Merveille Papela

Matondo-Merveille Papela (born 18 January 2001) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Mainz 05.[1]

Merveille Papela
Papela playing for Mainz 05 in 2021
Personal information
Full name Matondo-Merveille Papela
Date of birth (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001
Place of birth Mainz, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2011 TSV Schott Mainz
2011–2020 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Mainz 05 II 50 (6)
2019– Mainz 05 7 (0)
2022–2023 → SV Sandhausen (loan) 19 (2)
International career
2016 Germany U15 2 (0)
2016–2017 Germany U16 8 (0)
2017–2018 Germany U17 12 (1)
2018–2019 Germany U18 4 (0)
2020 Germany U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023

Club career

Papela made his professional debut for Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga on 3 January 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute for Phillipp Mwene against Bayern Munich. The away match finished as a 5–2 loss.[2]

On 24 August 2022, Papela joined SV Sandhausen on a season-long loan.[3]

International career

Born in Germany, Papela is of Congolese descent.[4] He has appeared for the Germany under-15 to under-18 and under-20 national teams. He was included in the Germany U17 team for the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in England. He made three appearances in the tournament, in which Germany were eliminated in the group stage.[1]

References
  1. Merveille Papela at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 14. Round » Bayern München – 1. FSV Mainz 05 5:2". WorldFootball.net. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. "SVS leiht Merveille Papela aus" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. Karatag, Oezguer. "Matondo Merveille Mwidimi Papela (Merveille Papela) 1. FSV Mainz 05 Orta saha,Central midfielder". www.futbol-yetenekleri.com.


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