Joseph Mbong

Joseph Mbong

Country: Malta/Nigeria

Date of birth: 15/07/1997 (17 years old)

Place of birth: Lagos (Nigeria)

Height: 1,73m

Youth career: Hibernians FC

Senior career: Hibernians FC

Squad number: 15

Current national team: Malta U-17

Position: winger, secondary striker, striker

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —

Contract until: unknown

Player’s agent: unknown

Similar type of player: combined playing styles of Gervinho & Andre Schurrle

Strengths:

– pace

– acceleration

– dribbling

– balance

– finishing

– ability to lose his markers

– flair

Style of play:

– flamboyant winger

– likes to cut inside

– likes to enter the opposition’s penalty area whenever possible

– often uses his speed and skill to take on defenders

– likes to dribble

He is best suited to playing as:

Left winger in 4-2-3-1.

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Achievements:

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League summary:

No senior team appearances yet.

Description:

Joseph Mbong was born in Nigeria, but he moved to Malta when he was just 2 years old. His father, Essien ‘Papa’ Mbong was a former Julius Berger FC [Lagos] midfielder. Joseph is already a part of the senior squad at Hibernians and he was recently given a chance to play in the Europa League first qualifying round against Spartak Trnava, where he replaced Jean Paul Farrugia in the last minute. He was given a Maltese passport recently, which enabled him to play in the UEFA U-17 Championship 2014 for Malta very recently. He played very well, scoring against Holland, and was perhaps the best player of Malta. Currently he plays for the U-19 squad.

Quotes:

“On the pitch, I see myself as a leader and I work very hard for the good of the team. I am strong, a fast dribbler, quite pacy, has good ball control. I need to work hard on shielding the ball from the opponents.”

(Joseph Mbong)

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

6/10