Getafe midfielder Orel Mangala is part of the squad for the 2026/27 La Liga season. He was born in Brussels metropolitan area, Belgium on 18 March 1998.
His senior career started at VfB Stuttgart in 2017, and he went on to play for Hamburger SV, Nottingham Forest, Lyon and Everton.
Mangala has represented Belgium at youth international level.
Since his first senior season in 2017/18, Mangala has made 244 club appearances and scored 9 goals in all competitions for 5 clubs. His best scoring return came in 2023/24: 3 goals in 34 appearances for Nottingham Forest and Lyon. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.