Premier League: Mbeumo named in Team of the Season.

The Indomitable Lions star scored 20 goals and recorded seven assists to earn him a place in the list of players considered the best of the season in the English top flight. 

Mbeumo finished as the top scorer this season for Brentford. He is the fourth joint top scorer of the season. 

The Cameroonian international also broke the record for goals and assists combined by a Brentford player in a Premier League season. Only once did he go three appearances in a row without scoring or assisting.

According to the statistics provided by Opta, the former French youth international created 70 chances, also a record by a Bees player in one season, while it is a total that only four players bettered in 24-25, and his expected assists total of 9.3 was the joint best of any player.

Mbeumo was also deadly in front of goal, finding the net with 23.5% of his shots, the best figure of any player to attempt at least 70 shots. He exceeded his expected goal total by more than seven goals, the best overperformance in the entire division.

He continued his excellent record in London derbies, too. Mbeumo scored against all six opponents; Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Tottenham and West Ham to become the first player in Premier League history to score against six different teams in London derbies in one campaign.

Mbeumo joins 10 other players on the list. The others include; Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool, William Saliba of Arsenal, Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool, Josko Gvardiol of Manchester City, Ryan Gravenberch of Liverpool, Declan Rice of Arsenal, Matheus Cunha of Wolves, Alexander Isak of Newcastle and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool.

It is important to note that Mbeumo is a product of ES Troyes Academy. He began his professional senior career in 2018. He was transferred to Brentford in 2019 and was a member of the squad which gained promotion to the Premier League in 2021.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3458 of Wednesday May 28, 2025