Peniel Mlapa
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Peniel Kokou Mlapa | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 44 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Germany U-19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Germany U-21 | 21 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:39, 20 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2013 |
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Peniel Kokou Mlapa (born 20 February 1991) is a Togolese-German footballer who plays as a striker for Bochum.
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.
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.
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 . In all, Mlapa scored five times in 54 Bundesliga games for TSG Hoffenheim.
In May 2012 Mlapa joined Borussia Mönchengladbach for €3 million. The striker signed a four-year contract.
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.
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