Amadou Mbengue


Amadou Salif Mbengue is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, for club Queens Park Rangers. Born in France, he represents Senegal at youth level.

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. He scored his first goal for the club, and his first professional goal, on 10 December 2022 in a 1–0 win against Coventry City.
On 13 January 2023, Reading announced that Mbengue had extended his contract with the club until the end of the season, with a view to a further extension. On 17 May 2023, with his contract due to expire at the end of June 2023, Reading confirmed that they had offered Mbengue a new two-year contract, which was signed on 19 July 2023.
On 16 May 2025, Reading announced that they had offered Mbengue a new contract, which was due to expire on 30 June 2025. On 26 June 2025, Reading announced that Mbengue had turned down a new contract in order to sign for Queens Park Rangers.

Queens Park Rangers

On 26 June 2025, Queens Park Rangers announced that Mbengue would join the club on 1 July 2025, following the expiration of his Reading contract.
He made his debut on 9 August 2025 starting in a 1-1 draw with Preston North End at Loftus Road.

International career

In March 2023, Mbengue was called up to the Senegal U23 team for the first time.