*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:15, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
On 13 September 2022, Reading confirmed the signing of Mbengue on a short-term contract until January 2023 after training with the club since leaving Metz during the summer of 2022.[4] He scored his first goal for the club, and his first professional goal, on 10 December 2022 in a 1–0 win against Coventry City.[5]
On 13 January 2023, Reading announced that Mbengue had extended his contract with the club until the end of the season, with a view to a further extension.[6] On 17 May 2023, with his contract due to expire at the end of June 2023, Reading confirmed that they had offered Mbengue a new two-year contract,[7] which was signed on 19 July 2023.[8]
International career
In March 2023, Mbengue was called up to the Senegal U23 team for the first time.[9]