Mayele Malango (born 25 February 1997) is a Congolese professional

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who currently plays for Chattanooga Red Wolves in the

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Career

Boston Bolts

Malango played with

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side Boston Bolts in 2018 and 2019.

New England Revolution II

Malango joined

side

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in January 2020. Malango's contract option was declined by New England on November 30, 2020.

New Amsterdam

In March 2021, Malango joined

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side

New Amsterdam FC New Amsterdam Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Hempstead, New York. The club competes in the National Independent Soccer Association, the third tier of American soccer. New Amsterdam FC was established on April 20, ...

Albion San Diego

On March 29, 2022, Albion San Diego announced that they signed Malango for their 2022 NISA campaign.

Personal

Malango was born in the

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, but later he and his family were forced to flee to

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

during a civil war.

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Mayele Malango
at UMass Lowell Athletics 1997 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers UMass Lowell River Hawks men's soccer players Boston Bolts (USL) players New England Revolution II players New Amsterdam FC players USL League One players USL League Two players National Independent Soccer Association players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Massachusetts Salem State Vikings Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in the United States 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people Chattanooga Red Wolves SC players {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub