| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 2003 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025 | → Metz (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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2025
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ "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.