Mubama: Firsts, objectives, honors, aspirations, and goals..

Something about Divin Mubama’s 2023 was quite special. The 19-year-old accomplished an uncommon triple in Claret and Blue over the course of the previous 12 months!

 

Mubama was a part of the matchday squad for the June UEFA Europa Conference League final throughout the calendar year. Along with being an integral part of the U18 team’s Premier League South title-winning campaign, he had also won the FA Youth Cup at Arsenal in May. Even while other young players like Ollie Scarles, Regan Clayton, and Kaelan Casey participated in all three contests, Mubama’s inclusion in the Prague matchday team means he now owns every medal awarded to the winner of our 2023 competition—a distinction no other Hammer can claim!

However, the Newham was not done yet.

From that fixture, the Premier League ball, awarded to players after their first game, sits proudly in his living room. His FA Youth Cup final shirt is close too. As is his match ball from his hat-trick in the semi-final win over Southampton at London Stadium.

Each memento recalls a moment from some year for the youngster. But there was more to come in 2023. A first senior goal against AEK Larnaca came in March. He had been on the pitch for just eleven minutes when he found the net. Something, he does a fair bit, you’d have to say!

In fact, Mubama scored 15 goals in Premier League 2 in 2022–2023 and assisted in the Club’s fourth FA Youth Cup victory with eight goals in five games. Consequently, the 19-year-old was named the Mark Noble Young Hammer of the Year at the end of the season. Remarkably, Noble in 2004–05 was the last player to score a hat-trick in the FA Youth Cup before Mubama scored last year.

As a result, Mubama’s path from an eight-year-old arriving at Chadwell Heath to a senior professional and member of the first team squad is quite bizarre, especially looking ahead to 2024. He is only getting started, though. Everyone needs to keep it in mind.

Although Muhammad is a player, he is also a player who is still learning how to live the dream. A participant learning how to

I think my Premier League debut is the moment that stands out from the last 12 months.

That has always been my dream since I was a kid. You watch things like that on Match of the Day, so just to make my debut in not just any stadium, but a big stadium like the Emirates, was something I’ll never forget.

Growing up, I liked watching Match of the Day purely because you get the see the goals, and I loved that as a kid.
I used to love watching Ronaldo. I used to go on YouTube and watch highlights and I still do to this day. It’s mad that I’m on Match of the Day, it’s surreal really because you want to be in the Premier League and now, you’re in and around the Premier League you want more. The dream is still going.

The Premier League ball from my debut is in my living room.

It’s with my hat-trick ball from the semis of the FA Youth Cup. The Youth Cup was good, playing with your friends, people you grew up with. We used to talk about winning the Youth Cup when we were a lot younger, and we had a really strong group last season. Playing at London Stadium with the boys was a great experience. We were just ready, it’s hard to explain. We just had this fire in our belly, it was a special group.

In my living room is the Premier League ball I played with on my debut.

That’s with my FA Youth Cup semifinal hat-trick ball. Playing in the Youth Cup with your childhood pals was enjoyable. When we were much younger, we used to talk of winning the Youth Cup, and last season’s team was incredibly strong. It was amazing to play at London Stadium with the boys. It’s difficult to explain, but we were just ready. It was a unique group, and we recently felt this fire in our bellies.

Each coach has contributed in a unique manner.

Kev would simply enter the dressing room and move side to side; occasionally, he would not say anything.

Having that tour bus to celebrate the UEFA Europa Conference League win in London was incredible.

Experiencing that was unbelievable. I used to ball boy when I was younger at Upton Park, it was mad turning up there and I’ve never seen anything like the scenes. The number of people, the joy on their faces. I think it was the whole of East London. It was a mad day and something I’ll never forget for sure.

Celebrations like that make you want to push on.

Not just now, but in my career, you just want to push on for as many trophies as you can and for moments that you’ll never forget. It did surprise me how many West Ham fans were there. I could see some of my friends when the bus was going around East London. It was mad. Everything happened so quickly, and I just want more and more. That’s the nature of football. It goes so quickly that I think it’s only at the end of your career you get to look back and reflect.

The preseason trip to Australia was fantastic.

Many of the players had international commitments, therefore most of the players were U21s with a few older guys. It was my time to shine, so I made sure to enter preseason with a strong game. I managed to get into the manager’s good graces by scoring four or five goals during the summer, which enabled me to start the season permanently with the first team.

Of course, being a first-team player has its benefits.

Every day, both inside and outside the changing room, you’re learning. There are a lot of internationals you learn from also. There are many challenging occasions since the caliber is so high and you have to be at.

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