Peniel Mlapa

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Peniel Mlapa
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Mlapa with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012
Personal information
Full name Peniel Kokou Mlapa
Date of birth (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Ittihad Kalba
Number 20
Youth career
0000–1999 FC Unterföhring
1999–2009 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 1860 Munich II 13 (5)
2009–2010 1860 Munich 23 (6)
2010–2012 1899 Hoffenheim 54 (5)
2011–2012 → 1899 Hoffenheim II 3 (0)
2012–2015 Borussia Mönchengladbach 25 (3)
2012–2013 → Borussia Mönchengladbach II 6 (1)
2014–2015 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 24 (3)
2015–2017 VfL Bochum 62 (13)
2017-2019 Dynamo Dresden 21 (4)
2018–2019 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 30 (15)
2019– Ittihad Kalba 18 (11)
National team‡
2009–2010 Germany U-19 10 (1)
2010–2013 Germany U-21 21 (8)
2017– Togo 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 July 2020

Peniel Kokou Mlapa (born 20 February 1991) is a Togolese footballer who plays as a striker for Ittihad Kalba .[1] He also holds German citizenship.

Career[]

Early life and career[]

Born in Lomé, Togo, Mlapa emigrated to Germany as a young child. He began his youth career with FC Ismaning, but in 1999, he moved to TSV 1860 Munich. He made his debut for 1860's U19 team on 12 September 2008 against 1. FC Heidenheim. Over the 2008–09 season, he made two appearances as a substitute for 1860's reserve side, both of which came in victories, but he remained a regular for the U19s.

1860 Munich[]

On 17 May 2009, Mlapa made his debut in professional football as a stoppage time substitute against Alemannia Aachen He scored his first senior goal for 1860 on 4 October against St. Paul. In the next game against MSV Duisburg, Mlapa appeared in the starting lineup for the first time and scored again.

1899 Hoffenheim[]

In the summer of 2010, Mlapa joined the Bundesliga side Hoffenheim, signing a contract through 2013. He scored his first goal for the club in the DFB-Pokal against Hansa Rostock. In all, Mlapa scored five times in 54 Bundesliga games for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

Borussia Mönchengladbach[]

In May 2012, Mlapa joined Borussia Mönchengladbach for €3 million. The striker signed a four-year contract.[2]

International career[]

On 7 October 2009, Mlapa made his debut for the German under-19s as a 90th-minute substitute against Luxembourg. A few weeks later, he was called up to represent Togo in their final world cup qualifier, but he declined this invitation and progressed to the German under-21 squad.

He finally accepted a call-up to the Togo national team for 2017 AFCON qualifiers against Tunisia in March 2016.[3] On 1 June 2017, he made his debut with the Togolese national team, in a 3–0 defeat against Nigeria.[4]

Personal life[]

The Togolese-born Mlapa acquired German citizenship in his childhood,[5] thus becoming eligible for his adopted home country's national side.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 5 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup European Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TSV 1860 Munich II 2008–09 Regionalliga Süd 3 0 — — 3 0
2009–10 10 5 — — 10 5
Total 13 5 — 0 0 13 5
1860 Munich 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2009–10 21 6 2 0 — 23 6
Total 23 6 2 0 0 0 25 6
1899 Hoffenheim 2010–11 Bundesliga 30 4 4 1 — 34 5
2011–12 24 1 4 0 — 28 1
Total 54 5 8 1 0 0 62 6
1899 Hoffenheim II 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 3 0 — — 3 0
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2012–13 Bundesliga 20 2 1 0 5[a] 1 26 3
2013–14 5 1 0 0 — 5 1
Total 25 3 1 0 5 1 31 4
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 4 0 — — 4 0
2013–14 2 1 — — 2 1
Total 6 1 — 0 0 6 1
1. FC Nürnberg 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 24 3 1 0 — 25 3
VfL Bochum 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 28 5 3 0 — 31 5
2016–17 32 8 1 0 — 33 8
2017–18 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 62 13 4 0 0 0 35 13
Dynamo Dresden 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 21 4 1 0 — 22 4
VVV-Venlo 2018–19 Eredivisie 30 15 1 0 — 31 15
Ittihad Kalba 2019–20 UAE Pro League 18 11 — — 18 11
Career total 279 66 18 1 5 1 302 68
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ "Peniel Mlapa" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Gladbach sign Mlapa from Hoffenheim". bundesliga.de. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Togo include Adebayor in squad to face Tunisia - 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers". African Football. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Eine Chance für Mlapa" (in German). MSN Sport. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.

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