Players / Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende
Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende
Vancouver Whitecaps

Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende

Defensive Midfielder · Vancouver Whitecaps. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionDM Age26 ClubVancouver Whitecaps Market value€1.8mAlmost Signed estimate · 2026-09-18
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubVancouver WhitecapsMLS
PositionDefensive MidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth26 years old
NationalityCameroonDouala
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€1.8mAlmost Signed estimate · 2026-09-18
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height175 cm79 kg
Shirt number#26Vancouver Whitecaps
Performance
Season stats

MLS · 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps · Midfielder

Appearances31 starts
Minutes1222 substitute entries
Rating6.83provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots21 on target
Passing8870 passes · — key
Defensive work31 interceptions · 1 blocks
Duels won45.5%5 of 11
Dribble success100%1 of 1
Cards1Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Christopher James DurkinChristopher James DurkinSt. Louis City · DMsame defensive midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age86match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 122 min / 2026 · 1,949 min

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Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende and Christopher James Durkin — stored season statistics
Context / metricJean-Claude Ngando MbendeChristopher James Durkin
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSMLS
Team in this sampleVancouver WhitecapsSt. Louis City
Minutes1221,949
Appearances323
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9020.09 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 90150.69 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 903— per 90482.22 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Enzo LeopoldEnzo LeopoldBorussia Mönchengladbach · DMsame defensive midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 122 min / 2026 · — min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • Playing time is missing.

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Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende and Enzo Leopold — stored season statistics
Context / metricJean-Claude Ngando MbendeEnzo Leopold
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSBundesliga
Team in this sampleVancouver WhitecapsBorussia Mönchengladbach
Minutes122—
Appearances30
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 90—— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 903— per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Alonso CoelloAlonso CoelloToronto FC · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age · comparable value band51match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 122 min / 2026 · 1,902 min

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Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende and Alonso Coello — stored season statistics
Context / metricJean-Claude Ngando MbendeAlonso Coello
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSMLS
Team in this sampleVancouver WhitecapsToronto FC
Minutes1221,902
Appearances327
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9040.19 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 90592.79 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 903— per 90462.18 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Christian Jaeger CappisChristian Jaeger CappisFC Dallas · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age · same current league40match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 122 min / 2026 · 1,534 min

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  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende and Christian Jaeger Cappis — stored season statistics
Context / metricJean-Claude Ngando MbendeChristian Jaeger Cappis
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSMLS
Team in this sampleVancouver WhitecapsFC Dallas
Minutes1221,534
Appearances326
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9010.06 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 90160.94 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 903— per 90362.11 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Joran GerbetJoran GerbetOrlando City SC · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age · same current league40match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 122 min / 2026 · 429 min

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  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende and Joran Gerbet — stored season statistics
Context / metricJean-Claude Ngando MbendeJoran Gerbet
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSMLS
Team in this sampleVancouver WhitecapsOrlando City SC
Minutes122429
Appearances37
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9010.21 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 9040.84 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 903— per 9061.26 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Franco Agustín RomeroFranco Agustín RomeroToluca · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age36match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 122 min / 2026 · 589 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende and Franco Agustín Romero — stored season statistics
Context / metricJean-Claude Ngando MbendeFranco Agustín Romero
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSLiga MX
Team in this sampleVancouver WhitecapsToluca
Minutes122589
Appearances38
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 9010.15 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 903— per 90172.6 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves32 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Las Vegas Lights → Vancouver Whitecaps · 01 Dec 2024, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 25.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202401 Dec 2024Las Vegas Lights → Vancouver WhitecapsTransferTerms not supplied25
202429 Nov 2024Las Vegas Lights → Vancouver WhitecapsLoan returnLoan return25
202405 Mar 2024Vancouver Whitecaps → Las Vegas LightsLoanTerms not supplied24
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Vancouver Whitecaps · MLS

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferLas Vegas Lights → Vancouver Whitecaps

Provider transfer record

Loan returnLas Vegas Lights → Vancouver Whitecaps

Provider transfer record

LoanVancouver Whitecaps → Las Vegas Lights

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Douala, Cameroon

Value & contract

Market value

€1.8m

Almost Signed estimate · 2026-09-18

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Jean-Claude Ngando Mbende in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityJean-Claude Ngando MbendeHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubVancouver WhitecapsHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionMLSHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefensive MidfielderHighAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history3HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours3 updates · 9 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderDefensive Midfielder

API-Football squad and profile sync
7 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€2.3m€2.2m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ValuationValue record updated

€2.2m€2.3m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.