Jordi Mboula Queralt (born 16 March 1999) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as right winger for Italian club Hellas Verona.

Club career

Early career

Born in Granollers, Barcelona, Catalonia to a Congolese father and a Spanish mother, Mboula's parents met in China, and he spent two years of his youth there. At the age of 9, Mboula begun playing football with his local club CF Ametlla for six months, before joining

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for a year, and finally moving to FC Barcelona.

Monaco

A member of Barcelona's youth academy, ''

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'', Mboula joined AS Monaco FC on 21 July 2017, keeping him at the club until 2022. He made his professional debut for Monaco in a 0–0

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draw at home to

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on 28 April 2018, coming on as a substitute for Rony Lopes for the final six minutes. On 19 May, in the last game of the season, he replaced the same player in added time and scored his first goal in a 3–0 win at relegated Troyes AC. On 15 July 2019, Mboula was loaned to Belgian side Cercle Brugge K.S.V. for one year. The following 29 January, he returned to Spain after agreeing to a six-month deal with SD Huesca in

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Mallorca

On 17 September 2020, Mboula signed a four-year contract with

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, recently relegated to the second division. He featured regularly in his first season as the club returned to the top tier at first attempt, and made his debut in the category on 14 August 2021, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Real Betis. On 31 January 2022, Mboula moved to

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side Estoril on loan until June. On 24 August, he moved to Racing de Santander in the second division, in a temporary one-year deal. Upon returning to Mallorca, Mboula rescinded his contract on 11 July 2023.

Hellas Verona

On 11 July 2023, Serie A side Hellas Verona announced the signing of Mboula on a four-year contract. On 12 August 2023, he made his debut for the club in a Coppa Italia match against

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International career

Mboula was part of the Spain national under-17 football team that were runners-up at the

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in Azerbaijan. He scored in their 2–0 opening win against the Netherlands.

Career statistics

Honours

Monaco *

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runner-up: 2017–18 * Trophée des Champions runner-up:

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Spain U17 * UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up:

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References

External links

AS Monaco Profile
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