# Nordi Mukiele

Nordi Mukiele Mulere (born 1 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

## Early life

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

## Club career
### Laval

Mukiele began his professional career in Laval, where he broke into the first team age 17. He made his debut on 28 November 2014 in a 1–1 Ligue 2 draw against Auxerre. Mukiele gained attention while playing for Laval and eventually transferred to Montpellier 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 Ligue 1 loss against Metz.

### RB Leipzig

In 2018, Mukiele signed for Bundesliga 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 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. 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 UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–3 away win over İstanbul Başakşehir. 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.

### 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 Nantes in the Trophée des Champions.

#### Loan to Bayer Leverkusen

On 28 August 2024, Mukiele was loaned to Bayer Leverkusen for the season.

## International career

Mukiele received his first call up to the senior France squad for FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2021. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Laval B | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Laval B | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Laval B | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Laval B | Total | Total | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Laval | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Laval | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Laval | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Laval | Total | Total | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 2 |
| Montpellier | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Montpellier | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 0 |
| Montpellier | Total | Total | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 0 |
| RB Leipzig | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| RB Leipzig | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 3 |
| RB Leipzig | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 4 |
| RB Leipzig | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 2 |
| RB Leipzig | Total | Total | 100 | 8 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | — | — | 146 | 10 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Total | Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 257 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 334 | 15 |
* ↑ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

### International

    As of match played 7 September 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| France | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |

## Honours

RB Leipzig
* DFB-Pokal: 2021–22; runner-up: 2020–21
Paris Saint-Germain
* Ligue 1: 2022–23, 2023–24
* Coupe de France: 2023–24
* Trophée des Champions: 2022, 2023