| Orel Mangala | |
| Full Name: | Orel Johnson Mangala[1] |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1998[2] |
| Birth Place: | Brussels, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.78 m[3] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Lyon |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Anderlecht |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Borussia Dortmund (loan) |
| Years1: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs1: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Caps1: | 101 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | VfB Stuttgart II |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Hamburger SV (loan) |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Nottingham Forest |
| Caps4: | 47 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Lyon (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Lyon |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam5: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalteam6: | Belgium U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam7: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps7: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:10, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:02, 1 July 2024 (UTC) |
Orel Johnson Mangala (born 18 March 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Belgium national team.[4]
On 9 June 2017, Mangala signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart.[5] On 8 August 2018, Mangala was loaned out to Hamburger SV without a purchase option until the end of the season.[6]
On 9 April 2021, Mangala extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Leeds United on 4 April 2023.[10] 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.[11] The move was officially announced as permanent on 2 July 2024.[12]
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]
Mangala is of Congolese descent.[15]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 187 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 8 | |||
| Belgium | 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lyon
Belgium U17