Peniel Mlapa

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Peniel Mlapa
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Mlapa in 2024
Personal information
Full name Peniel Kokou Mlapa
Date of birth (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Port
Number 11
Youth career
–1999 FC Unterföhring
1999–2009 1860 Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 1860 Munich II 13 (5)
2009–2010 1860 Munich 23 (6)
2010–2012 1899 Hoffenheim 54 (5)
2011–2012 → 1899 Hoffenheim II 3 (0)
2012–2015 Borussia Mönchengladbach 25 (3)
2012–2013 → Borussia Mönchengladbach II 6 (1)
2014–2015 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 24 (3)
2015–2017 VfL Bochum 62 (13)
2017–2019 Dynamo Dresden 21 (4)
2018–2019 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 30 (15)
2019–2023 Ittihad Kalba 69 (31)
2023 Al Nasr 12 (1)
2024 Daejeon Hana Citizen 16 (4)
2024 Busan IPark 14 (4)
2025– Port 3 (1)
International career‡
2009–2010 Germany U19 10 (1)
2010–2013 Germany U21 21 (8)
2017– Togo 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Peniel Kokou Mlapa (born 20 February 1991) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Port. [2] He also holds German citizenship.

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Career

Early life and career

Born in Lomé, Togo, Mlapa emigrated to Germany as a young child. He began his youth career with FC Ismaning, but in 1999, he moved to TSV 1860 Munich. He made his debut for 1860's U19 team on 12 September 2008 against 1. FC Heidenheim. Over the 2008–09 season, he made two appearances as a substitute for 1860's reserve side, both of which came in victories, but he remained a regular for the U19s.

1860 Munich

On 17 May 2009, Mlapa made his debut in professional football as a stoppage time substitute against Alemannia Aachen He scored his first senior goal for 1860 on 4 October against St. Paul. In the next game against MSV Duisburg, Mlapa appeared in the starting lineup for the first time and scored again.

1899 Hoffenheim

In the summer of 2010, Mlapa joined the Bundesliga side Hoffenheim, signing a contract through 2013. He scored his first goal for the club in the DFB-Pokal against Hansa Rostock. In all, Mlapa scored five times in 54 Bundesliga games for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

In May 2012, Mlapa joined Borussia Mönchengladbach for €3 million. The striker signed a four-year contract. [3]

Daejeon Hana Citizen

In March 2024, Mlapa joined K League 1 club Daejeon Hana Citizen. [4]

Port FC

Mlapa joined Thai League 1 club Port F.C. in the January 2025 transfer window. He made his debut on January 24th as a second half substitute for Lonsana Doumbouya in the 3-3 home draw against Ratchaburi FC, scoring an 84th minute penalty to register his first goal for the club.

International career

On 7 October 2009, Mlapa made his debut for the German under-19s as a 90th-minute substitute against Luxembourg. A few weeks later, he was called up to represent Togo in their final world cup qualifier, but he declined this invitation and progressed to the German under-21 squad.

He finally accepted a call-up to the Togo national team for 2017 AFCON qualifiers against Tunisia in March 2016. [5] On 1 June 2017, he made his debut with the Togolese national team, in a 3–0 defeat against Nigeria. [6]

Personal life

The Togolese-born Mlapa acquired German citizenship in his childhood, [7] thus becoming eligible for his adopted home country's national side.

Career statistics

As of match played 13 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSV 1860 Munich II 2008–09 Regionalliga Süd 30———30
2009–10 105———105
Total135—0000135
1860 Munich 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 2000——20
2009–10 21620——236
Total236200000256
1899 Hoffenheim 2010–11 Bundesliga 30441——345
2011–12 24140——281
Total545810000626
1899 Hoffenheim II 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 30———30
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2012–13 Bundesliga 20210—5 [a] 1263
2013–14 5100——51
Total253100051314
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 40———40
2013–14 21———21
Total61—000061
1. FC Nürnberg 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 24310——253
VfL Bochum 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 28530——315
2016–17 32810——338
2017–18 2000——20
Total62134000003513
Dynamo Dresden 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 21410——224
VVV-Venlo 2018–19 Eredivisie 301510——3115
Ittihad Kalba 2019–20 UPL 181165——2416
2020–21 221265——2817
2021–22 20851——259
2022–23 9032——122
Total6931201300008944
Al-Nasr 2022–23 UPL12130——151
Daejeon 2024 K League 1 16421——183
Busan 2024 K League 2 14410——154
Port 2024-25 Thai League 1 3100111 [b] 052
Career total3759644151161425111
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two

References

  1. ↑ "Peniel Mlapa". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Peniel Mlapa" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gladbach sign Mlapa from Hoffenheim". bundesliga.de. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "대전하나시티즌, 장신 공격수 음라파 영입으로 공격력 강화에 방점을 찍다!" [Daejeon Hana Citizen focuses on strengthening offensive power by recruiting tall striker Murapha!]. www.dhcfc.kr (in Korean). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Togo include Adebayor in squad to face Tunisia - 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers". African Football. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Eine Chance für Mlapa" (in German). MSN Sport. 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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