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Mayele Malango

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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 47 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024

Mayele Malango (born 25 February 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who currently plays for Monterey Bay FC in the USL Championship.[1][2][3]

Career

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Boston Bolts

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

New England Revolution II

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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

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

Albion San Diego

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

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Get to Know Revolution II | Mayele Malango | New England Revolution".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Congo – M. Malango – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Boston Bolts - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #10 - Mayele Malango -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ^ "Boston Bolts | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ^ "Lowell's Malango will join Revolution affiliate". 7 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Revolution II sign four players including Academy product Colby Quinones, announce year-end roster moves | New England Revolution".
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Albion signs Malango". Twitter. ALBION San Diego. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Chattanooga Red Wolves Announce the Signing of Mayele Malango". Chattanooga Red Wovles SC. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Announce First Group of Optioned Players Returning in 2024". Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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