Leroy-Jacques Mickels

Leroy-Jacques Mickels
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995
Place of birth Siegburg, Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Waldhof Mannheim
Number 23
Youth career
2011–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 7 (1)
2016 FC St. Pauli II 7 (1)
2017 Alemannia Aachen 1 (0)
2017–2018 1. FC Monheim 20 (10)
2018–2019 SSVg Velbert 26 (19)
2019–2021 MSV Duisburg 53 (6)
2021–2022 Türkgücü München 11 (0)
2022–2023 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 19 (2)
2023 Spartak Varna 17 (1)
2023–2024 Al-Taraji 25 (2)
2024–2025 Shamakhi 23 (5)
2025–2026 Zira 26 (3)
2026– Waldhof Mannheim 0 (0)
International career‡
2026– Rwanda 2 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Rwanda
Men's football
FIFA Series
Winner2026 Rwanda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026

Leroy-Jacques Mickels (born 25 June 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim. Born in Germany, he represents the Rwanda national team.[1]

Club career

Mickels moved to MSV Duisburg on 27 June 2019.[2] He made his professional debut for MSV Duisburg in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, in the home match against Sonnenhof Großaspach.[3] His contract was extended until 2021 on 18 December 2019.[4] On 26 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Duisburg at the end of the 2020–21 season.[5] Four days later, he signed with Türkgücü München.[6]

Mickels joined Regionalliga West club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 23 June 2022.[7] He signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Bulgarian club Spartak Varna in January 2023.[8]

On 4 July 2023, Mickels joined Saudi club Al-Taraji.[9]

On 14 August 2024, Mickels joined Azerbaijani club Shamakhi.[10] On 11 August 2025, fellow Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira announced the signing of Mickels from Şamaxı, on a two-year contract.[11]

On 22 July 2026, Mickels returned to Germany after four seasons abroad and signed with Waldhof Mannheim in 3. Liga.[12]

International career

On 16 March 2026, Mickels was named in Rwanda's provisional 31-man squad for their 2026 FIFA Series matches against Grenada and then either Kenya or Estonia, alongside his older twin-brothers Joy-Lance and Joy-Slayd.[13]

Personal life

Leroy-Jacques' older twin brothers Joy-Lance and Joy-Slayd Mickels are also professional footballer. The three brothers, whose mother come from the DR Congo and father from Rwanda, played together at the under-19 level for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 September 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2014–15 Regionalliga 71——71
FC St. Pauli II 2015–16 Regionalliga 71——71
Alemannia Aachen 2016–17 Regionalliga 10——10
1. FC Monheim 2017–18 Oberliga 2010——2010
SSVg Velbert 2018–19 Oberliga 2619——2619
MSV Duisburg 2019–20 3. Liga 37520—395
2020–21 3. Liga 16100—161
Total 5362000556
Türkgücü München 2021–22 3. Liga 11000—110
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2022–23 Regionalliga 9100—91
Career total 13438000013638

International

Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first.[16]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 March 2026Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda Grenada1–04–02026 FIFA Series
2.30 March 2026 Estonia2–02–0

Honours

Rwanda

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Leroy-Jacques Mickels at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Mickels stürmt in Zebrastreifen: "Liegt an ihm, diese Chance zu nutzen"". msv-duisburg.de. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "MSV Duisburg – SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 4:1 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Vertrag verlängert: Leroy Mickels bleibt ein Zebra!". msv-duisburg.de. 18 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Erste Abgänge klar: Danke für eure Zeit in ZebraStreifen!". msv-duisburg.de. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kaderupdate". turkgucu.de. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Leroy-Jacques Mickels wird ein Kleeblatt". FuPa (in German). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Спартак (Варна) привлече крило от Германия". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "لوري يدعم الترجي".
  10. ↑ "Xoş gəldin, Leroy Mikels !".
  11. ↑ "Zira has signed a new football player, adding Leroy Mikels to the squad". instagram.com/fc.zire/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK Instagram. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "SV Waldhof Mannheim verpflichtet Leroy-Jacques Mickels" [SV Waldhof Mannheim signs Leroy-Jacques Mickels] (in German). SV Waldhof Mannheim. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Urutonde rw'agateganyo rw'Abakinnyi bagize Ikipe y'Igihugu Amavubi bazatoranywamo abazahagararira u Rwanda muri". instagram.com/ferwafa/ (in Kinyarwanda). Rwanda Football Federation Instagram. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Eine rheinische Frohnatur für Wacker". nnz-online.de (in German). 13 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  15. ↑ Leroy-Jacques Mickels at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "Leroy-Jacques Mickels". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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