Ngal'ayel Mukau

Squad depth

Lille · 21 yrsStarter

77.4

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNgal'ayel Mukau

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityBelgium

Age21

Date of birth3 Nov 2004

BirthplaceAntwerpen

Height188 cm

Shirt number#17

ClubLille

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Central midfielder

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lille.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
World Cupat Congo DR	4	196	6.5
World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offsat Congo DR	1	47	6.9
Friendliesat Congo DR	2	45	6.7

Career

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Mukau's current-season form is level with last season (Season 20→20), while his Rating held around 77. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 20).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Lille · 3rd	1	0	0	7	77	20
2025/26	Lille · 3rd	30	1	0	6.61	77	20
2024/25	Lille · 5th	29	0	1	6.82	75	18
2023/24	KV Mechelen · 2nd	29	0	1	6.82	54	13
2022/23	KV Mechelen · 2nd	9	0	0	6.56	48	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

N. Mukau is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Lille, rated 77.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (51.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mukau.

On the season, Mukau graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.529 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 77. At 21 Mukau is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 40.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Mukau is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

77.4

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

19.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

51.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.53

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lille finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.53

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.9/100).
Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 51.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 77.4 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %51.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.057

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.057

Defensive actions / 902.529

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.172

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~45), then tapers with age. At 21, Mukau sits on 40.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Mukau's projected Rating — 77.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions14

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€5M total transfer fees · 1 moves

LilleJul 2024 – now€ 5M

KV Mechelenuntil Jul 2024

About N. Mukau

Ngal'ayel Mukau is a 21-year-old central midfielder who plays for Lille, born on November 3, 2004 in Antwerpen, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Lille currently sit 3rd of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, N. Mukau has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 7 match rating over his last 1 rated games. His season has spanned the World Cup, the World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offs and the Friendlies.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 2-0 win away at Angers (90 minutes, 7 rating)

N. Mukau's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Lille face Paris Saint Germain at home in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Mukau at 77.4 with a Season form score of 19.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, N. Mukau has totalled 99 club appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 30 appearances for Lille.

N. Mukau's career has also included time at KV Mechelen.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.