K. Mbabu

Mbabu's current-season form is down 18% on last season (Season 22→18), while his Rating eased 28→19. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
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
2021/22	VfL Wolfsburg · 12th	24	0	0	6.73	62	32

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 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 headFull-back

K. Mbabu is a 31-year-old full-back at FC Midtjylland, rated 18.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (42.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mbabu.

On the season, Mbabu graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 3.518 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 18). Over the 6 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 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

18.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

18.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

42.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.52

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Midtjylland finished 5th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.52

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 42.6% 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 18.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.52 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 %42.6%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.073

Goal contribution / 900.073

Defensive actions / 903.518

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.513

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 31, Mbabu sits on 2.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mbabu's projected Rating — 18.9 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions17

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

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 full-back who plays for Sampdoria, born on April 19, 1995 in Chêne-Bougeries, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Switzerland. Sampdoria currently sit 20th of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, K. Mbabu has made 25 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,228 minutes, with 7 yellow cards.

K. Mbabu's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Sampdoria face Catanzaro at home in the Serie B.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Mbabu at 18.9 with a Season form score of 18.4. 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 12 recorded seasons, K. Mbabu has totalled 253 club appearances with 8 goals and 10 assists for 7 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.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Midtjylland finished 5th of 12 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points