Orel Mangala

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Orel Mangala
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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) [4]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2017 Anderlecht
2016–2017 → Borussia Dortmund (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 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 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:53, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:02, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Orel Johnson Mangala (born 18 March 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Belgium national team. [3]

Contents

Club career

On 9 June 2017, Mangala signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart. [5] On 8 August 2018, Mangala was loaned out to Hamburger SV without a purchase option until the end of the season. [6]

On 9 April 2021, Mangala extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024. [7]

On 31 July 2022, it was announced that Mangala had joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee. [8] 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. [9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Leeds United on 4 April 2023. [10] 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 an loan deal for a €11.7M fee with a permanent purchase option of €17.5M, plus an additional €3.5M in potential bonuses. [11] The move was officially announced as permanent on 2 July 2024. [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 25 May 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II 2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest 10——10
VfB Stuttgart 2017–18 Bundesliga 20010—210
2018–19 Bundesliga0000—00
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 29130—321
2020–21 Bundesliga24130—271
2021–22 Bundesliga28110—291
Total101380—1093
Hamburger SV (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga29051—341
Nottingham Forest 2022–23 Premier League 2710040311
2023–24 Premier League2012000221
Total4722040532
Lyon (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 8240—122
Career total1867191402098

International

As of match played 1 July 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 202220
2023100
202470
Total190

Honours

Lyon

Belgium U17

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