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Orel Mangala

Defensive midfielder, born 1998, 6 clubs, 3 loans, 2020s era

Orel Mangala played for 6 clubs in his senior career, which is still going, starting at VfB Stuttgart in 2017. His longest spell was at VfB Stuttgart: 3 seasons, 2019–2022. He went out on loan 3 times, to Hamburger SV, Everton, Getafe. He returned to VfB Stuttgart after time away. He is currently at Getafe.

  1. VfB Stuttgart2017–18VfB Stuttgart, 2017–18
    Hamburger SV2018–19loan from VFBHamburger SV, 2018–19, on loan from VfB Stuttgart
    VfB Stuttgart2019–22backVfB Stuttgart, 2019–22, back after loan
    Nottingham Forest2022–24Nottingham Forest, 2022–24
  2. Lyon2024Lyon, 2024
    Everton2024–25loan from OLEverton, 2024–25, on loan from Lyon
    Getafe2026–loan from OLGetafe, 2026–, on loan from Lyon

Orel Mangala’s clubs

YearsClub
2017–2018VfB Stuttgart
2018–2019Hamburger SVLoan from VfB Stuttgart
2019–2022VfB StuttgartReturned
2022–2024Nottingham Forest
2024Lyon
2024–2025EvertonLoan from Lyon
2026–presentGetafeLoan from Lyon

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What clubs did Orel Mangala play for?
Orel Mangala played for 6 clubs in his senior career: VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV, Nottingham Forest, Lyon, Everton and Getafe.
What is Orel Mangala's current club?
Orel Mangala is at Getafe, where he has played since 2026.
What was Orel Mangala's first club?
Orel Mangala started his senior career at VfB Stuttgart in 2017.

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Senior club career from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Youth, reserve and international teams are not included.