Orel Mangala

Orel Mangala
Mangala playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name Orel Johnson Mangala[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium[3]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Everton (on loan from Lyon)
Number 8
Youth career
–2017 Anderlecht
2016–2017 → Borussia Dortmund (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 VfB Stuttgart 101 (3)
2018 VfB Stuttgart II 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Hamburger SV (loan) 29 (0)
2022–2024 Nottingham Forest 47 (2)
2024 → Lyon (loan) 8 (2)
2024– Lyon 1 (0)
2024– → Everton (loan) 18 (1)
International career‡
2013 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2013–2014 Belgium U16 13 (1)
2014–2015 Belgium U17 19 (2)
2016 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2016–2017 Belgium U19 12 (1)
2017–2020 Belgium U21 14 (0)
2022– Belgium 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:33, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Orel Johnson Mangala (born 18 March 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Everton, on loan from Ligue 1 club Lyon, and the Belgium national team.

Club career

On 9 June 2017, Mangala signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart.[4] On 8 August 2018, Mangala was loaned out to Hamburger SV without a purchase option until the end of the season.[5]

On 9 April 2021, Mangala extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024.[6]

On 31 July 2022, it was announced that Mangala had joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee, which was reported to be £12.7m.[7] Mangala made his debut for Forest as a substitute in the team's opening game of the 2022–23 Premier League season, a 2–0 loss at Newcastle United on 6 August.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Leeds United on 4 April 2023.[9] He scored his second goal for the club in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on 5 November 2023.

On 1 February 2024, Mangala joined Ligue 1 side Lyon on loan: it was reported the loan fee was €11.7m (£10m). That summer, the move was made permanent after Lyon exercised their permanent purchase option for €17.5m (£15m), with an additional €3.5M (£2m) available in potential bonuses.[10] The move was officially announced as permanent on 2 July 2024.[11]

On 30 August 2024, Mangala signed on loan for Everton on deadline day.[12]

International career

Mangala was called up to the senior Belgium squad in March 2021.[13] He made his international debut in a 2–2 friendly draw with the Republic of Ireland on 26 March 2022.[14]

Personal life

Mangala is of Congolese descent.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 January 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest 1 0 — — 1 0
VfB Stuttgart 2017–18 Bundesliga 20 0 1 0 — 21 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 29 1 3 0 — 32 1
2020–21 Bundesliga 24 1 3 0 — 27 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 28 1 1 0 — 29 1
Total 101 3 8 0 — 109 3
Hamburger SV (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 29 0 5 1 — 34 1
Nottingham Forest 2022–23 Premier League 27 1 0 0 4 0 31 1
2023–24 Premier League 20 1 2 0 0 0 22 1
Total 47 2 2 0 4 0 53 2
Lyon (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 8 2 4 0 — 12 2
Lyon 2024–25 Ligue 1 1 0 — — 1 0
Everton (loan) 2024–25 Premier League 18 1 1 0 1 0 20 1
Career total 205 8 20 1 5 0 230 9
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

International

As of match played 17 November 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2022 2 0
2023 10 0
2024 11 0
Total 23 0

Honours

Lyon

Belgium U17

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Orel Mangala: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Orel Mangala". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. ^ "VfB sign Orel Mangala". VfB Stuttgart. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Orel Mangala signs for Hamburger SV". VfB Stuttgart. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  6. ^ "VfB extend Orel Mangala's contract until 2024". VfB Stuttgart. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (31 July 2022). "Forest confirm Orel Mangala signing". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  8. ^ "Newcastle United 2-0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Steve Cooper not thinking about his future as Nottingham Forest lose to Leeds". Yahoo!. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  10. ^ "OREL MANGALA REJOINT L'OL EN PRÊT AVEC OPTION D'ACHAT JUSQU'À LA FIN DE LA SAISON" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 1 February 2024.
  11. ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (2 July 2024). "Mangala departs". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  12. ^ Boyland, Patrick. "Everton sign Orel Mangala on loan deal from Lyon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Lukaku in Belgium squad despite Inter Covid-19 issues". egypttoday.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Republic of Ireland 2-2 Belgium: Late Alan Browne goal earns Republic draw in friendly". BBC Sport. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Le footballeur international Orel Mangala veut assister des jeunes prisonniers au Congo-Kinshasa". 11 December 2017.
  16. ^ Orel Mangala at Soccerway
  17. ^ Orel Mangala at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.fifadata.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ FIFA.com
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