Mayele Malango

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Mayele Malango
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire (now DRC)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Monterey Bay FC
Number 10
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Salem State Vikings 19 (17)
2018 UMass Lowell River Hawks 18 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Boston Bolts 13 (5)
2020 New England Revolution II 14 (1)
2021 New Amsterdam 14 (9)
2022 Albion San Diego 20 (3)
2023–2025 Chattanooga Red Wolves 47 (9)
2025– Monterey Bay 25 (5)
International career
2025– Malawi 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:38, 30 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:01, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Mayele Malango (born 25 February 1997) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Monterey Bay FC in the USL Championship. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he plays for the Malawi national team.

Career

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Boston Bolts

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Malango played with USL League Two side Boston Bolts in 2018[1] and 2019.[2]

New England Revolution II

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Malango joined USL League One side New England Revolution II in January 2020.[3] Malango's contract option was declined by New England on November 30, 2020.[4]

New Amsterdam

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In March 2021, Malango joined National Independent Soccer Association side New Amsterdam FC.[5]

Albion San Diego

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On March 29, 2022, Albion San Diego announced that they signed Malango for their 2022 NISA campaign. [6]

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC

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Malango joined Chattanooga Red Wolves SC ahead of the 2023 season, contributing three goals and an assist.[7] The club exercised his option for 2024.[8]

International career

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Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malango was raised in a refugee camp in Malawi. He was called up to the Malawi national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2025, debuting in a 2–1 win over Namibia on 6 September 2025.[9]

Personal

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Raised in Malawi in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Mayele and his family were refugees from DRC. [10][11][12]

References

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  • Mayele Malango at UMass Lowell Athletics