Nathanaël Mbuku

Key starter

St. Truiden · 24 yrsNot playing

64.6

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNathanaël Mbuku

PositionWinger

NationalityFrance

Age24

Date of birth16 Mar 2002

BirthplaceVilleneuve-Saint-Georges

Height170 cm

Shirt number#11

ClubSt. Truiden

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Winger

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

Minutes

Domestic-league season · St. Truiden.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
World Cupat Congo DR	3	144	6.73
World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offsat Congo DR	1	67	7.5
Friendliesat Congo DR	2	58	6.2

Career

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Tournoi Maurice Revello×2

Following his move to St. Truiden, Mbuku's current-season form is up 13% on last season (Season 31→35), while his Rating held around 65. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	St. TruidenLoan · 10th	2	0	0	6.68	65	35
2025/26	MontpellierLoan · 8th	30	4	5	6.95	65	31
2024/25	Dinamo Zagreb	19	1	0	7	—	—
2023/24	Saint EtienneLoan · 3rd	19	4	1	7.06	60	15
2023/24	FC Augsburg · 11th	1	0	0	6.7	62	0
2022/23	FC Augsburg · 15th	13	0	0	6.5	—	—
2022/23	Reims · 11th	13	0	0	6.66	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France U23	2	0
France U21	2	1
France U20	5	2
France U17	17	7

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

Scout report

Key starterWinger

N. Mbuku is a 24-year-old winger at Montpellier, rated 63.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (71.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mbuku.

On the season, Mbuku graded 31 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals and 5 assists in 30 appearances (0.37 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 31 → 35). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63. At 24 Mbuku is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Mbuku is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/264 clubs

63.3

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

31.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

71.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.37

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Montpellier finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.13

Goals / app

4 goals in 30 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.3 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 71.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.21 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 63.3 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.37 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %71.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.164

Assists / 900.205

Goal contribution / 900.37

Defensive actions / 902.424

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Cards / 900.164

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 age 24 (~24), then tapers with age. At 24, Mbuku sits on 23.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Mbuku's projected Rating — 63.3 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 wingers in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4—

Passing

Assists5—

Defending

Tackles44—

Interceptions13—

Blocks2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

St. Truiden(on loan)Sept 2026 – now

FC Augsburg(back from loan)Jun 2026 – Sept 2026

Montpellier(on loan)Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

FC Augsburg(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jul 2025

Saint Etienne(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jul 2024

FC AugsburgJan 2023 – Jan 2024

Reimsuntil Jan 2023

About N. Mbuku

Nathanaël Mbuku is a 24-year-old winger who plays for St. Truiden, born on March 16, 2002 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, standing 170 cm tall. He is from France. St. Truiden currently sit 10th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, N. Mbuku has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 43 minutes, averaging a 6.68 match rating over his last 2 rated games. His season has spanned the World Cup, the World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offs and the Friendlies.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 0-2 loss away at SK Beveren (33 minutes, 6.9 rating)
September 5, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs RAAL La Louvière (10 minutes, 6.46 rating)

N. Mbuku's next match is on September 20, 2026, when St. Truiden face KVC Westerlo at home in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Mbuku at 63.3 with a Season form score of 31.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Tournoi Maurice Revello. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, N. Mbuku has totalled 214 club appearances with 20 goals and 8 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 32 appearances for Reims.

N. Mbuku's career has also included time at FC Augsburg, Montpellier, Saint Etienne and Reims.

On the international stage, N. Mbuku has represented France U23, France U21, France U20, France U17 — 26 caps and 10 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.