Who is Divin Mubama? Manchester City teenager making an impact in pre-season

Divin Mubama scored for Manchester City during a pre-season match, a performance noted in reporting on August 5, 2026. The strike added to his profile among the club’s performers in friendly fixtures.

Mubama spent nine years in West Ham United’s youth academy, where he scored 58 goals in 90 games for the Hammers’ academy. He finished as the top scorer when West Ham won the FA Youth Cup in April 2023. After making 18 senior outings for the first team under David Moyes, he declined to renew his contract. Manchester City signed him on a free transfer in August 2024 and he joined their Elite Development Squad.

In the Elite Development Squad Mubama led the 2024/25 Premier League 2 season with 16 goals in 15 games. He made his senior professional debut for Manchester City under Pep Guardiola in January 2025, scoring in the club’s 8-0 FA Cup victory over Salford City.

To obtain consistent senior experience he joined EFL Championship club Stoke City on a season-long loan for the 2025/26 campaign. Despite missing two months due to a significant ankle ligament injury, he finished the loan spell as Stoke’s third-highest league scorer.

Mubama is a 21-year-old centre-forward. Observers cite his intense work ethic, physical strength and strong link-up play as defining traits. He is also noted for his background in boxing and for posing a notable aerial threat.

Internationally, Mubama has represented England at every junior level from the U15s through to the U21s. For the England U21 team he has scored five goals in five games.

Mubama’s pre-season goal has reinforced his standing among City’s friendly-match performers; if he continues to score in pre-season he could be one of the young players Enzo Maresca considers integrating into the senior squad for the upcoming season. His stated priority is finishing the pre-season with a positive performance.