 Mwene with1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2010 | Austria Wien | ||
| 2010–2013 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | VfB Stuttgart II | 73 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 65 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | Mainz 05 | 30 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | PSV | 44 | (3) |
| 2023– | Mainz 05 | 66 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Austria U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Austria U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2021– | Austria | 27 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Phillipp Mwene (born 29 January 1994) is an Austrian professionalfootballer who plays as afull-back forBundesliga clubMainz 05 and theAustria national team.
He made his first appearance forVfB Stuttgart II on 20 April 2013 in the3. Liga againstSV Wacker Burghausen.[1]
In 2016, Mwene signed with1. FC Kaiserslautern. In the 2017–18 season he was a consistent performer atright-back contributing 4 goals and 7 assists in 31 appearances while the club was relegated from the2. Bundesliga.[2]
In May 2018,Bundesliga sideMainz 05 announced Mwene would join the club on a free transfer from Kaiserslautern for the 2018–19 season.[2]
On 27 May 2021,PSV announced Mwene would join the club on afree transfer from Mainz 05, effective from 1 July.[3]
On 23 August 2023, Mwene returned toMainz 05 with a three-year contract.[4]
Mwene was born inVienna and holds dual citizenship of Kenya and Austria. He is a youth international for Austria.[5] He was called up to the preliminaryAustria squad forUEFA Euro 2020.[6]
He made his debut for theAustria national football team on 4 September 2021 in aWorld Cup qualifier againstIsrael, a 2–5 away loss. He started the game and played the whole match.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| Total | 65 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 68 | 4 | ||||
| Mainz 05 | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 73 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 205 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 11 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | |
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