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Urie-Michel Mboula

Urie-Michel Mboula
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Gabon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Metz
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Dinamo-Auto 22 (4)
2023–2025 Şanlıurfaspor 33 (2)
2025Metz (loan) 10 (0)
2025– Metz 1 (0)
International career
2023 Gabon U23 3 (0)
2024– Gabon 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025

Urie-Michel Mboula (born 30 April 2003) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Metz and the Gabon national team.

Club career

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In 2022, Mboula signed for Moldovan side Dinamo-Auto, where he made eleven league appearances and scored four goals. Ahead of the 2023–24 season, he signed for Turkish side Şanlıurfaspor, where he made thirty-three league appearances and scored two goals. Subsequently, he signed for French side Metz in 2025, helping the club achieve promotion from the second tier to the top flight.[1]

International career

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Mboula is a Gabon international. During September, October, and November 2024, he played for the Gabon national football team for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

Style of play

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Mboula plays as a defender and is left-footed.[2] Gabonese news website Gabonreview wrote in 2025 that "he demonstrated his ability to pass the ball and his physical impact... the 1m88 player has all the qualities to impose himself: solid in duels, quick in anticipation, and capable of ensuring a clean clearance".[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo-Auto 2022–23 Moldovan Liga 22 4 1 0 23 4
Şanlıurfaspor 2023–24 TFF 1. Lig 17 1 1 0 18 1
2024–25 TFF 1. Lig 16 1 0 0 16 1
Total 33 2 1 0 34 2
Metz (loan) 2024–25 Ligue 2 10 0 0 0 3[a] 0 13 0
Metz 2025–26 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 66 6 2 0 3 0 71 6

International

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As of match played 6 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Gabon 2024 6 0
2025 3 0
Total 9 0

References

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  1. ^ "Urie-Michel Mboula, le roc gabonais qui propulse Metz en Ligue 1" [Urie-Michel Mboula, the Gabonese rock who propels Metz into Ligue 1] (in French). GabonTime. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ^ ""Il a beaucoup de choses à montrer": qui est Michel Mboula, le défenseur gabonais sur le point de signer au FC Metz?" ["He has a lot to show": Who is Michel Mboula, the Gabonese defender about to sign for FC Metz?] (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Urie-Michel Mboula au FC Metz : un renfort stratégique pour la défense grenat" [Urie-Michel Mboula at FC Metz: a strategic reinforcement for the Grenat defense] (in French). Gabonreview. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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