Orel Mangala

Orel Mangala is exactly the type of footballer the casual fan overlooks and the connoisseur treasures. A Brussels-raised Belgian defensive midfielder, he wins his reputation not through highlight-reel goals but through positioning, ball recovery and the unglamorous job of holding a midfield together. To me, earning a place at Lyon and with the Belgium national team in that role is harder than it looks; you have to be genuinely intelligent on the pitch to survive there. I have a real soft spot for these midfield anchors who control a match from the shadows. He is a craftsman, and I respect that quiet, essential kind of excellence.

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Name (English)

Orel Mangala

Name (Japanese)

オレル・マンガラ

Reading

おれる・まんがら

Born

March 18, 1998 (age 28)

Origin

Brussels metropolitan area, Belgium

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Tiger

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orel%20Mangala
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26838752

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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