Amadou Mbengue

Amadou Salif Mbengue (born 5 January 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, for club Reading.

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.

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