Pronunciation: <\/strong>MY-el Muh-LAWN-go Malango featured prominently for Monterey Bay FC during the 2025 USL Championship season, making\u00a029 appearances across league and USL Cup play with 5 goals and 2 assists. His contributions included scoring the club\u2019s first goal of the season and earning a\u00a0USL Championship Team of the Week honor\u00a0early in the campaign for a standout performance against Oakland Roots SC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to joining Monterey Bay FC, Malango built a varied and productive professional career in the United States. He began his pro journey with New England Revolution II in 2020, where he appeared in 14 matches. In 2021, he signed with New Amsterdam FC of the National Independent Soccer Association, scoring an impressive 9 goals in 14 appearances to earn an All-League First Team selection. In 2022, he continued his development with Albion San Diego in NISA, finding the net 3 times in 20 matches, helping the team reach the NISA Championship Final. From 2023 to 2024, Malango starred for Chattanooga Red Wolves SC in USL League One, where he recorded 12 goals and 5 assists in 68 total appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A native of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malango and his family spent 10 years in Malawi as refugees before coming to the U.S. and settling in Massachusetts. He made a name for himself on the local soccer scene before moving on to the collegiate level. He began at Salem State University, where he scored 17 goals in 19 appearances and earned both MASCAC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors on the way to a conference title. He then transferred to UMass Lowell, competing at the Division I level before turning professional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mayele earned his first call up to the Malawi National Team for World Cup Qualifiers in September 2025, and recorded an assist in his debut. He later joined The Flames for two international friendlies in November, scoring his first goal against Lesotho on November 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pronunciation: MY-el Muh-LAWN-goHometown: Kinshasa, ZaireNationality:\u00a0Democratic Republic of the CongoPrevious Club:\u00a0Monterey Bay FCJoined Republic FC: January 8, 2026 (Transfer) Career Bio Malango featured prominently for Monterey Bay FC during the 2025 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":45425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","sec_roster_banner_image_details_image":null,"sec_roster_banner_image_details_disable_banner_image":"enable","sec_roster_uniform_number":7,"sec_roster_sponsor_image":0,"sec_roster_sponsor_text":"","sec_roster_sponsor_link":"","sec_roster_social_twitter":"","sec_roster_social_instagram":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mayelemalango\/","sec_roster_social_tiktok":"","sec_roster_hide_school_on_catalog_archive":false,"sec_player_details_testimonial":"","sec_player_details_dob":"1997-02-25","sec_player_details_school":"UMass Lowell","sec_player_details_grad_year":0,"sec_player_details_hometown":"","sec_player_details_website":"","sec_player_details_gold":0,"sec_player_details_silver":0,"sec_player_details_bronze":0,"sec_player_details_high_school":"","sec_player_details_height":"6'1\"","sec_player_details_weight":194},"sec_roster_position":[9],"sec_sponsor":[],"sec_roster_group":[],"sec_roster_status":[],"sec_roster_type":[],"class_list":["post-45107","sec_roster","type-sec_roster","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","sec_roster_position-forward","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n
Hometown: <\/strong>Kinshasa, Zaire
Nationality:\u00a0<\/strong>Democratic Republic of the Congo
Previous Club:<\/strong>\u00a0Monterey Bay FC
Joined Republic FC: <\/strong>January 8, 2026 (Transfer)<\/p>\n\n\n\nCareer Bio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n