# Phillipp Mwene

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

## Club career
### 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 7 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 4 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Total | Total | 65 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 4 |
| Mainz 05 | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Mainz 05 | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Mainz 05 | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Mainz 05 | Total | Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSV Eindhoven | Total | Total | 44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 |
| Mainz 05 | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Mainz 05 | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Mainz 05 | Total | Total | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 187 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 10 |
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Austria | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Austria | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Austria | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Austria | 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20 | 0 |

## Honours

PSV
* KNVB Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
* Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021, 2022, 2023
Individual
* Eredivisie Team of the Month: December 2021