Peniel Mlapa

Peniel Mlapa

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Personal information
Full name	Peniel Kokou Mlapa
Date of birth	(1991-02-20) 20 February 1991
Place of birth	Lomé, Togo
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team 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	28	(5)
International career‡
2009–2010	Germany U-19	10	(1)
2010–2013	Germany U-21	21	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:20, 18 May 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.

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.

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.

Statistics

As of 1 January 2016

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
2008–09	TSV 1860 Munich II	Regionalliga Süd	3	0	—		—		3	0
2009–10			10	5	—		—		10	5
2008–09	TSV 1860 Munich	2. Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
2009–10			21	6	2	0	—		23	6
2010–11	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Bundesliga	30	4	4	1	—		34	5
2011–12			24	1	4	0	—		28	1
2011–12	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II	Regionalliga Süd	3	0	—		—		3	0
2012–13	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bundesliga	20	2	1	0	5	1	26	3
2013–14			5	1	0	0	—		5	1
2012–13	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	Regionalliga West	4	0	—		—		4	0
2013–14			2	1	—		—		2	1
2014–15	1. FC Nuremberg	2. Bundesliga	24	3	1	0	—		25	3
2015–16	VfL Bochum		15	5	2	0	—		17	5
Total	Germany		163	28	14	1	5	1	182	30
Career total			163	28	14	1	5	1	182	30

Personal life

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

External links

• Peniel Mlapa profile at Fussballdaten