Matondo-Merveille Papela (born 18 January 2001) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 2.

[1] Papela made his professional debut for Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga on 3 January 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute for Phillipp Mwene against Bayern Munich.

[2] On 24 August 2022, Papela joined SV Sandhausen on a season-long loan.

He was included in the Germany U17 team for the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in England.

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