Fiston Mayele

Fiston Mayele
Personal information
Full name Fiston Kalala Mayele
Date of birth (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pyramids FC
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 AS Vita Club 42 (26)
2022–2023 Young Africans 54 (50)
2023– Pyramids 32 (17)
International career‡
2021– DR Congo 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

Fiston Kalala Mayele (born 24 June 1994),[1] is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids FC and the DR Congo national team.[2][3]

Biography

Mayele Was born in Congo In the city of mbuji-Mayi DRC. His current club is the Pyramids FC (Egypt) which he joined in 2023 from Dar es salaam Young Africans (Tanzania); formerly he played for AS Vita Club (DRC) and Dar es salaam Young Africans (Tanzania) .[4]

Honours

He most recently played for TP Mazembe in the Congolese Linafoot league and DR Congo national football team Fiston Kalala Mayele finished season of 2020-21 as a runner up in top scorers list of Congolese Premier League famous known as Linafoot. Young Africans signed him On (1 August 2021) For two-year contract.[5]

Fiston Kalala Mayele became the Green & Yellow fans hero after scoring his first goal for the club on a Charity Shield game versus their arch-rivals Simba SC in front of full capacity 60,000 attendants in Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. Which was the only goal of the evening.[6][7]

Transfers

Per From To Value
30/07/2023 Young Africans Pyramids Football Club €250k
30/06/22 AS Vita Club Young Africans Free

Player records

Mayele: The 28 year-old Who Was born in Mbuji-Mayi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is currently on the books of Young Africans SC in Tanzania, having scored seven goals in six games for the club.[8][9] He has scored 12 goals in 7 games with his club Young Africans of Tanzania.[10][11]

Statistics

Club career

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vita Club 2020
2021
Total - - 13 4 0 0
Young Africans 2021–22 16 - - 20
2022–23 24 16 4 7 13 7 1[a] 2 38 32
Total 32 4 7 13 7 52
Pyramids 2023-24 32 17 7 2 - 1 0 40 19
Total 32 17 7 2 0 0 1 0 40 19
Career total 40 24 13 13 7

International career

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[12]
List of international goals scored by Fiston Mayele
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 June 2023 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Gabon 2–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 9 September 2023 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo  Sudan 2–0 2–0
3 6 June 2024 Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio, Senegal  Senegal 1–1 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 9 September 2024 Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Ethiopia 2–0 2–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Notes

  1. ^ Appearances in Tanzania Community Shield

References

  1. ^ Philémon (23 September 2022). "DR Congo: Filston Mayele conquering Tanzanian football". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Fiston Kalala Mayele player career". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Congo DR - F. Mayele - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ^ Ajira, Wasomi (3 April 2022). "CV ya Fiston Mayele wa Yanga | Player Profile". Wasomi Ajira. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  5. ^ ajiraforum (12 July 2022). "CV ya Fiston Mayele wa Yanga |Fiston mayele salary |Mkataba wa mayele yanga". Ajiraforum -Your Dream Job Destination| Nafasi za kazi zilizotangazwa leo. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. ^ Olsson, Andrew (25 May 2021). "Linafoot D1 : Fiston Mayele guide Vita Club vers le titre devant Sanga Balende". Pan-Africa Football. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ yavgrace (24 May 2021). "Linafoot D1 : Fiston Mayele guide Vita Club vers le titre devant Sanga Balende". Foot RDC (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  8. ^ Gumbi, Sibongiseni (30 November 2022). "Six strikers linked with Kaizer Chiefs, are they good enough?". The Citizen. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. ^ Ajira, Wasomi (25 November 2022). "Takwimu za Fiston Mayele Statistics So Far 2022/2023". Wasomi Ajira. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. ^ Philémon (11 September 2022). "Filston Mayele starts Champions League with hat-trick - Video". Sport News Africa. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ^ Ajira, Wasomi (25 November 2022). "Takwimu za Fiston Mayele Statistics So Far 2022/2023". Wasomi Ajira. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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