Orel Mangala
28 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CM) · Belgium
Olympique Lyon · Ligue 1 · Foot: right · Height: 178 cm
Contract: until 30 Jun 2028
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€9.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €22.0M
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | DM | 9 | 416 | 14% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 1544 | 1554 | 0.88 |
| 2024/25 | Everton FC | Premier League | DM | 19 | 1261 | 37% | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 1575 | 1567 | 1.23 |
| 2024/25 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | CM | 1 | 68 | 2% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 1507 | 1571 | 0.88 |
| 2023/24 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | DM | 20 | 1570 | 46% | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 1593 | 1428 | 1.14 |
| 2023/24 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | CM | 8 | 397 | 13% | 2 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 1445 | 1521 | 0.87 |
| 2022/23 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | CM | 27 | 1555 | 45% | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 1561 | 1433 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | CM | 28 | 1863 | 61% | 1 | 4 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 1518 | 1425 | 1.05 |
| 2020/21 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | DM | 24 | 2110 | 69% | 1 | 3 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 1529 | 1462 | 1.06 |
| 2017/18 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | DM | 20 | 770 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 1541 | 1506 | 1.04 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Europa League | Olympique Lyon | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1412 |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 89 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Dfb Pokal | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Dfb Pokal | VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Dfb Pokal | Hamburger SV | 5 | 394 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2017/18 | Dfb Pokal | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | Everton | Lyon | Free / loan | €18.0M |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Lyon | Everton | Free / loan | €20.0M |
| 2 Jul 2024 | Nott'm Forest | Lyon | €23.4M | €20.0M |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Lyon | Nott'm Forest | Free / loan | €20.0M |
| 1 Feb 2024 | Nott'm Forest | Lyon | Free / loan | €22.0M |
| 31 Jul 2022 | Stuttgart | Nott'm Forest | €13.0M | €15.0M |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Hamburg | Stuttgart | Free / loan | €5.5M |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Stuttgart | Hamburg | Free / loan | €1.8M |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Anderlecht U21 | Stuttgart | €1.8M | Data unavailable |
| 30 Jun 2017 | B. Dortmund U19 | Anderlecht U21 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Anderlecht U21 | B. Dortmund U19 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Anderlecht U19 | Anderlecht U21 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Anderlecht Yth. | Anderlecht U19 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
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