Nordi Mukiele Mulere (born 1 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nordi Mukiele Mulere[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 November 1997||
Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Bayer Leverkusen (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2013 | Paris FC | ||
2013–2014 | Laval | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Laval B | 24 | (1) |
2014–2017 | Laval | 34 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Montpellier | 50 | (0) |
2018–2022 | RB Leipzig | 100 | (8) |
2022– | Paris Saint-Germain | 35 | (0) |
2024– | → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Early life
editMukiele was born in Montreuil, France[4] to parents of DR Congolese descent.[5]
Club career
editLaval
editMukiele began his professional career in Laval, where he broke into the first team age 17.[6] He made his debut on 28 November 2014 in a 1–1 Ligue 2 draw against Auxerre.[7] Mukiele gained attention while playing for Laval and eventually transferred to Montpellier for a fee of €1.35 million.[8]
Montpellier
editMukiele transferred to Montpellier in January 2017. He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2017 in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss against Metz.[9]
RB Leipzig
editIn 2018, Mukiele signed for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a five-year contract.[10] The transfer fee paid to Montpellier was of €16 million.[11] He made his debut for the club on 26 July 2018, in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Häcken that ended as 4–0 win. Mukiele's first league appearance came in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Düsseldorf on 2 September 2018.[12] On 18 May 2019, he scored his first goal for RB Leipzig in a 2–1 league defeat away to Werder Bremen.[13]
On 2 December 2020, Mukiele scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–3 away win over İstanbul Başakşehir.[14] During the 2021–22 season with RB Leipzig, he participated in his team's DFB-Pokal Final victory over SC Freiburg, the first trophy of his career.[15]
Paris Saint-Germain
editOn 26 July 2022, Mukiele signed for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on a five-year contract until 30 June 2027.[16] The transfer fee paid to RB Leipzig was reported to be €10 million, with a potential €6 million in bonuses.[17][18] On 31 July, he made his debut for PSG in a 4–0 win over Nantes in the Trophée des Champions.[19]
Loan to Bayer Leverkusen
editOn 28 August 2024, Mukiele was loaned by German champions Bayer Leverkusen for the season.[20]
International career
editMukiele received his first call up to the senior France squad for FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2021.[21] He made his debut on 7 September 2021 in a match against Finland, a 2–0 home victory. He substituted Léo Dubois in the 67th minute.[22]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 3 December 2024[23]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Laval B | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
2015–16 | CFA 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
2016–17 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||||
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[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[d] | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | |||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
Total | 100 | 8 | 13 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | — | 146 | 10 | ||||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
Bayer Leverkusen (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 247 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 319 | 13 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
International
edit- As of match played 7 September 2021[24]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
France | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
editRB Leipzig
Paris Saint-Germain
References
edit- ^ "Nordi Mukiele". Bundesliga. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Nordi Mukiele: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Nordi Mukiele". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Nordi Mukiele". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stade Lavallois, Nordi Mukiele, le bon élève". Laval Maville (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Mukiele statistics Laval". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Scout Report: Nordi Mukiele". Breaking the Lines. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Stifling Ligue 1's best - meet Man City _target Nordi Mukiele". Goal. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Official | RB Leipzig sign Montpellier defender Nordi Mukiele". Get German Football News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "RB Leipzig make Nordi Mukiele their first signing of the summer". Vavel. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Nordi Mukiele Soccer Stats". FOX Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Liveticker | Werder Bremen - RB Leipzig 2:1 | 34. Spieltag | Bundesliga 2018/19". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Istanbul Basaksehir vs. RB Leipzig". ESPN. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "RB Leipzig win first DFB Cup following shootout win against Freiburg". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Nordi Mukiele signs for Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Aouna, Santi; Léger-Moëc, Aurélien (26 July 2022). "PSG : les détails du bon coup Nordi Mukiele" [PSG: details of the good deal Nordi Mukiele]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Morlain, Thibault (26 July 2022). "PSG : Les dessous de l'opération Mukiele sont dévoilés" [PSG: The underside of the Mukiele operation is revealed]. Le10sport.com (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "PSG vs Nantes (4-0)". FootballCritic. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Per Leihe für ein Jahr: Bayer 04 verpflichtet PSG-Verteidiger Nordi Mukiele" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Mbappé out for France". ligue1.com. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "France v Finland game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
- ^ Nordi Mukiele at Soccerway
- ^ "National football team player Nordi Mukiele". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "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 g (in German). Olympia-Verlag.
- ^ Scott, Andy (27 May 2023). "PSG win record 11th French title". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Paris Saint-Germain win their 12th Ligue 1 title!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "A final, lots of goals and a trophy: a great start to the season!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Paris start 2024 with Trophée des Champions triumph!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
External links
edit- Nordi Mukiele at the Paris Saint-Germain F.C. website
- Nordi Mukiele at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Nordi Mukiele – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Nordi Mukiele at WorldFootball.net
- Nordi Mukiele – UEFA competition record (archive)