Bright Arrey-Mbi

Bright Akwo Arrey-Mbi (born 26 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96. Born in Cameroon, he has represented England and Germany at youth levels internationally.

Bright Arrey-Mbi
Arrey-Mbi playing for Bayern Munich U19 in 2021
Personal information
Full name Bright Akwo Arrey-Mbi
Date of birth (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003
Place of birth Kumba, Cameroon[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hannover 96
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2014 SG Kaarst
2014 Norwich City
2014–2019 Chelsea
2019–2020 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Bayern Munich II 34 (2)
2021–2023 Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2022 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 0 (0)
2022 → 1. FC Köln II (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Hannover 96 (loan) 15 (0)
2023– Hannover 96 7 (0)
International career‡
2016 England U15 8 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U16 6 (0)
2019–2020 Germany U17 9 (0)
2021–2022 Germany U19 9 (0)
2023– Germany U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:35, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:06, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Arrey-Mbi moved to England at age 11.[3] He was educated at St Thomas More School in Bedford, England.[4]

Club career

Bright Arrey-Mbi made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II on 19 September 2020 in a 3. Liga game against Türkgücü München.[5] Later he made his Champions League debut for Bayern Munich senior team on 1 December 2020 against Atlético Madrid.[6]

On 30 January 2022 German sports magazine Kicker reported that Arrey-Mbi would join Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln, on loan for 18 months until 30 June 2023.[7] After he did not feature in any first-team matches while at the club, Bayern Munich decided to terminate the loan agreement with Köln in August 2022, he was then loaned out to 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 on a deal until June 2023.[8] He joined Hannover 96 permanently in 1 July, 2023.[9]

International career

Born in Cameroon, Arrey-Mbi grew up in England and Germany.[10] He moved to England at a young age and represented the England U15s eight times, before switching back to represent Germany internationally.[11] He remains eligible to play for England, Germany or Cameroon internationally.[12]

References
  1. "Neuer Defensivspieler für 96: Bright Arrey-Mbi kommt vom FC Bayern München nach Hannover". hannover96.de. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. "Bright Arrey-Mbi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. "16-year-old Bright Arrey-Mbi becomes the youngest player to join Bayern Munich in Qatar". bavarianfootballworks.com. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. "right Arrey-Mbi: From St Thomas More school to the Champions League". Bedford Independent. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. "Bayern München II vs. Türkgücü-Ataspor". soccerway.com. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. "Atletico Madrid vs. Bayern Munich". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. "Köln leiht Bayern-Talent Arrey-Mbi aus: Kimmichs "Biest" soll sich entwickeln". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. "Arrey-Mbi beendet Leihe in Köln - und wechselt nach Hannover". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  9. "Hannover 96 verpflichtet Bayern-Leihgabe Arrey-Mbi fest". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  10. Lesley, Angu (19 August 2020). "Bayern's Bright Arrey-Mbi, a son who resembles his father".
  11. "Bayern Munich sign 16-year-old Chelsea talents Jamal Musiala and Bright Arrey-Mbi". bundesliga.com. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  12. Bolton, Josh (8 December 2020). "The Bedford schoolboy playing Champions League football for Bayern Munich". HertsLive. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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