K. Mbabu

Following his move to Sampdoria, Mbabu's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 18→0), while his Rating held around 19. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sampdoria · 17th	1	0	0	2.8	19	24
2025/26	FC Midtjylland · 2nd	25	0	1	6.8	19	18
2024/25	FC Midtjylland · 2nd	23	2	1	6.92	28	22
2023/24	FC AugsburgLoan · 11th	25	0	2	6.78	54	20
2023/24	Fulham	3	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Servette FCLoan	16	0	3	6.78	—	—
2022/23	Fulham · 10th	14	0	1	6.38	55	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Switzerland · international

Side	Apps	G
Switzerland	29	0
Switzerland U19	4	0
Switzerland U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

K. Mbabu is a 31-year-old central defender at Sampdoria, rated 18.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mbabu.

On the season, Mbabu graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 0). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 31 Mbabu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/265 clubs

18.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

0.6%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

Def. / 90

—

Tackles

—

Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 1 appearance. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 0.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 18.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %0.6%

Available fixtures1 of 5

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %50

Cards / 908.182

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 31, Mbabu sits on 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mbabu's projected Rating — 18.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

€6.5M total transfer fees · 12 moves

SampdoriaAug 2026 – nowFree

FC Midtjyllanduntil Aug 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Aug 2026Free

FC MidtjyllandAug 2024 – Jun 2026

Fulham(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Aug 2024

FC Augsburg(on loan)Sept 2023 – Jul 2024

Fulham(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Sept 2023

Servette FC(on loan)Feb 2023 – Jul 2023

FulhamJul 2022 – Feb 2023€ 5.5M

VfL Wolfsburguntil Jul 2022

BSC Young BoysJul 2017 – Jul 2022

BSC Young Boys(on loan)Aug 2016 – Jul 2017

Rangers(on loan)Feb 2015 – Aug 2016

NewcastleJan 2013 – Feb 2015€ 1M

Servette FCuntil Jan 2013

About K. Mbabu

Melingo Kevin Mbabu is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Sampdoria, born on April 19, 1995 in Chêne-Bougeries, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Switzerland. Sampdoria currently sit 17th of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, K. Mbabu has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 11 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

K. Mbabu's next match is on October 9, 2026, when Sampdoria face Avellino away in the Serie B.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Mbabu at 18.5 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the Super League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, K. Mbabu has totalled 254 club appearances with 8 goals and 10 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 32 appearances for BSC Young Boys.

K. Mbabu's career has also included time at FC Midtjylland, Fulham, FC Augsburg, Servette FC, VfL Wolfsburg, BSC Young Boys, Rangers and Newcastle.

On the international stage, K. Mbabu has represented Switzerland, Switzerland U19, Switzerland U17 — 36 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.