M. Papela · career
Matondo-Merveille Papela
Full Back · SV Darmstadt 98 · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/24
The record covers 6 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 96 appearances, 4 goals and 1 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at SV Sandhausen — Season rating 29, 2 goals and 0 assists in 19 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 18 points at SV Darmstadt 98. Form is on a climb — up 13 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 12 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Bundesliga) and kept playing — 11 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | FSV Mainz 05 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | SV SandhausenLoan | 19 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | FSV Mainz 05 II | 17 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | FSV Mainz 05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | FSV Mainz 05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | FSV Mainz 05 II | 33 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Mainz 05 U19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Mainz 05 U19 | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Mainz 05 U19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany U17 | 2018/19 | UEFA U17 Championship | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Tipsport Malta Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 1069 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| DFB Pokal | 3 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2025/26
30 played5 unused sub6 not in squad· 1192 min, 1g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 | Friendlies Clubs | H FC ST. Gallen | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Notts County | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC ST. Gallen | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | 2. Bundesliga | H VfL Bochum | 4-1 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 8 | 2. Bundesliga | A 1. FC Nürnberg | 1-0 | Played | 31 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 16 | DFB Pokal | A VfB Lübeck | 2-1 | Played | 20 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 24 | 2. Bundesliga | H Hertha BSC | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 31 | 2. Bundesliga | A 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1-3 | Played | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 13 | 2. Bundesliga | H Eintracht Braunschweig | 2-1 | Played | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 21 | 2. Bundesliga | A Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3-0 | Played | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 26 | 2. Bundesliga | H Dynamo Dresden | 2-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Oct 4 | 2. Bundesliga | A Holstein Kiel | 1-1 | Played | 21 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 19 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Magdeburg | 0-0 | Played | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 24 | 2. Bundesliga | A FC Schalke 04 | 0-1 | Played | 27 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 29 | DFB Pokal | H FC Schalke 04 | 4-0 | Played | 14 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 1 | 2. Bundesliga | H Arminia Bielefeld | 2-2 | Played | 31 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 8 | 2. Bundesliga | A Hannover 96 | 3-2 | Played | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 22 | 2. Bundesliga | H SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 4-2 | Played | 34 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Nov 30 | 2. Bundesliga | A SV Elversberg | 0-0 | Played | 26 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 3 | DFB Pokal | A SC Freiburg | 0-2 | Played | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | 2. Bundesliga | H Karlsruher SC | 3-2 | Played | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 14 | 2. Bundesliga | H Preußen Münster | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 19 | 2. Bundesliga | A SC Paderborn 07 | 2-2 | Played | 28 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 18 | 2. Bundesliga | A VfL Bochum | 3-3 | Played | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 23 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Nürnberg | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 1 | 2. Bundesliga | A Hertha BSC | 2-2 | Played | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 7 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4-0 | Played | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 14 | 2. Bundesliga | A Eintracht Braunschweig | 2-2 | Played | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 21 | 2. Bundesliga | H Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2-1 | Played | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 27 | 2. Bundesliga | A Dynamo Dresden | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | 2. Bundesliga | H Holstein Kiel | 2-0 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 13 | 2. Bundesliga | A 1. FC Magdeburg | 1-1 | Played | 31 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Mar 21 | 2. Bundesliga | H FC Schalke 04 | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 4 | 2. Bundesliga | A Arminia Bielefeld | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 11 | 2. Bundesliga | H Hannover 96 | 0-2 | Played | 63 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 19 | 2. Bundesliga | A SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 25 | 2. Bundesliga | H SV Elversberg | 3-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 3 | 2. Bundesliga | A Karlsruher SC | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| May 10 | 2. Bundesliga | A Preußen Münster | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 17 | 2. Bundesliga | H SC Paderborn 07 | 0-2 | Not in squad | — |