Nordi Mukiele

Nordi Mukiele Mulere (born 1 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.

Nordi Mukiele
Mukiele with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name Nordi Mukiele Mulere
Date of birth (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 22
Youth career
2004–2013 Paris FC
2013–2014 Laval
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Laval II 24 (1)
2014–2017 Laval 34 (2)
2017–2018 Montpellier 50 (0)
2018– RB Leipzig 56 (5)
National team‡
2015 France U18 2 (0)
2016 France U19 1 (0)
2016–2017 France U20 6 (0)
2017–2019 France U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:56, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2019

Mukiele was born in France to parents of DR Congolese descent.[2] He is a France youth international.

Club career

Laval

Mukiele began his professional career in Stade Laval, where he broke into the first team age 17.[3] He made his debut on 28 November 2014 in a 1–1 league draw against Auxerre.[4] He gained attention while playing for Laval and eventually transferred to Montpellier HSC for a fee of €1.35 million.[5]

Montpellier

Mukiele transferred to Montpellier in January of 2017. He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2017 in a 2–0 league loss against Metz.[6] In 2018, Mukiele signed with German club RB Leipzig.[7]

RB Leipzig

Mukiele signed for Leipzig in a deal that summed up to a total of €16 million. His contract duration is of five years.[8] He made his debut for the club on 26 July 2018, in a Europa League qualifier against Häcken that ended as 4–0 win. His first Bundesliga appearance came in a 1–1 draw with Düsseldorf on 2 September 2018.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 16 January 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Laval 2014–15 Ligue 2 200000——20
2015–16 1521020——182
2016–17 1701030——210
Total 3422050——412
Montpellier 2016–17 Ligue 1 1700000——170
2017–18 3302040——390
Total 5002040——560
RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 19140—80—311
2019–20 25320—100—373
2020–21 12110—51—182
Total 56570—231—866
Career total 140711090231001838

References
  1. "Nordi Mukiele Profile". dierotenbullen.com. RasenBallsport Leipzig. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Ligue 2 française : des RD-Congolais de souche titulaires en clubs en première journée". adiac-congo.com (in French). Agence d'information d'Afrique centrale. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "Stade Lavallois, Nordi Mukiele, le bon élève". Laval Maville (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. "Mukiele statistics Laval". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. "Scout Report: Nordi Mukiele". Breaking the Lines. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. "Stifling Ligue 1's best - meet Man City target Nordi Mukiele". Goal. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. "Official | RB Leipzig sign Montpellier defender Nordi Mukiele". Get German Football News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. "RB Leipzig make Nordi Mukiele their first signing of the summer". Vavel. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. "Nordi Mukiele Soccer Stats". FOX Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  10. "N. Mukiele". Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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