mambuku.

On the season, Mambuku graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.25 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Mambuku, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65. At 17 Mambuku is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 17.1 reflects that trajectory.

65.291
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
28.8%
Minutes
limited game time
2.25
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Reims finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

7
Apps
2.25
Def. / 90
3
Tackles
6
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 17 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 28.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 65.291 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 17 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 17, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots1

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes172
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success33.3%
Duels won15
Duels won %51.7%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles3
Interceptions6
Blocks2
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.