Nordi Mukiele

Nordi Mukiele Mulere (born 1 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a centre-back.

In this Congolese name, the surname is Mukiele and the post-surname is Mulere.
Nordi Mukiele
Mukiele with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name Nordi Mukiele Mulere[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 26
Youth career
2004–2013 Paris FC
2013–2014 Laval
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Laval B 24 (1)
2014–2017 Laval 34 (2)
2017–2018 Montpellier 50 (0)
2017 Montpellier B 1 (0)
2018–2022 RB Leipzig 100 (8)
2022– Paris Saint-Germain 21 (0)
International career
2015 France U18 2 (0)
2016 France U19 1 (0)
2016–2017 France U20 6 (0)
2017–2019 France U21 6 (0)
2021 France 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:48, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Mukiele was born in Montreuil, France[4] to parents of DR Congolese descent.[5]

Club career

Laval

Mukiele began his professional career in Laval, where he broke into the first team age 17.[6] He made his debut on 28 November 2014 in a 1–1 Ligue 2 draw against Auxerre.[7] Mukiele gained attention while playing for Laval and eventually transferred to Montpellier for a fee of €1.35 million.[8]

Montpellier

Mukiele transferred to Montpellier in January 2017. He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2017 in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss against Metz.[9]

RB Leipzig
Mukiele playing for RB Leipzig in 2021

In 2018, Mukiele signed for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a five-year contract.[10] The transfer fee paid to Montpellier was of €16 million.[11] He made his debut for the club on 26 July 2018, in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Häcken that ended as 4–0 win. Mukiele's first league appearance came in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Düsseldorf on 2 September 2018.[12] On 18 May 2019, he scored his first goal for RB Leipzig in a 2–1 league defeat away to Werder Bremen.[13]

On 2 December 2020, Mukiele scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–3 away win over İstanbul Başakşehir.[14] During the 2021–22 season with RB Leipzig, he participated in his team's DFB-Pokal Final victory over SC Freiburg, the first trophy of his career.[15]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 26 July 2022, Mukiele signed for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on a five-year contract until 30 June 2027.[16] The transfer fee paid to RB Leipzig was reported to be €10 million, with a potential €6 million in bonuses.[17][18] On 31 July, he made his debut for PSG in a 4–0 win over Nantes in the Trophée des Champions.[19]

International career

Mukiele received his first call up to the senior France squad for FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2021.[20] He made his debut on 7 September 2021 in a match against Finland, a 2–0 home victory. He substituted Léo Dubois in the 67th minute.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 October 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Laval B 2014–15 CFA 2 141————141
2015–16 CFA 2 90————90
2016–17 CFA 2 10————10
Total 241————241
Laval 2014–15 Ligue 2 200000——20
2015–16 Ligue 2 1521020——182
2016–17 Ligue 2 1701030——210
Total 3422050——412
Montpellier 2016–17 Ligue 1 1700000——170
2017–18 Ligue 1 3302040——390
Total 5002040——560
Montpellier B 2017–18 National 3 10————10
RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 19140—8[lower-alpha 3]0—311
2019–20 Bundesliga 25320—10[lower-alpha 4]0—373
2020–21 Bundesliga 28350—7[lower-alpha 4]1—404
2021–22 Bundesliga 28120—81—382
Total 1008130—332—14610
Paris Saint-Germain 2022–23 Ligue 1 19010—4[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0250
2023–24 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 0 0 3 0
Total 21 0 1 0 — 5 0 1 0 28 0
Career total 23011180903821029613
  1. Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International
As of match played 7 September 2021[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202110
Total10


Honours

RB Leipzig

Paris Saint-Germain

References
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  2. "Nordi Mukiele: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. "Nordi Mukiele". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. "Nordi Mukiele". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. "Ligue 2 française : des RD-Congolais de souche titulaires en clubs en première journée". adiac-congo.com (in French). Agence d'information d'Afrique centrale. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. "Stade Lavallois, Nordi Mukiele, le bon élève". Laval Maville (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. "Mukiele statistics Laval". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. "Scout Report: Nordi Mukiele". Breaking the Lines. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. "Stifling Ligue 1's best - meet Man City target Nordi Mukiele". Goal. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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  13. "Liveticker | Werder Bremen - RB Leipzig 2:1 | 34. Spieltag | Bundesliga 2018/19". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  14. "Istanbul Basaksehir vs. RB Leipzig". ESPN. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  15. "RB Leipzig win first DFB Cup following shootout win against Freiburg". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  16. "Nordi Mukiele signs for Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  17. Aouna, Santi; Léger-Moëc, Aurélien (26 July 2022). "PSG : les détails du bon coup Nordi Mukiele" [PSG: details of the good deal Nordi Mukiele]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  18. Morlain, Thibault (26 July 2022). "PSG : Les dessous de l'opération Mukiele sont dévoilés" [PSG: The underside of the Mukiele operation is revealed]. Le10sport.com (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  19. "PSG vs Nantes (4-0)". FootballCritic. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  20. "Mbappé out for France". ligue1.com. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  21. "France v Finland game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
  22. Nordi Mukiele at Soccerway
  23. "National football team player Nordi Mukiele". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  24. "DFB-Pokal 2020/21, Finale in Berlin: RB Leipzig 1:4 Borussia Dortmund: Takt. aufstellung" [DFB-Pokal 2020/21, Final in Berlin: RB Leipzig 1:4 Borussia Dortmund: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag.
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  26. "A final, lots of goals and a trophy: a great start to the season!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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