Mukiele with RB Leipzig in 2020
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nordi Mukiele Mulere[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 26)[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 | 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) |
| 2018–2022 | RB Leipzig | 100 | (8) |
| 2022– | Paris Saint-Germain | 35 | (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 23:13, 19 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Nordi Mukiele Mulere (born 1 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-backorcentre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
Mukiele was born in Montreuil, France[4] to parents of DR Congolese descent.[5]
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 transferredtoMontpellier for a fee of €1.35 million.[8]
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]
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | 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[e] | 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 | |||
| Career total | 243 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 312 | 13 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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