Orel Mangala

Orel Mangala

Mangala playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Orel Johnson Mangala [1]
Date of birth	(1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth	Brussels, [3] Belgium
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Everton (on loan from Lyon)
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2017	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	1	(0)
2024–	→ Everton (loan)	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	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:16, 31 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:33, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Orel Johnson Mangala (born 18 March 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Everton, on loan from Ligue 1 club Lyon, and the Belgium national team.

Club career

On 9 June 2017, Mangala signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart. ^[4] On 8 August 2018, Mangala was loaned out to Hamburger SV without a purchase option until the end of the season. ^[5]

On 9 April 2021, Mangala extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024. ^[6]

On 31 July 2022, it was announced that Mangala had joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee, which was reported to be £12.7m. ^[7] 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. ^[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Leeds United on 4 April 2023. ^[9] 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 loan: it was reported the loan fee was €11.7m (£10m). That summer, the move was made permanent after Lyon exercised their permanent purchase option for €17.5m (£15m), with an additional €3.5M (£2m) available in potential bonuses. ^[10] The move was officially announced as permanent on 2 July 2024. ^[11]

On 30 August 2024, Mangala signed on loan for Everton on deadline day. ^[12]

International career

Mangala 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

Mangala is of Congolese descent. ^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 August 2024 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	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
Lyon	2024–25	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		9	2	4	0	—		0	0	13	2
Career total			187	7	19	1	4	0	0	0	210	8

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Coupe de France
2. Includes EFL Cup

International

As of match played 9 September 2024 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium	2022	2	0
	2023	10	0
	2024	8	0
Total		20	0

Honours

Lyon

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24 ^[18]

Belgium U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2015 ^{[19] [20]}

References

1. "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.
2. "Orel Mangala: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
3. "Orel Mangala". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
4. "VfB sign Orel Mangala". VfB Stuttgart. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
5. "Orel Mangala signs for Hamburger SV". VfB Stuttgart. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
6. "VfB extend Orel Mangala's contract until 2024". VfB Stuttgart. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
7. Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Forest confirm Orel Mangala signing". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
8. "Newcastle United 2-0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
9. "Steve Cooper not thinking about his future as Nottingham Forest lose to Leeds". Yahoo!. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
10. "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.
11. Club, Nottingham Forest Football (2 July 2024). "Mangala departs". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
12. Boyland, Patrick. "Everton sign Orel Mangala on loan deal from Lyon". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 30 August 2024.
13. "Lukaku in Belgium squad despite Inter Covid-19 issues". egypttoday.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
14. "Republic of Ireland 2-2 Belgium: Late Alan Browne goal earns Republic draw in friendly". BBC Sport. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
15. "Le footballeur international Orel Mangala veut assister des jeunes prisonniers au Congo-Kinshasa". 11 December 2017.
16. Orel Mangala at Soccerway
17. Orel Mangala at National-Football-Teams.com
18. "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters . 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
19. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.fifadata.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
20. FIFA.com

External links

• Orel Mangala at the Royal Belgian Football Association
• Orel Mangala – UEFA competition record ( archive )