Phillipp Mwene

Phillipp Mwene
Personal information
Date of birth	29 January 1994 (age 30)
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
2013–2016	VfB Stuttgart II
2016–2018	1. FC Kaiserslautern
2018–	Mainz 05
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:09, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Phillipp Mwene (born 29 January 1994) is a Kenyan-Austrian footballer who plays as a defender for 1. FSV Mainz 05.

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 Template:De icon
Phillipp Mwene at Soccerway

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[1] "Official match report: VfB Stuttgart II - Wacker Burghausen 0:0 (0:0)". German Football Association. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

[mainz-2] "Mwene wechselt nach Mainz". kicker Online (in German). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

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