Mayele Malango

Congolese footballer (born 1997)

Mayele Malango
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Chattanooga Red Wolves
Number	10
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Salem State Vikings	19	(17)
2018	UMass Lowell River Hawks	18	(1)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Boston Bolts	13	(5)
2020	New England Revolution II	14	(1)
2021	New Amsterdam	14	(9)
2022	Albion San Diego	20	(3)
2023–	Chattanooga Red Wolves	25	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Mayele Malango (born 25 February 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who currently plays for Chattanooga Red Wolves in the USL League One.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Boston Bolts

Malango played with USL League Two side Boston Bolts in 2018^[4] and 2019.^[5]

New England Revolution II

Malango joined USL League One side New England Revolution II in January 2020.^[6] Malango's contract option was declined by New England on November 30, 2020.^[7]

New Amsterdam

In March 2021, Malango joined National Independent Soccer Association side New Amsterdam FC.^[8]

Albion San Diego

On March 29, 2022, Albion San Diego announced that they signed Malango for their 2022 NISA campaign. ^[9]

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC

Malango joined Chattanooga Red Wolves SC ahead of the 2023 season, contributing three goals and an assist.^[10] The club exercised his option for 2024.^[11]

Personal

Malango was born in Zaire, but later he and his family were forced to flee to Malawi during a civil war.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Get to Know Revolution II | Mayele Malango | New England Revolution".
^ "Mayele Malango's journey took him from Malawi to Lowell 10 years ago. Now, he takes his shot with the Revolution II – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
^ "Congo – M. Malango – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ "Boston Bolts - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #10 - Mayele Malango -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
^ "Boston Bolts | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
^ "Lowell's Malango will join Revolution affiliate". January 7, 2020.
^ "Revolution II sign four players including Academy product Colby Quinones, announce year-end roster moves | New England Revolution".
^ "NAFC puts pen to paper on 3 new faces signing Juliano Pereira, Mayele Malango, and Bronx native Kalley Muntaha". Twitter. New Amsterdam FC. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Albion signs Malango". Twitter. ALBION San Diego. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ "Chattanooga Red Wolves Announce the Signing of Mayele Malango". Chattanooga Red Wovles SC. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Announce First Group of Optioned Players Returning in 2024". Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.