Yannis M'Bemba

Yannis M'Bemba
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Amiens, France
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Dordrecht
Number 15
Youth career
2010–2011 Amiens SC
2011–2021 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Nantes B 48 (2)
2021–2022 Nantes 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Le Puy (loan) 30 (0)
2024– Dordrecht 55 (2)
International career‡
2024– Gabon 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026

Yannis M'Bemba (born 1 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht. Born in France, he represents the Gabon national team.

Early life

Yannis M'Bemba was born in Amiens, in a family with Gabonese and Congolese origins, growing up in Amiens while his mother worked in Paris.

Club career

Having started his career at Amiens SC as a 9-year-old, M'Bemba quickly moved to Nantes, where his father was working, joining FC Nantes academy as an under-11.

Having progressed from the youth teams to the reserve team, he signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2021.

After making several appearances on the bench as an unused substitute in both Ligue 1 and Coupe de France, the young defender made his professional debut for FC Nantes on the 14 January 2022, replacing Sébastien Corchia in a 2–1 away Ligue 1 loss against Nice.

On 1 July 2022, M'Bemba joined Le Puy in Championnat National on loan for the 2022–23 season. The centre-back who played for FC Nantes two Ligue 1 games, was released with end of his contract, at FC Nantes on 30 May 2024.

On 30 July 2024, M'Bemba signed with Dordrecht in the Netherlands.

International career

Having made the pre-selections for France youth teams in his early years, M'Bemba is also eligible for Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville as per his origins. M'Bemba first called to Gabon on 5 February 2024 and made his debut for the Gabon national football team, in a friendly game vs Senegal national football team on 25 March 2024.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes B 2020–21 CFA 2 30——30
2021–22 CFA 2 201——201
2023–24 National 3 251——251
Total 482——482
Nantes 2021–22 Ligue 1 20000020
Le Puy (loan) 2022–23 CFA 24060—300
Dordrecht 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 3001040350
2025–26 Eerste Divisie 25210—262
Total 5522040612
Career total 129480401414
  1. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 30 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gabon 202410
202531
202610
Total51
Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each M'Bemba goal.
List of international goals scored by Yannis M'Bemba
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
13 September 2025National Sports Complex Pitch 1, Saint Pierre, Mauritius Seychelles4–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Académie - Yannis M'Bemba, Made in FC Nantes". FC Nantes (in French). 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Yannis Mbemba". Globalsport Archive. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Yannis M'Bemba rejoint la cour des grands". Ouest-France. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022. Yannis M'Bemba, dont les origines se partagent entre le Congo et le Gabon, a passé les neuf premières années de sa vie à Amiens. C'est d'ailleurs au Amiens SC qu'il tape ses premiers ballons.
  4. 1 2 3 Delourme, Camille (19 December 2021). "Football: le week-end des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en France". ADIAC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Delourme, Camille (23 December 2021). "Football: les résultats des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en France". ADIAC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Delourme, Camille (10 January 2022). "Football, le week-end des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en Europe (Angleterre et France)". ADIAC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Yannis M'Bemba signe un contrat professionnel avec le FC Nantes". Presse-Océan [fr]. Ouest-France. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Willems (14 April 2021). "Nantes : un enfant du club signe son premier contrat professionnel". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Buet, Christopher (14 January 2022). "Nice 2-1 Nantes, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bienvenue au Puy Yannis M'Bemba" (in French). Le Puy. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Aliwa, Amélia (14 January 2022). "Nice 2-1 Nantes, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". Gabon Eco (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Yannis M'bemba versterkt FC Dordrecht" [Yannis M'bemba joins FC Dordrecht] (in Dutch). FC Dordrecht. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Bienvenue au Puy Yannis M'Bemba" (in French). A Libreville. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "FC Nantes. Objectif Mondial 2026 pour Yannis M'Bemba et le Gabon" (in French). Tribune Nantaise. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.