Information
Position: Forward
Hometown: Kinshasa, Zaire
Date of Birth: February 25, 1997 (27)
Height: 6’1
X: mayele_10
Instagram: mayelemalango
Pronunciation: MY-el Muh-LAWN-go
MAYELE MALANGO
Acquired
Signed with Monterey Bay FC on December 6, 2024.
Professional Career
2023-2024 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
Malango made the jump up to USL League One in 2023, signing a contract with Chattanooga Red Wolves SC where he went on to score nine goals and add two assists in 47 appearances over two seasons.
2022 Albion San Diego
In 2022, Malango made the move to California to NISA’s Albion San Diego. With the Southern California side, the forward recorded three goals in 20 appearances.
2021 New Amsterdam FC
Malango signed with National Independent Soccer Association club New Amsterdam FC in New York in 2021. He scored an impressive nine goals in 14 appearances.
2020 New England Revolution II
Malango began his professional career with New England Revolution II in 2020, where he scored a goal in 14 appearances for the Massachusetts-based MLB club’s reserve squad.
Collegiate Career
Malango committed to Salem State University in 2017. At Salem State, Malango scored 17 goals in 19 appearances and was named both the MASCAC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year enroute to leading the school to its first conference title in over a decade. From there, Malango made the jump to Division I university UMass Lowell where he scored a goal in 18 appearances.