Nordi Mukiele

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.

In this Congolese name, the surname is Mukiele and the post-surname is Mulere.
Nordi Mukiele
Mukiele with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name Nordi Mukiele Mulere[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997[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 98 (8)
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 23:37, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

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 playing for RB Leipzig in 2021

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 match played 28 April 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Laval 2014–15 Ligue 2 200000——20
2015–16 Ligue 2 1521020——182
2016–17 Ligue 2 1701030——210
Total 3422050——412
Montpellier 2016–17 Ligue 1 1700000——170
2017–18 Ligue 1 3302040——390
Total 5002040——560
RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 19140—80—311
2019–20 Bundesliga 25320—100—373
2020–21 Bundesliga 28350—71—404
2021–22 Bundesliga 26110—81—352
Total 988120—332—14310
Career total 18210160903320024012

International
As of match played 7 September 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202110
Total10

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Mukiele statistics Laval". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Scout Report: Nordi Mukiele". Breaking the Lines. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Stifling Ligue 1's best - meet Man City target Nordi Mukiele". Goal. Retrieved 7 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Official | RB Leipzig sign Montpellier defender Nordi Mukiele". Get German Football News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "RB Leipzig make Nordi Mukiele their first signing of the summer". Vavel. Retrieved 7 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Nordi Mukiele Soccer Stats". FOX Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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