Nordi Mukiele Mulere (born 1 November 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Early life

Mukiele was born in Montreuil, France to parents of DR Congolese descent.

Club career

Laval

Mukiele began his professional career in

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, where he broke into the first team age 17. He made his debut on 28 November 2014 in a 1–1

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draw against Auxerre. Mukiele gained attention while playing for Laval and eventually transferred to

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for a fee of €1.35 million.

Montpellier

Mukiele transferred to Montpellier in January 2017. He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2017 in a 2–0

loss against Metz.

RB Leipzig

In 2018, Mukiele signed for

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club RB Leipzig on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Montpellier was of €16 million. He made his debut for the club on 26 July 2018, in a

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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. On 18 May 2019, he scored his first goal for RB Leipzig in a 2–1 league defeat away to Werder Bremen. On 2 December 2020, Mukiele scored his first

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goal in a 4–3 away win over

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. During the 2021–22 season with RB Leipzig, he participated in his team's DFB-Pokal Final victory over

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, the first trophy of his career.

Paris Saint-Germain

On 26 July 2022, Mukiele signed for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on a five-year contract until 30 June 2027. The transfer fee paid to RB Leipzig was reported to be €10 million, with a potential €6 million in bonuses. On 31 July, he made his debut for PSG in a 4–0 win over

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in the Trophée des Champions.

International career

Mukiele received his first call up to the senior

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squad for

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in September 2021. He made his debut on 7 September 2021 in a match against

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, a 2–0 home victory. He substituted

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in the 67th minute.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

RB Leipzig * DFB-Pokal: 2021–22; runner-up:

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Paris Saint-Germain * Trophée des Champions:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mukiele, Nordi 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis French footballers France youth international footballers France under-21 international footballers France international footballers Association football defenders Paris FC players Stade Lavallois players Montpellier HSC players RB Leipzig players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Bundesliga players French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Germany French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis Black French sportspeople