Bright Arrey-Mbi

Bright Akwo Arrey-Mbi (born 26 March 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left back for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln, on loan from Bayern Munich.

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) Centre-back, left back
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
(on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2014 SG Kaarst
2014 Norwich City
2014–2019 Chelsea
2019–2020 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Bayern Munich II 34 (2)
2021– Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2022– → 1. FC Köln (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 England U15 8 (0)
2018– Germany U16 6 (0)
2019– Germany U17 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2020

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 January 30, 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]

International career

Born in Germany, Arrey-Mbi is of Cameroonian descent.[8] He moved to England at a young age and represented the England U15s eight times, before switching back to represent Germany internationally.[9] He remains eligible to play for England, Germany or Cameroon internationally.[10]

References
  1. "Bright Arrey-Mbi". fc.de. Retrieved 3 February 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. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. "Bayern München II vs. Türkgücü-Ataspor". soccerway.com. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. Lesley, Angu (19 August 2020). "Bayern's Bright Arrey-Mbi, a son who resembles his father".
  9. "Bayern Munich sign 16-year-old Chelsea talents Jamal Musiala and Bright Arrey-Mbi". bundesliga.com. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. Bolton, Josh (8 December 2020). "The Bedford schoolboy playing Champions League football for Bayern Munich". HertsLive. Retrieved 19 July 2021.


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