Fiston Mayele

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Fiston Mayele
Personal information
Full name Fiston Kalala Mayele
Date of birth (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Pyramids FC
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 AS Vita Club 42 (26)
2022–2023 Young Africans 54 (50)
2023– Pyramids 8 (4)
International career
2021– DR Congo 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024

Fiston Kalala Mayele (born 24 June 1994), [1] is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids FC and the DR Congo national team. [2] [3]

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Biography

Mayele Was born in Congo In the city of mbuji-Mayi DRC. His current club is the Pyramids FC (Egypt) which he joined in 2023 from Dar es salaam Young Africans (Tanzania); formerly he played for AS Vita Club (DRC) and Dar es salaam Young Africans (Tanzania) . [4]

Honours

He most recently played for TP Mazembe in the Congolese Linafoot league and DR Congo national football team Fiston Kalala Mayele finished season of 2020-21 as a runner up in top scorers list of Congolese Premier League famous known as Linafoot. Young Africans signed him On (1 August 2021) For two-year contract. [5]

Fiston Kalala Mayele became the Green & Yellow fans hero after scoring his first goal for the club on a Charity Shield game versus their arch-rivals Simba SC in front of full capacity 60,000 attendants in Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. Which was the only goal of the evening. [6] [7]

Transfers

PerFromToValue
30/07/2023 Young Africans Pyramids Football Club €250k
30/06/22 AS Vita Club Young Africans Free

Player records

Mayele: The 28 year-old Who Was born in Mbuji-Mayi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is currently on the books of Young Africans SC in Tanzania, having scored seven goals in six games for the club. [8] [9] He has scored 12 goals in 7 games with his club Young Africans of Tanzania. [10] [11]

Career Stats

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vita Club 2020
2021
Total--13400
Young Africans 2021–2216--20
2022–232416471371 [lower-alpha 1] 23832
Total324713752
Pyramids 2023-248450-
Total845000
Career total362211137

Notes

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