Profile of J. Mbong

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
38
Matches
played
3243'
Minutes
played
7
0.19
Goals/90'
6
0.17
Assists/90'
12/0
0.33
Cards/90'
J. Mbong
Joseph Essien Mbong
27
years
MLT
Malta
-
kgs
For
position
173
cms
10
shirt number
4.9
M.€
70
ELO

Born on 15 July 1997 in Lagos

Personal data
Country of birth
Nigeria Nigeria
Nationality
Malta Malta
Other nationality
Nigeria Nigeria
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
Western Africa
Career details
Status
Midfield
Current club
Hamrun Spartans Hamrun Spartans
Current competition
Premier League Premier League
Previous club
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Previous competition
Ligat Ha'al Ligat Ha'al
Historic team
Hibernians Hibernians
Historical competition
Premier League Premier League
Last number
10
Most common shirt number
7
Other shirt numbers
7, 77, 11, 22, 28, 15

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Premier League
47%
Wins
15 W
8 D
9 L
Qualif. Champions
50%
Wins
1 W
0 D
1 L
Conference League qualifiers
0%
Wins
0 W
1 D
1 L
FA Cup Malta
50%
Wins
1 W
0 D
1 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 11 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
4
Hibernians
Hibernians 21 11 6 3 2 13 7 +6
5
Mosta
Mosta 16 11 5 1 5 15 16 -1
6
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans 14 11 4 2 5 19 15 +4
7
Gzira United
Gzira United 14 11 4 2 5 15 15 0
8
Melita
Melita 12 11 3 3 5 16 19 -3

Position on the pitch

Main position
Right winger 86%
Other positions
  • Right midfielder 14%
RW
RM
Football pitch

Rating progression

70 ▲ 3
3976 17
9973 14
2419 20
1293 22
1290 20
Highest value in career
70 (2025)
Rankings
General
6328º
Age
598º
By country
4º
By position
1535º F
By position
56º RW RW

Evolution of market value

4 M€ ▲ 0.4
3976 17
9973 14
2419 20
1293 22
1290 20
Highest value in career
4.76M (2025)
Rankings
General
6483º
Age
580º
By country
4º
By position
1715º F
By position
74º RW RW
Contract information
Agent
iFootball

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
23/24 30/06/2023
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans
End of loan
22/23 01/07/2022
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Loan
20/21 29/07/2020
Hibernians
Hibernians
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans
Transfer
16/17 30/06/2017
Inter Zapresic
Inter Zapresic
Hibernians
Hibernians
End of loan
16/17 03/02/2017
Hibernians
Hibernians
Inter Zapresic
Inter Zapresic
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Current season 38
7
0.18
68
Calendar year 21
2
0.1
69
Last 6 months 24
3
0.13
69
Last 365 days 46
7
0.15
68
Last 3 years 126
13
0.1
66
Last 5 years 199
25
0.13
65
Career 384
36
0.09
60

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans
2024/25
38 7 6 12 0 38 37 1 3243' 27 7.3 68
FA Cup Malta
FA Cup Malta
2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 27 5.9 69
Premier League
Premier League
32 6 6 11 0 32 31 1 2763' 27 7.4 68
Conference League qualifiers
Conference League qualifiers
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 140' 27 5.1 66
Qualif. Champions
Qualif. Champions
2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 160' 27 5.5 66
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans
2023/24
33 4 7 7 1 33 27 6 2399' 27 7.3 66
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans
2022/23
11 0 2 3 0 11 6 5 624' 26 6.1 64
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2022/23
19 1 1 4 0 19 14 5 1145' 25 5.8 64
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans
2021/22
30 3 0 0 0 30 30 0 2665' 24 6.8 65

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Hibernians
Hibernians
6 143 99 9098' 9 26
Hamrun Spartans
Hamrun Spartans
5 135 122 10920' 21 26
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
1 19 14 1145' 1 4
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Premier League
Premier League
11 230 191 17260' 22 45
FA Cup Malta
FA Cup Malta
10 24 16 1534' 4 1
Ligat Ha'al
Ligat Ha'al
1 15 10 863' 0 3
Qualif. Champions
Qualif. Champions
4 10 3 349' 1 1
Conference League qualifiers
Conference League qualifiers
2 6 6 416' 3 2

For the national team

3077
63 times at International
17 times at U21
6 times at U19
3 times at U17
3
Average number of goals
0.05
4
10
1
Other information
Times called up
65
Matches as a starter
62
Off the bench
1
Debut
29/5/2018
Age on debut
20.9 years old
Last match
24/3/2025
Age in last game
27.7 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Malta
Malta
2025
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 149' 27 5.3 68
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 149' 27 5.3 68
Malta
Malta
2024
7 0 1 2 1 7 7 0 618' 27 5.8 67
Malta
Malta
2023
10 1 0 0 0 10 10 0 797' 26 6.1 64
Malta
Malta
2022
9 0 0 1 0 9 9 0 710' 25 6.1 65
Malta
Malta
2021
11 2 2 3 0 11 11 0 852' 24 5.8 66

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Malta
Malta
8 63 62 5186' 3 11
Malta U21
Malta U21
4 15 14 1199' 1 2
Malta U19
Malta U19
2 6 6 529' 0 1
Malta U17
Malta U17
1 3 3 221' 1 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
4 20 20 1756' 0 5
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
2 18 18 1510' 0 2
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
4 15 14 1199' 1 2
International Friendly
International Friendly
5 14 13 1079' 1 1
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
2 11 11 841' 2 3

Titles

  • 3
    Maltese champion
    Maltese champion

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances