Phillipp Mwene
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mainz 05 | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | FK Austria Wien | ||
2010–2013 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | VfB Stuttgart II | 73 | (0) |
2016–2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 65 | (4) |
2018– | Mainz 05 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:09, 23 May 2018 (UTC) |
Phillipp Mwene (born 29 January 1994) is an Austrian-born Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga.
Career
Phillipp Mwene was born in Vienna and holds dual citizenship of Kenya and Austria. He made his first appearance for VfB Stuttgart II on 20 April 2013 in the 3. Liga against SV Wacker Burghausen. He has expressed his desire severally to feature for the Kenya national team.[1]
In 2016, Mwene signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In the 2017–18 season he was a consistent performer at right-back contributing 4 goals and 7 assists in 31 appearances while the club was relegated from the 2. Bundesliga.[2]
In May 2018, Bundesliga side Mainz 05 announced Mwene would join the club on a free transfer from Kaiserslautern for the 2018–19 season.[2]
References
- ^ "Official match report: VfB Stuttgart II - Wacker Burghausen 0:0 (0:0)". German Football Association. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Mwene wechselt nach Mainz". kicker Online (in German). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
External links
- Phillipp Mwene at kicker.de (in German)
- Phillipp Mwene at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Austrian people of Kenyan descent
- Footballers from Vienna
- Austrian footballers
- Kenyan footballers
- Association football defenders
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- VfB Stuttgart II players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- Austria youth international footballers
- Austria under-21 international footballers
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Austrian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Kenyan football biography stubs