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	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	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		15	2	1	0	2	0	—		—		18	2
	2016–17		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		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		25	3	2	0	—		10	0	—		37	3
	2020–21		12	1	1	0	—		5	1	—		18	2
	Total		56	5	7	0	—		23	1	—		86	6
Career total			140	7	11	0	9	0	23	1	0	0	183	8

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.

External links

• Nordi Mukiele at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.
• Nordi Mukiele at FootballDatabase.eu
• Nordi Mukiele at WorldFootball.net