Divin Saku Mubama (born 25 October 2004) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for the U21

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club

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Club career

West Ham United

Born in

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, Mubama joined

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at the age of eight. On 28 October 2021, Mubama signed his first professional contract with the club. On 3 November 2022, Mubama made his debut for West Ham in a

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tie against Romanian club

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. West Ham won the game 3–0 with Mubama's header diverted into his own goal by FCSB's Joyskim Dawa for West Ham's second goal. On 16 March 2023, he scored his first, and only, senior competitive goal in the

in a 4–0 win against

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, after coming on as a substitute. Mubama was a member of the team which won the 2023 FA Youth Cup, defeating

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5–1 at the

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in April 2023. Having scored a hat-trick in the previous round against

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, Mubama finished top-scorer in the competition. On 30 June 2024, West Ham announced that Mubama would leave the club at the end of his contract finishing that day.

Manchester City

On 29 August 2024, Mubama confirmed he had signed for

. West Ham received a £2 million compensation fee as part of Mubama's move. Mubama made his City debut on 11 January 2025, starting and then scoring in a 8–0

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home victory over

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side Salford City. He was then brought into the Manchester City U21 team, netting 11 goals and a hattrick.

International career

Born in England, Mubama is of DR Congolese descent. He has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 level. On 12 October 2023, Mubama made his

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debut during a 2–0 away defeat to

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Personal life

Mubama attended

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, the same school that

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attended.

Career statistics

Honours

West Ham United U18 *

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* U18 Premier League South: 2023 West Ham United *

Individual *

Young Player of the Year:

Notes

References

External links

Profile
at the West Ham United F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mubama, Divin 2004 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Newham English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football forwards West Ham United F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people Premier League players UEFA Conference League–winning players 21st-century English sportsmen