Bio

Amadou Salif Mbengue (born 5 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Reading. Club career Amadou Mbengue was part of FC Melun's youth setup, before joining the FC Metz academy. He made his professional debut for Metz on 3 October 2021 during a 3–2 Ligue 1 away loss against Angers; where he came on as an early substitute for Sikou Niakaté, who was, injured after a tackle from Mohamed-Ali Cho. Reading On 13 September 2022, Reading confirmed the signing of Mbengue on a short-term contract until January 2023 after training with the club since leaving Metz during the summer of 2022.