Peniel Mlapa

Peniel Mlapa
Personal information
Full name Peniel Kokou Mlapa
Date of birth (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 VfL Bochum
Number 14
Youth career
0000–1999 FC Unterföhring
1999–2009 TSV 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 TSV 1860 Munich II 13 (5)
2009–2010 TSV 1860 Munich 23 (6)
2010–2012 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 54 (5)
2011–2012 → TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II 3 (0)
2012–2015 Borussia Mönchengladbach 25 (3)
2012–2013 → Borussia Mönchengladbach II 6 (1)
2014–2015 → 1. FC Nuremberg (loan) 24 (3)
2015– VfL Bochum 29 (5)
National team‡
2009–2010 Germany U-19 10 (1)
2010–2013 Germany U-21 21 (8)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:52, 7 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2013

Peniel Kokou Mlapa (born 20 February 1991) is a Togolese-German footballer who plays as a striker for Bochum.[1]

Career

Early life and career

Born in Lomé, Togo, Mlapa emigrated to Germany as a young child. He began his youth career with FC Ismaning, but in 1999, he moved to TSV 1860 Munich. He made his debut for 1860's U19 team on 12 September 2008 against 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Over the 2008–09 season, he made two appearances as a substitute for 1860's reserve side, both of which came in victories, but he remained a regular for the U19s.

TSV 1860 Munich

On 17 May 2009, Mlapa made his debut in professional football as a stoppage time substitute against Alemannia Aachen He scored his first senior goal for 1860 on 4 October against St. Paul. In the next game against MSV Duisburg, Mlapa appeared in the starting lineup for the first time and scored again.

TSG Hoffenheim

In the summer of 2010, Mlapa joined the Bundesliga side Hoffenheim, signing a contract through 2013. He scored his first goal for the club in the DFB-Pokal against Hansa Rostock. In all, Mlapa scored five times in 54 Bundesliga games for TSG Hoffenheim.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

In May 2012 Mlapa joined Borussia Mönchengladbach for €3 million. The striker signed a four-year contract.[2]

International career

On 7 October 2009, Mlapa made his debut for the German under-19s as a 90th-minute substitute against Luxembourg. A few weeks later, he was called up to represent Togo in their final world cup qualifier, but he declined this invitation and progressed to the German under-21 squad. He finally accepted a callup to the Togo national team for 2017 AFCON qualifiers against Tunisia on March 2016.[3]

Statistics

As of 1 January 2016[1]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2008–09TSV 1860 Munich IIRegionalliga Süd30——30
2009–10105——105
2008–09TSV 1860 Munich2. Bundesliga2000—20
2009–1021620—236
2010–11TSG 1899 HoffenheimBundesliga30441—345
2011–1224140—281
2011–12TSG 1899 Hoffenheim IIRegionalliga Süd30——30
2012–13Borussia MönchengladbachBundesliga2021051263
2013–145100—51
2012–13Borussia Mönchengladbach IIRegionalliga West40——40
2013–1421——21
2014–151. FC Nuremberg2. Bundesliga24310—253
2015–16VfL Bochum15520—175
Total Germany 163281415118230
Career total 163281415118230

Personal life

The Togolese born Mlapa acquired German citizenship in his childhood,[4] thus becoming eligible for his adopted home country's national side.

References

  1. 1 2 "Peniel Mlapa" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gladbach sign Mlapa from Hoffenheim". bundesliga.de. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. ↑ http://africanfootball.com/news/617689/Togo-include-Adebayor-in-squad-to-face-Tunisia
  4. ↑ "Eine Chance für Mlapa" (in German). MSN Sport. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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