David Mokwa
{{short description|French footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Mokwa
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = David Mokwa Ngabi Ntusu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|5|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bagnolet, France
| height = 1.81m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Hoffenheim
| clubnumber = 52
| youthyears1 = 2012–2017
| youthclubs1 = CSM Clamart
| youthyears2 = 2017–2020
| youthclubs2 = AS Meudon
| youthyears3 = 2020–2022
| youthclubs3 = Sochaux
| youthyears4 = 2022–2025
| youthclubs4 = Hoffenheim
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Hoffenheim II
| caps1 = 61
| goals1 = 26
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Hoffenheim
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = France U18
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022
| nationalteam2 = France U19
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 22 November 2022
}}
David Mokwa Ngabi Ntusu (born 3 May 2004) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for German {{German football updater|Hoffenhe}} club Hoffenheim.
Early life
Mokwa was born on 3 May 2004 in Bagnolet, France. The son of Cameroonian parents, he grew up in Île-de-France, France and has four siblings.{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/fr/news/david-mokwa-fussball-im-kopf-40356987|title=David Mokwa: Fußball im Kopf|trans-title=David Mokwa: Football in the Head|language=de|publisher=OneFootball|date=26 November 2024|access-date=24 January 2025}}
Club career
As a youth player, Mokwa joined the youth academy of French side AS Meudon. In 2020, he joined the youth academy of French side Sochaux. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Hoffenheim in 2022. In 2023, he was promoted to the club's reserve team before being promoted to their first team in 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.topmercato.com/1881560-david-mokwa-la-pepite-francaise-dhoffenheim-qui-a-la-cote-en-ligue-1/|title=David Mokwa, la pépite française d’Hoffenheim qui a la cote en Ligue 1|trans-title=David Mokwa, the French nugget from Hoffenheim who is popular in Ligue 1|language=fr|publisher=Top Mercato|date=6 January 2025|access-date=24 January 2025}} On 18 January 2025, Mokwa made his Bundesliga debut for Hoffenheim as a late substitute in a 3–1 victory over Holstein Kiel.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2025/01/18/germany/bundesliga/kieler-sv-holstein-von-1900-ev/tsg-1899-hoffenheim-ev/4397333/|title=Holstein Kiel v Hoffenheim game report|date=18 January 2025}} On 23 January 2025, he scored his first goal for them during a 2–3 home loss to Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League.{{Cite web|url=https://africafoot.com/top-5-des-meilleures-performances-de-nos-joueurs-africains-en-ligue-europa-j7/|title=Top 5 des meilleures performances de nos joueurs africains en Ligue Europa|trans-title=Top 5 best performances of our African players in the Europa League|language=fr|publisher=AfricaFoot|date=24 January 2025|access-date=24 January 2025}}
On 28 January 2025, Hoffenheim extended their contract with Mokwa.{{cite web|publisher=TSG Hoffenheim|url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/en/news/overview/2025/01/tsg-hoffenheim-extend-talented-youngster-david-mokwas-contract|title=TSG Hoffenheim extend talented youngster David Mokwa's contract|date=28 January 2025|access-date=29 January 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 30 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sochaux II
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|1899 Hoffenheim II
|7 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24
|Regionalliga Südwest |22 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|Appearances in MLS Next Pro invitation}} | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25
|Regionalliga Südwest |19 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 11 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 17 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 51 | 17 | |||
| 1899 Hoffenheim
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!50 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 18 |
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|810338}}
{{TSG 1899 Hoffenheim squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mokwa, David}}
Category:French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:French expatriate men's footballers