Nordi Mukiele

Not to be confused with Noni Madueke.

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 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
(on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
Number 23
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)
2018–2022 RB Leipzig 100 (8)
2022– Paris Saint-Germain 35 (0)
2024– → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 4 (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 23:44, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Nordi Mukiele Mulere (born 1 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

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]

Loan to Bayer Leverkusen

On 28 August 2024, Mukiele was loaned by German champions Bayer Leverkusen for the season.[20]

International career

Mukiele received his first call up to the senior France squad for FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2021.[21] 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.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Laval B 2014–15 CFA 2 14 1 — — — — 14 1
2015–16 CFA 2 9 0 — — — — 9 0
2016–17 CFA 2 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Total 24 1 — — — — 24 1
Laval 2014–15 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2015–16 Ligue 2 15 2 1 0 2 0 — — 18 2
2016–17 Ligue 2 17 0 1 0 3 0 — — 21 0
Total 34 2 2 0 5 0 — — 41 2
Montpellier 2016–17 Ligue 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 33 0 2 0 4 0 — — 39 0
Total 50 0 2 0 4 0 — — 56 0
RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 19 1 4 0 — 8[c] 0 — 31 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 25 3 2 0 — 10[d] 0 — 37 3
2020–21 Bundesliga 28 3 5 0 — 7[d] 1 — 40 4
2021–22 Bundesliga 28 1 2 0 — 8[e] 1 — 38 2
Total 100 8 13 0 — 33 2 — 146 10
Paris Saint-Germain 2022–23 Ligue 1 19 0 1 0 — 4[d] 0 1[f] 0 25 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 16 0 1 0 — 3[d] 0 0 0 20 0
Total 35 0 2 0 — 7 0 1 0 45 0
Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 5 0 2 0 — 2[d] 1 — 9 1
Career total 248 11 21 0 9 0 42 3 1 0 321 14
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 7 September 2021[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2021 1 0
Total 1 0

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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  12. ^ "Nordi Mukiele Soccer Stats". FOX Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Liveticker | Werder Bremen - RB Leipzig 2:1 | 34. Spieltag | Bundesliga 2018/19". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  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 26 July 2022.
  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 [fr] (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. ^ "Per Leihe für ein Jahr: Bayer 04 verpflichtet PSG-Verteidiger Nordi Mukiele" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Mbappé out for France". ligue1.com. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  22. ^ "France v Finland game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
  23. ^ Nordi Mukiele at Soccerway
  24. ^ "National football team player Nordi Mukiele". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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  26. ^ Scott, Andy (27 May 2023). "PSG win record 11th French title". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  27. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain win their 12th Ligue 1 title!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  28. ^ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  29. ^ "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.
  30. ^ "Paris start 2024 with Trophée des Champions triumph!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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