Phillipp Mwene


Phillipp Mwene is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for club Mainz 05 and the Austria national team.

Club career

VfB Stuttgart II

He made his first appearance for VfB Stuttgart II on 20 April 2013 in the 3. Liga against SV Wacker Burghausen.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

In 2016, Mwene signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In the 2017–18 season he was a consistent performer at right-back contributing 4 goals and 7 assists in 31 appearances while the club was relegated from the 2. Bundesliga.

Mainz 05

In May 2018, Bundesliga side Mainz 05 announced Mwene would join the club on a free transfer from Kaiserslautern for the 2018–19 season.

PSV

On 27 May 2021, PSV announced Mwene would join the club on a free transfer from Mainz 05, effective from 1 July.

Return to Mainz 05

On 23 August 2023, Mwene returned to Mainz 05 with a three-year contract.

International career

Mwene was born in Vienna and holds dual citizenship of Kenya and Austria. He is a youth international for Austria. He was called up to the preliminary Austria squad for UEFA Euro 2020.
He made his debut for the Austria national football team on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Israel, a 2–5 away loss. He started the game and played the whole match.

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Honours

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