Eliaquim Mangala

Eliaquim Mangala

Mangala playing for Manchester City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Eliaquim Hans Mangala[1][2]
Date of birth (1991-02-13) 13 February 1991
Place of birth Colombes, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) [3]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 20
Youth career
1996–2002 AC Lustin
2002–2004 CS Wépionnais
2004–2008 Namur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2011 Standard Liège 77 (2)
2011–2014 Porto 51 (6)
2014– Manchester City 44 (0)
National team‡
2009–2012 France U21 23 (2)
2013– France 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:38, 20 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2014

Eliaquim Hans Mangala (born 13 February 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays for English club Manchester City and the France national football team as a central defender.

Born in France, he moved to Belgium as a child and began his career there at Standard Liège, going onto FC Porto in 2011 where he won consecutive Primeira Liga titles before joining Manchester City.

Mangala made his debut with the French national team on 6 June 2013 against Uruguay, and was included in the nation's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Mangala was born in the northwestern Parisian suburb of Colombes, but moved to Belgium at the age of five to live in the French-speaking city of Namur. At the same age, he joined local club Athletic Club Lustin as a youth player and spent six years at the club before moving to CS Wépionnais in nearby Wépion. After two years in Wépion, Mangala joined the biggest club in the city, UR Namur, and quickly impressed. While at Namur, Mangala was utilized as a striker and his positive displays at youth level led to interest from Standard Liège. In 2007, Mangala and Standard reached an agreement on a three-year youth contract.[4]

Standard Liège

Mangala joined Standard Liège and, upon his arrival, was converted into a left back and inserted into the club's under-17 team for the 2007–08 season. Mangala's admirable play with the team led to the player being promoted to Standard's under-19 team in January 2008, where he again switched positions, this time moving into central defence. During his time with the under-19 team, Mangala made the bench several times for Standard's under-21 team, despite being only 17 years old.[5]

For the 2008–09 season, Mangala was given the opportunity to train and play with the first team. On 23 October 2008, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a five-year deal with the club.[6] Mangala was officially promoted to the senior team and assigned the number 22 shirt. On 9 November, he made his professional debut as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3–1 victory over Germinal Beerschot.[7] He made another late appearance against Gent before earning his first career league start against Dender on 17 January 2009. In the match, Mangala provided the assist on the opening goal scored by Milan Jovanović in the 3rd minute of play. Standard won the match 3–2 with Mangala playing the entire match. He finished the season with 11 league appearances as Standard Liège were crowned champions. He also appeared in UEFA Cup matches against Italian club Sampdoria, German club Stuttgart, and Portuguese outfit Sporting, starting the match against the latter.

Mangala was inserted as a starter for the 2009–10 season making his debut in the club's 2–0 victory over Genk in the Belgian Supercup on 25 July 2009.[8] On 12 September, Mangala scored his first professional goal in a league match against Mechelen in a 3–0 victory. Four days later, Mangala scored another goal against English club Arsenal in the club's opening UEFA Champions League group stage match.[9] Mangala scored the goal in the 3rd minute and Standard striker Jovanović scored two minutes later to put Standard Liège up 2–0, however, the club went on to lose the match 3–2 following three unanswered goals from the English side.[10]

In what proved to be his final league match for Standard, Mangala converted a Steven Defour free-kick to give his side a 1−0 lead over KRC Genk at half-time, but striker Kennedy Ugoala Nwanganga earned a 1−1 draw for Genk, securing the league title by just half a point over Standard.[11] In his final appearance for the club on 21 May 2011, Mangala scored Standard's first goal in their 2−0 victory over K.V.C. Westerlo in the final of the Belgian Cup, ending an 18-year cup drought.[12]

Porto

Mangala in action for Porto against Marseille in a friendly in July 2013

Mangala joined reigning Europa League champions Porto on 16 August 2011.[13] The deal also included Porto signing his Standard teammate Steven Defour in a combined deal that totaled £11.4 million.[14] He played his first season with Porto as a substitute behind the likes of Rolando, Maicon and Nicolás Otamendi. He made his first appearance in the 2012-13 season for Porto in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Académica on 11 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes as Porto won the pre-season title with a 1−0 win.[15] He made his first-team breakthrough with Porto that season, becoming the first-choice centre back and scoring four league goals, one of which was in a 2–2 draw with Benfica on 13 January 2013.[16] Mangala featured in Porto's 2−0 win over Paços de Ferreira on 19 May 2013, leading the club to an undefeated season and a third-straight league title, by just one point over rivals Benfica.[17]

On 23 February 2014, Mangala was sent off for a reckless challenge inside the area and Porto fell to a 1−0 defeat to Estoril as Evandro converted the spot kick.[18] In Porto's Europa League Round of 16 second leg against Eintracht Frankfurt on 27 February 2014, Mangala scored two goals, both from headers, as Porto battled back from 2−0 down to draw 3−3 and secure passage to the quarter-finals on away goals.[19] On 3 April 2014, Mangala headed in the game's only goal as Porto defeated Sevilla in the first-leg of their quarter-final tie in the Europa League.[20] His goal would not be enough to guide the Portuguese into the next round as they fell to a 4−1 loss in Spain seven days later.[21]

Manchester City

Mangala playing for Manchester City at CSKA Moscow in October 2014

On 11 August 2014, Mangala signed for English club Manchester City on a five-year contract,[22] for a reported £31.8 million transfer fee.[23][24] It was however reported 18 months into his contract that the fee was more in the region of £42m due to spiralling costs as a result of Mangala's split ownership at Porto, with City having to pay in the region of £18m to two companies which owned over 40% of Mangala's economic rights. This second figure would make Mangala the most expensive defender in British transfer history.[25] He reunited with his former partner in Porto's defence, Fernando, who had joined City earlier in the summer.

