However, under the guidance of new manager Thiago Motta, Mbangula has been promoted to the first team, and he has been thriving ever since. His development has been rapid, and he is starting to look like a player with greater potential than fellow youngster Kenan Yildiz,

Samuel Mbangula became the youngest player to score for Juventus in a knockout round of the UEFA Champions League/European Cup (21 years and 26 days old)

Samuel Mbangula blasted his own performance in Juventus' 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League even though it was his late winner on Tuesday which boosted the Italians' chances of reaching the last 16 of the last 16.