The MLS NEXT Pro team, FC Cincinnati 2, has signed forward Kenji Mboma Dem (KEN-jee em-BOW-ma-DEM) to a deal. The terms of the contract were kept confidential per club policy.
Mboma Dem, who spent a season with the Flyers, was selected by FC Cincinnati with the 56th overall pick in the second round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. Mboma Dem joins the Orange and Blue from the University of Dayton. Mboma Dem played for three years at the University of Nebraska Omaha before coming to Dayton.
Mboma Dem shined for the Flyers in 2023, leading the team with nine goals and adding three assists in 15 starts across all competitions. Mboma Dem powered the Flyers to an Atlantic 10 Championship title, highlighted by a two goal, one assist performance against Davidson in the conference semifinal, and an appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament. Mboma Dem’s performances earned the forward a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection.
At Nebraska Omaha, Mboma Dem scored three goals in his freshman season. Mboma Dem started nine matches, making his college debut against the University of Missouri-Kansas City and scoring his first goal against Eastern Illinois University which kicked off a three-match scoring run for the forward.
In 2021, the attacker appeared in a career high 17 matches for the Mavericks. Mboma Dem logged over 1,000 minutes of action and scored three goals over the final four matches of the season to set the forward up for a breakout 2022 campaign.
As a junior, Mboma Dem scored six goals, doubling his previous seasons mark, and added eight assists, a career high. Mboma Dem appeared in 16 matches and recorded five matches with multiple goal contributions.
Over the course of his career at Nebraska Omaha, Mboma Dem earned selections to the All-Summit Newcomer Team (2020), All-Summit First Team (2021) and multiple All-Summit Second Team selections (2020, 2022).
With Mboma Dem’s signing, FC Cincinnati 2 have now signed both of FC Cincinnati’s 2024 MLS SuperDraft picks (Brian Schaefer, No. 27 overall).
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