Jeremy Monga
 Monga in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeremy Ngola Monga | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coventry City | |||
| 2017–2025 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Leicester City | 34 | (1) |
| 2026– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | England U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | England U16 | 9 | (4) |
| 2026– | England U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2025– | England U19 | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:49, 29 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:34, 3 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Jeremy Ngola Monga (born 10 July 2009) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester City.
Club career
[edit]Leicester City
[edit]Monga began his career with Coventry City, before joining the Leicester City Academy at age eight to play at the under-9 level.[1][2] He became the youngest Premier League 2 scorer on 1 November 2024 after scoring against Aston Villa.[3] After impressing for the under-21s, he began training with the first-team.[4] However, manager Ruud van Nistelrooy stated opportunities for Monga would be limited, considering his school commitments.[5] He was included in the match day squad for their FA Cup fourth round match against Manchester United on 7 February 2025 at the age of 15 years and 212 days.[6]
He made his professional debut for Leicester on 7 April, aged 15 years and 271 days, coming on as a substitute for Bilal El Khannouss in the 74th minute of a 0–3 defeat to Newcastle United in the Premier League.[7] In doing so, he became the second-youngest player, behind Ethan Nwaneri, to play in the Premier League.[8][9] Monga had to play in a sponsorless shirt, to comply with UK laws on gambling advertising.[10] Van Nistelrooy praised Monga on his debut, saying, "He showed glimpses of his quality at such a young age."[11] He finished his debut season with seven Premier League appearances.[12]
Following relegation, Monga signed a new scholarship contract with Leicester in June 2025. He is expected to sign professional terms with the club when he reaches age 17 in 2026.[13] On 13 August 2025, Monga became the youngest player to start a match for Leicester City, starting and playing 60 minutes against Huddersfield Town in a 2–2 draw in the first round of the Carabao Cup.[14] Three days later, Monga scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss away to Preston North End, becoming the youngest goalscorer in Championship history at 16 years and 37 days old.[15]
In summer 2026, he was linked with transfers to a number of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, Brentford, and Manchester City.[16][17]
Manchester City
[edit]On 11 July 2026, Monga signed for Premier League club Manchester City on a five-year deal.[18]
International career
[edit]Born in England, Monga is of Zambian descent.[19] He represented England at under-15 and under-16 levels, captaining the latter.[20][21]
Monga made his under-19 debut during a 2–0 win over Ukraine at Pinatar Arena on 3 September 2025.[22]
On 25 March 2026, Monga made his under-U18 debut during a 4–1 2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification win over Bulgaria in Croatia.[23]
Personal life
[edit]Monga currently attends Ratcliffe College.[24]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City U21 | 2024–25[12] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Leicester City | 2024–25[12] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[25] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Manchester City | 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ↑ Rob Tanner (8 April 2025). "Jeremy Monga was a rare glimpse of positivity for Leicester on another bleak night". The Athletic. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ Sam Jones (7 April 2025). "Efficient Newcastle Claim The Points On Filbert Way". LCFC. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ↑ "Jeremy Monga". LCFC. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ Jordan Blackwell (2 April 2025). "Jeremy Monga Leicester City game-time stance set out by Ruud van Nistelrooy". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (7 March 2025). "Jeremy Monga plan set out as Leicester City wage Man City transfer battle". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ Percy, John (6 February 2025). "Leicester ready to play 15-year-old wonderkid against Manchester United". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Leicester City 0–3 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ↑ "Monga becomes second-youngest Premier League player ever". Premier League. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "Arsenal hand 15-year-old Premier League debut against Leeds". The Independent. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ "Leicester's Jeremy Monga becomes second-youngest Premier League player in blank shirt". BBC Sport. 7 April 2025.
- ↑ Jordan Blackwell (8 April 2025). "Every word Ruud van Nistelrooy said on Winks, Monga and his future in tense press conference". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Jeremy Monga in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ↑ "Jeremy Monga: Leicester City midfielder, 15, to sign professional deal in 2026". BBC Sport. 9 June 2025.
- ↑ "Jeremy Monga: Leicester City player becomes club's youngest starter". BBC Sport. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Preston North End 2–1 Leicester City – Teenager Monga's goal in vain for Foxes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ Mokbel, Sami (2 July 2026). "Jeremy Monga: Man City join race for Leicester teenager and Arsenal and Brentford target". BBC Sport.
- ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (10 July 2026). "Jeremy Monga: How good is potential Man City signing and what role could he play?". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Monga signs for City". Manchester City F.C. 11 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Real Madrid interested in signing English-Zambian talent Jeremy Monga". 15 September 2025.
- ↑ "Jeremy Monga » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ Ethan Evans (3 March 2025). "Meet Leicester City's young sensation who captains England and is wanted by Europe's finest". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ "Report: England MU19s 2–0 Ukraine". England Football. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Report: England MU18s 4–1 Bulgaria". englandfootball.com.
- ↑ "Ratcliffe student Jeremy Monga makes historic Premier League debut". 8 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Jeremy Monga in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Jeremy Monga at Soccerway
- Profile at the Leicester City F.C. website
- 2009 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Coventry
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- English people of Zambian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century Black British people
- 21st-century English sportsmen