Mangala made his debut in City's fifth match of the Premier League season, a 1–1 home draw against Chelsea on 21 September. Lining up alongside captain Vincent Kompany, his performance was described by BBC Sport as "colossal".[26] Six days later, an own goal and concession of a penalty by Mangala caused City to lose a 2–0 lead against Hull, although they eventually triumphed 4–2. Despite media criticism, manager Manuel Pellegrini said "we continue to trust him because he is a very good player who had very bad luck".[27]

On 30 November, Mangala was sent off for two yellow cards in City's 3–0 win away to Southampton.[28]

International career

Mangala lining up as the captain of France U21 in October 2011

Due to being raised in Belgium, Mangala did not feature with any of France's youth football teams. In 2008, he was approached by the Belgium Football Association who called the player up to the country's under-18 national team. However, due to not possessing a passport at the time, the call up was deemed futile. After excelling with Standard Liège's senior team, Mangala drew the interest of the French Football Federation with France under-21 manager Erick Mombaerts attending a match between Liège and Mouscron at the Stade Le Canonnier in November.[29] On 5 November 2009, Mangala was selected, for the first time, to the under-21 team for a friendly match against Tunisia on 13 November and a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Slovenia on 17 November. Mangala made his under-21 debut in the Tunisia match, but missed the match against Slovenia after withdrawing from the team due to an injury suffered the previous day in training. On 2 March 2010, he earned his second straight selection to the under-21 team and started in central defence alongside captain Mamadou Sakho in the team's 3–1 win over Croatia.

Mangala made his debut with the France senior team in a 1–0 loss to Uruguay on 6 June 2013.[30] He was included in France's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup but did not make an appearance during the tournament.[31]

Club statistics

As of 20 April 2016[32]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège 2008–09 11000—3000140
2009–10 31130—11110462
2010–11 35151———402
Total 77281—141101004
Porto 2011–12 70104120—141
2012–13 23422518010397
2013–14 212404012310425
Total 51672132223209513
Manchester City 2014–15 25010203000310
2015–16 19000306000260
Total 44010509000570
Career Total 17281631824543025417

Honours

Standard Liège
Porto
Manchester City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 12. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Conselho de disciplina" [Disciplinary board] (PDF). Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese). 23 March 2012. p. 3. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "MCFC Player Profile - Eliaquim Mangala". Manchester City. 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mangala a signé un contrat de cinq ans au Standard" (in French). Footgoal. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Eliaquim Mangala a de l'ambition et du talent" (in French). DH.be. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Mangala: Je ne réalise pas encore" (in French). Footgoal. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Germinal Beerschot 1 – 3 Standard de Liège" (in French). Standard Liège. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  8. ↑ "Standard triumph in Belgian Super Cup". UEFA. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Arsenal fightback flattens Standard". UEFA. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Standard Liège 2 – 3 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  11. ↑ "Genk pip Standard to Belgian title". UEFA. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Standard end 18-year Belgian Cup wait". UEFA. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "COMUNICADO" [Communication] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto official site. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  14. ↑ "Porto sign Standard Liege's Eliaquim Mangala & Steven Defour for £11.4m - report". Goal.com. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Dragões conquistam Supertaça ao bater Académica com golo de Martínez" [Dragons win SuperCup by beating Académica with a goal from Martínez]. abola.pt (in Portuguese). A Bola. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "SL Benfica 2 X 2 FC Porto" (in Portuguese). Ser Benfiquista. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Unbeaten Porto wrap up 27th league title". UEFA. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Porto vs. Estoril 0-1". Soccerway. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "Europa League: Porto prevail in 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt". Sky Sports. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "Mangala swoops to earn Porto victory over Sevilla". UEFA. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  21. ↑ "Sevilla surge past Porto and into semis". UEFA. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "Eliaquim Mangala signs for City". Manchester City F.C. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  23. ↑ De Menezes, Jack (7 August 2014). "Eliaquim Mangala to Manchester City: Premier League champions hoping to tie up £32m transfer this weekend". The Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  24. ↑ Jolly, Richard (11 August 2014). "Pellegrini hopeful of Mangala deal". ESPN FC. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  25. ↑ Pollard, Rob (20 January 2016). "Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala cost over £40m, a leaked document has confirmed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  26. ↑ McNulty, Phil (21 September 2014). "Man City 1-1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  27. ↑ Keegan, Mike (27 September 2014). "Hull 2-4 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  28. ↑ Jurejko, Jonathan (30 November 2014). "Southampton 0-3 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  29. ↑ "Angleterre et Belgique" (in French). French Football Federation. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  30. ↑ "France career". Eliaquim Mangala. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  31. ↑ "Eliaquim Mangala: Man City in advanced talks for Porto defender". BBC. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  32. ↑ "E. MANGALA". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  33. ↑ "UEFA Europa League squad of the season". UEFA.com. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

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