Orel Johnson Mangala (born 18 March 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Belgium national team.[3]
 Mangala playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Orel Johnson Mangala[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels,[3] Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Borussia Dortmund (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | VfB Stuttgart | 101 | (3) |
| 2018 | VfB Stuttgart II | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Nottingham Forest | 47 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Lyon (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2024– | Lyon | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Belgium U16 | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U17 | 19 | (2) |
| 2016 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Belgium U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | Belgium | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:53, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:02, 1 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 9 June 2017, Mangala signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart.[5] On 8 August 2018, Mangala was loaned out to Hamburger SV without a purchase option until the end of the season.[6]
On 9 April 2021, Mangala extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024.[7]
On 31 July 2022, it was announced that Mangala had joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee.[8] Mangala made his debut for Forest as a substitute in the team's opening game of the 2022–23 Premier League season, a 2–0 loss at Newcastle United on 6 August.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Leeds United on 4 April 2023.[10] He scored his second goal for the club in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on 5 November 2023.
On 1 February 2024, Mangala joined Ligue 1 side Lyon on an loan deal for a €11.7M fee with a permanent purchase option of €17.5M, plus an additional €3.5M in potential bonuses.[11] The move was officially announced as permanent on 2 July 2024.[12]
International career
editMangala was called up to the senior Belgium squad in March 2021.[13] He made his international debut in a 2–2 friendly draw with the Republic of Ireland on 26 March 2022.[14]
Personal life
editMangala is of Congolese descent.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 25 May 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 101 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 109 | 3 | |||
| Hamburger SV (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2022–23 | Premier League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Lyon (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| Career total | 186 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 209 | 8 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 1 July 2024[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honours
editLyon
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24[18]
Belgium U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2015[19][20]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Orel Mangala: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Orel Mangala". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Orel Mangala". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "VfB sign Orel Mangala". VfB Stuttgart. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Orel Mangala signs for Hamburger SV". VfB Stuttgart. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "VfB extend Orel Mangala's contract until 2024". VfB Stuttgart. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Forest confirm Orel Mangala signing". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ^ "Newcastle United 2-0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Steve Cooper not thinking about his future as Nottingham Forest lose to Leeds". Yahoo!. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "OREL MANGALA REJOINT L'OL EN PRÊT AVEC OPTION D'ACHAT JUSQU'À LA FIN DE LA SAISON" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 1 February 2024.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (2 July 2024). "Mangala departs". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ^ "Lukaku in Belgium squad despite Inter Covid-19 issues". egypttoday.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland 2-2 Belgium: Late Alan Browne goal earns Republic draw in friendly". BBC Sport. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Le footballeur international Orel Mangala veut assister des jeunes prisonniers au Congo-Kinshasa". 11 December 2017.
- ^ Orel Mangala at Soccerway
- ^ Orel Mangala at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.fifadata.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ FIFA.com
External links
edit
- Profile at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website
- Orel Mangala – UEFA competition record (archive)