Nordi Mukiele grew up in Montreuil, near Paris, and began his career at Laval before moving to Montpellier in 2017. RB Leipzig signed him in 2018, and he played in the Champions League.
Paris Saint-Germain signed him in 2022, and he won Ligue 1 titles before joining Sunderland. He is a quick, physical defender who can play at right-back or centre-back.
Mukiele has been capped by France.
Career in numbers
Since his first senior season in 2014/15, Mukiele has made 352 club appearances and scored 17 goals in all competitions for 6 clubs. His best scoring return came in 2020/21: 4 goals in 40 appearances for RB Leipzig. So far in 2026/27 he has made 5 appearances for Sunderland. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.