Troyes A left-footed
winger with a preference for playing on the right, Mbeumo joined
Troyes at the age of 14. He graduated to the club's
reserve team in the
2016–17 season. He was in the Troyes U-19 team which won the 2018
Coupe Gambardella, scoring twice in the final at the
Stade de France. Mbeumo made his senior debut for the club in a 1–0
Ligue 1 win over
Metz on 17 February 2018, and made three further appearances during the
2017–18 season, He made 47 appearances and scored 16 goals in the
2019–20 season. Mbeumo's performances were recognised with a nomination for the
EFL Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards at the 2020 London Football Awards. Mbeumo's goalscoring dropped off during the "difficult"
COVID-19-affected
2020–21 season. By March 2021, however, his ten
assists and four goals helped him gain another nomination for the EFL Player of the Year award, at the 2021 London Football Awards. Mbeumo finished the season with eight goals in 49 appearances, and Brentford qualified for the
Premier League by winning the
2021 Championship play-off final, in which they defeated
Swansea City 2–0. he had scored two goals and hit the
woodwork seven times. Mbeumo's first
hat-trick of his career (scored in a 4–1
FA Cup third round win over
Port Vale on 8 January 2022) was also the first scored by a substitute in Brentford history; it earned him a place in the Team of the Round, and a nomination for Player of the Round. Three weeks later, he signed a new four-year contract, with a one-year option. Mbeumo ended the 2021–22 season with eight goals in 38 appearances; in addition, he tied with
Raphinha for the record of most woodwork hits during a Premier League season,
2022–23 season During the
2022–23 pre-season friendlies, Mbeumo proved his versatility by at times being deployed as a
wing back in a
3–4–3 formation. He made 39 appearances in all competitions, scoring 9 goals.
2023–24 season Starting the
2023–24 season on the right hand side of a front three alongside
Yoane Wissa and
Kevin Schade, Mbeumo's five goals across seven appearances in August and October 2023 saw him nominated for the
Premier League Player of the Month award for each month. In the absence of the suspended Ivan Toney, he became the team's first-choice
penalty taker. Mbeumo scored two further goals before missing three months after undergoing surgery on a "bad" ankle injury suffered during a 2–1 defeat to
Brighton & Hove Albion on 6 December. He ended the 2023–24 season with 27 appearances and nine goals. Good goalscoring form saw Mbeumo nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award in August and October 2024 and January 2025. His October performances also won him a nomination for the
PFA Premier League Fans' Player of the Month award. He concluded the season with 20 Premier League goals, significantly outperforming his expected goals (xG) tally of 12.3 by +7.7, the highest xG overperformance in the league.
Manchester United On 21 July 2025, Mbeumo joined fellow Premier League club
Manchester United for a reported fee of £71 million, comprising £65 million guaranteed and £6 million in potential add-ons. He signed a five-year contract with an option to extend for a further year. On 17 August, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 home defeat to
rivals Arsenal in the league. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 away draw against
EFL League Two side
Grimsby Town in the
EFL Cup third round, before missing the decisive penalty as United lost the shootout 11–12. Mbeumo went on to score his first Premier League goal for United in the following match, a 3–2 win against
Burnley at
Old Trafford. On 20 October 2025, Mbeumo scored the opening goal against rivals
Liverpool after only one minute, helping United eventually win 2–1, their first victory at
Anfield since 2016. The next week, Mbeumo scored a brace against
Brighton & Hove Albion, securing a 4–2 victory for United. His performances in October, which also included an assist for
Mason Mount against
Sunderland, earned him his first
Premier League Player of the Month award. On 17 January 2026, Mbeumo played his first game back from the
Africa Cup of Nations, starting in the
derby against
Manchester City at Old Trafford. He scored the opening goal, his first ever against City, with United winning 2–0. On 25 January, Mbeumo scored against rivals Arsenal away which contributed to United winning 3–2. ==International career==