Nordi Mukiele

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In this Congolese name, the surname is Mukiele and the post-surname is Mulere.
Nordi Mukiele
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Mukiele with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name Nordi Mukiele Mulere[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
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 76 (7)
National team‡
2015 France U18 2 (0)
2016 France U19 1 (0)
2016–2017 France U20 6 (0)
2017–2019 France U21 6 (0)
2021– France 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:44, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

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

Early life[]

Mukiele was born in Montreuil, France[4] to parents of DR Congolese descent.[5]

Club career[]

Laval[]

Mukiele began his professional career in Stade Laval, where he broke into the first team age 17.[6] He made his debut on 28 November 2014 in a 1–1 league draw against Auxerre.[7] He gained attention while playing for Laval and eventually transferred to Montpellier HSC for a fee of €1.35 million.[8]

Montpellier[]

Mukiele transferred to Montpellier in January 2017. He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2017 in a 2–0 league loss against Metz.[9] In 2018, Mukiele signed with German club RB Leipzig.[10]

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.[11] 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 Fortuna Düsseldorf on 2 September 2018.[12]

International career[]

He got his first call up to the senior France squad for World Cup qualifiers in September 2021.[13] He made his debut on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Finland, a 2–0 home victory. He substituted Léo Dubois in the 67th minute.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 15 September 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Laval 2014–15 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2015–16 Ligue 2 15 2 1 0 2 0 — — 18 2
2016–17 Ligue 2 17 0 1 0 3 0 — — 21 0
Total 34 2 2 0 5 0 — — 41 2
Montpellier 2016–17 Ligue 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 33 0 2 0 4 0 — — 39 0
Total 50 0 2 0 4 0 — — 56 0
RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 19 1 4 0 — 8 0 — 31 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 25 3 2 0 — 10 0 — 37 3
2020–21 Bundesliga 28 3 5 0 — 7 1 — 40 4
2021–22 Bundesliga 4 0 1 0 — 1 0 — 6 0
Total 76 7 12 0 — 26 1 — 114 8
Career total 160 9 16 0 9 0 26 1 0 0 211 10

International[]

As of match played 7 September 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2021 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours[]

RB Leipzig

References[]

  1. ^ "Nordi Mukiele". Bundesliga. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nordi Mukiele: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Nordi Mukiele". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Nordi Mukiele". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Stade Lavallois, Nordi Mukiele, le bon élève". Laval Maville (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Mukiele statistics Laval". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Scout Report: Nordi Mukiele". Breaking the Lines. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Stifling Ligue 1's best - meet Man City target Nordi Mukiele". Goal. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Official | RB Leipzig sign Montpellier defender Nordi Mukiele". Get German Football News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  11. ^ "RB Leipzig make Nordi Mukiele their first signing of the summer". Vavel. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Nordi Mukiele Soccer Stats". FOX Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Mbappé out for France". ligue1.com. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. ^ "France v Finland game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
  15. ^ Nordi Mukiele at Soccerway
  16. ^ "National football team player Nordi Mukiele". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  17. ^ "DFB-Pokal 2020/21, Finale in Berlin: RB Leipzig 1:4 Borussia Dortmund: Takt. aufstellung" [DFB-Pokal 2020/21, Final in Berlin: RB Leipzig 1:4 Borussia Dortmund: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag.

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