Phillipp Mwene

Phillipp Mwene (born 29 January 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for club Mainz 05 and the Austria national team.

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.

Honours
PSV
 * KNVB Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
 * Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021, 2022, 2023

Individual
 * Eredivisie Team of the Month: December 2021