Ryan Mmaee

Ryan Mmaee A'Nwambeben Kabir (; born 1 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Atlas. Born in Belgium, he represents Morocco internationally.

Mmaee began his professional career in 2015 with Standard Liège, making his debut at the age of 17. Disagreements with the club management saw him loaned out to Waasland-Beveren and Danish side AGF. He moved to Cyprus in 2019 joining AEL Limassol. After scoring 17 goals in 2020–21 he earned a move to Hungarian champions Ferencváros in July 2021. He spent two seasons with Ferencváros, winning back-to-back league titles and a Magyar Kupa before signing for English side Stoke City in July 2023.

Club career Early life and career Mmaee was born in Geraardsbergen, Belgium to a Cameroonian-French father Nwambebeg Mmaee, and a Moroccan mother Fatima. After his birth, his family moved to Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. At school, he studied mathematical sciences at the Royal Athenaeum in Halle. It was in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw that Mmaee began playing football, with the amateur club KV Zuun. A year later, he enrolled in the academy of RWDM Brussels. In 2010, he joined Gent. Three years later, he joined Standard Liège with his brother Samy Mmaee. Mmaee and his brother, Samy signed professional three-year contracts with Standard in August 2015. In the 2015–16 season he made seven appearances as Standard finished in seventh position. Mmaee later explained what happened— "At 19, we want to play every game. When you don't play, you are disappointed, and your reactions are not always appropriate. I was young, I was learning on the job, I made mistakes when, I think, the club did not trust young people enough. I was upset in training because I was not selected in the group, I let it be known, and there were bound to be consequences. I thought it was all going to happen naturally. I was playing with the Belgian national team as a youth, I was upgraded to Standard, I thought it was going to happen so quickly in the professional world. It was not I don't care, but naivety". Mmaee played in 20 matches in 2017–18, scoring only once as Waasland-Beveren finished in 12th place and they decided against the purchase option and he returned to Standard. On 31 August 2018, Mmaee joined Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus on loan for the 2018–19 season. He made 12 appearances, scoring three goals all of which came in the Danish Cup. In 2020–21, Mmaee scored 17 goals as AEL Limassol finished in third place.

Ferencváros Mmaee signed for Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I champions Ferencváros in May 2021, linking up with his brother Samy. He scored on his debut for Fradi, on 6 July 2021 in a 3–0 win over Kosovan side Prishtina in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. He also scored twice in the next round against Žalgiris. He made his league debut on 31 July 2021, scoring a penalty in a 2–1 defeat to Kisvárda. Ferencváros progressed past Slavia Prague to make it to the Champions League play-off round but they were defeated 6–4 on aggregate by Young Boys, dropping down to the UEFA Europa League. They were unable to get out of the group containing Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic and Real Betis, finishing bottom after managing one victory. Mmaee ended the 2021–22 season with 19 goals from 37 matches as Ferencváros won the title with four games left. They won a double after beating Paks 3–0 in the Magyar Kupa final. In 2022–23 Mmaee scored 12 goals in 31 appearances as Ferencváros again won the league title.

Stoke City On 28 July 2023, Mmaee joined English EFL Championship side Stoke City for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. He scored his first goal for Stoke on 29 August 2023 in a 6–1 win against Rotherham United in the EFL Cup. He scored his first Championship goal on 21 October 2023 in a 2–1 win against Sunderland. In February 2024 he was made to train with the under-21 squad by head coach Steven Schumacher for disciplinary reasons. Mmaee returned to the first-team in March vowing to 'prove a point'. However his season was ended prematurely due to injury. After struggling for game time at Stoke, Mmaee joined Austrian Bundesliga side Rapid Wien on loan for the 2024–25 season. His time at Rapid was disrupted by injuries and after failing to make an appearance he returned to Stoke in February 2025. His contract at Stoke was mutually terminated in August 2025.

Omonia Mmaee returned to Cypriot football on 27 August 2025, joining Omonia on a two-year contract. He concluded his debut season as the league's top scorer with 23 goals, as his club secured their 22nd league title.

International career Mmaee is of Cameroonian, French and Moroccan descent, having a Cameroonian-French father and a Moroccan mother. Mmae holds Cameroonian, French and Moroccan nationalities from his parents. As such, he was eligible to represent either Belgium, Cameroon, France or Morocco at senior level. He made his debut for the senior Morocco national team in a 2–0 win against Sudan.

Personal life Mmaee's brothers, Samy, Camil and Jack are also a professional footballers. In May 2021 he was involved in a car accident in Limassol, Cyprus crashing into a car dealership and had to be extracted from his vehicle by emergency workers.

Career statistics Club

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mmaee goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Ryan Mmaee No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 12 November 2021 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 2–0 3 16 November 2021 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco 1–0 3–0 4 2–0

Honours Ferencváros Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2021–22, 2022–23 Magyar Kupa: 2021–22

Omonia Cypriot First Division: 2025–26

Individual Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2025–26