Orel Johnson Mangala (born 18 March 1998) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Belgium national team.

Club career

On 9 June 2017, Mangala signed a four-year contract with

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

. On 8 August 2018, Mangala was loaned out to

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three ...

without a purchase option until the end of the season. On 9 April 2021, Mangala extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024. On 31 July 2022, it was announced that Mangala had joined

side

for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Mangala was called up to the senior

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squad in March 2021.

Personal life

Mangala is of Congolese descent.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Belgium U17 *

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third place:

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References

External links

Profile
at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mangala, Orel 1998 births Living people Belgian footballers Association football midfielders VfB Stuttgart players Hamburger SV players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Premier League players Belgium youth international footballers Belgium under-21 international footballers Belgium international footballers Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in England Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England Black Belgian sportspeople Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent