Background
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Mbye is of Gambian descent through his father, making him one of the few players in the NRL to be of African descent, his mother is Australian.
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Mbye is of Gambian descent through his father, making him one of the few players in the NRL to be of African descent, his mother is Australian.
He primarily plays at five-eighth and halfback, but can also fill in at centre. Mbye played his junior rugby league for the Noosa Pirates. He played for the Pirates first grade side at age 17.
Early career
From 2011 to 2013, Mbye played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs" New York City team
On 21 April 2012, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team In 2013, he captained the Bulldogs" New York City team
On 20 April 2013, he again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team On 13 October 2013, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.
2014
In 2014, Mbye moved on to the Bulldogs" New South Wales Cup team
On 15 and 16 February, he played for the Bulldogs in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines tournament. On 14 March, he re-signed with the Bulldogs on a 2-year contract. During the week leading up to the Bulldogs" 2014 NRL Grand Final match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Mbye and Reni Maitua were both in contention to fill the vacant hooker role for the match after regular hooker and captain Michael Ennis was ruled out with a foot injury.
Mbye was eventually given the nod to play at hooker over the more experienced Maitua in the Bulldogs" 30-6 loss.
In that match, he made 44 tackles, the most tackles in the match. 2015
On 31 January and 1 February, Mbye played for the Bulldogs in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.
In 2015, he established himself as a regular part of the Bulldogs" side. His form for the Bulldogs saw the interest for his signature in 2017 rise significantly.
He finished off the 2015 season having played in 23 matches, scoring 3 tries, kicking 15 goals and kicking 2 field goals.
2016
On 12 January, Mbye was selected in the QAS Emerging Maroons squad.