Nordi Mukiele

Not to be confused with Noni Madueke.

In this Congolese name, the surname is Mukiele and the post-surname is Mulere.

Nordi Mukiele Mulere (born 1 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Premier League club Sunderland.

Nordi Mukiele

Mukiele with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Nordi Mukiele Mulere[1]
Date of birth	(1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Montreuil, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sunderland
Number	20
Youth career
2004–2013	Paris FC
2013–2014	Laval
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Laval B	24	(1)
2014–2017	Laval	34	(2)
2017–2018	Montpellier	50	(0)
2018–2022	RB Leipzig	100	(8)
2022–2025	Paris Saint-Germain	35	(0)
2024–2025	→ Bayer Leverkusen (loan)	15	(1)
2025–	Sunderland	0	(0)
International career
2015	France U18	2	(0)
2016	France U19	1	(0)
2016–2017	France U20	6	(0)
2017–2019	France U21	6	(0)
2021	France	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:26, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Early life

Mukiele was born in Montreuil, France on 1 November 1997. He is of Congolese descent.^[4][5]

Club career

Laval

Mukiele began his professional career at Laval, where he broke into the first team aged 17.^[6] He made his debut on 28 November 2014 in a 1–1 Ligue 2 draw against Auxerre.^[7]

Montpellier

Mukiele's time at Laval saw him scouted by Ligue 1 side Montpellier, who signed him for a fee of €1.35 million in January 2017.^[8] He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2017 in a 2–0 league loss against Metz.^[9]

RB Leipzig

Mukiele playing for RB Leipzig in 2021

In 2018, Mukiele signed for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a five-year contract.^[10] The transfer cost Leipzig a €16 million transfer fee.^[11] He made his debut on 26 July 2018 in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Häcken, winning 4–0. Mukiele's first league appearance came in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Düsseldorf on 2 September 2018.^[12] On 18 May 2019, he scored his first goal for Leipzig in a 2–1 league defeat away to Werder Bremen.^[13]

On 2 December 2020, Mukiele scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–3 away win over İstanbul Başakşehir.^[14] He came off the bench in Leipzig's victory over SC Freiburg in the 2022 DFB-Pokal final, winning the first trophy of his career following a penalty shootout.^[15]

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.^[16] Leipzig received a transfer fee of €10 million as part of the deal, with a potential €6 million in bonuses.^[17][18] On 31 July, he made his debut for PSG in a 4–0 win over Nantes in the Trophée des Champions.^[19]

Loan to Bayer Leverkusen

On 28 August 2024, Mukiele was loaned to Bayer Leverkusen for the season.^[20]

Sunderland

On 17 August 2025, Mukiele moved to the Premier League, signing a four-year contract with recently-promoted Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.^[21]

International career

Mukiele received his first call up to the senior France squad for FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2021.^[22] He made his debut on 7 September 2021 in a 2–0 home victory against Finland, coming on for Léo Dubois in the 67th minute.^[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 August 2025^[24]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Laval B	2014–15	CFA 2	14	1	—		—		—		—		14	1
	2015–16	CFA 2	9	0	—		—		—		—		9	0
	2016–17	CFA 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		24	1	—		—		—		—		24	1
Laval	2014–15	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2015–16	Ligue 2	15	2	1	0	2	0	—		—		18	2
	2016–17	Ligue 2	17	0	1	0	3	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		34	2	2	0	5	0	—		—		41	2
Montpellier	2016–17	Ligue 1	17	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2017–18	Ligue 1	33	0	2	0	4	0	—		—		39	0
	Total		50	0	2	0	4	0	—		—		56	0
RB Leipzig	2018–19	Bundesliga	19	1	4	0	—		8[c]	0	—		31	1
	2019–20	Bundesliga	25	3	2	0	—		10[d]	0	—		37	3
	2020–21	Bundesliga	28	3	5	0	—		7[d]	1	—		40	4
	2021–22	Bundesliga	28	1	2	0	—		8[e]	1	—		38	2
	Total		100	8	13	0	—		33	2	—		146	10
Paris Saint-Germain	2022–23	Ligue 1	19	0	1	0	—		4[d]	0	1[f]	0	25	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	16	0	1	0	—		3[d]	0	0	0	20	0
	Total		35	0	2	0	—		7	0	1	0	45	0
Bayer Leverkusen (loan)	2024–25	Bundesliga	15	1	4	0	—		5[d]	1	—		24	2
Sunderland	2025–26	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			258	12	23	0	10	0	45	3	1	0	337	15

1. Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 7 September 2021^[25]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2021	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

RB Leipzig

• DFB-Pokal: 2021–22; runner-up: 2020–21^[26]

Paris Saint-Germain

• Ligue 1: 2022–23,^[27] 2023–24^[28]
• Coupe de France: 2023–24^[29]
• Trophée des Champions: 2022,^[30] 2023^[31]