M'Bala Nzola
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | M'Bala Nzola | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Troyes, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spezia | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Troyes AC | ||
| 2014–2015 | Académica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Académica | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Sertanense | 25 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Virtus Francavilla | 33 | (11) |
| 2017–2019 | Carpi | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Trapani (loan) | 33 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Trapani | 12 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Spezia (loan) | 21 | (7) |
| 2020– | Spezia | 13 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:59, 11 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
M'Bala Nzola (born 18 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Spezia.
Career
On 28 January 2015, Nzola made his professional debut with Académica de Coimbra in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against FC Porto, coming on as a substitute in the 4–1 away loss.[1]
On 7 August 2016, he joined Lega Pro club Virtus Francavilla Calcio.[2]
On 7 August 2017, after helping Virtus Francavilla Calcio reach the Lega Pro promotion play-offs, Nzola signed a four-years deal with Carpi F.C. 1909.[3]
On 16 August 2018, he joined Serie C club Trapani on a season-long loan. Trapani held the obligation to purchase him from Carpi at the end of the loan term in case of Trapani's promotion into Serie B.[4] On the 15th of June he scored the first goal for the Trapani victory over Piacenza, and after that Trapani was promoted in Serie B after 2 years of Serie C.
On 13 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Spezia on loan with an option to purchase.[5]
On 7 October 2020, Nzola signed with Spezia a 3-years contract.[6]
Personal life
Born in France, Nzola is of Angolan descent[7]
References
- ^ "Porto 4-1 Académica". ZeroZero. 16 September 2015.
- ^ "M'Bala Nzola è un nuovo giocatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla Calcio. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Mercato: Nzola è ufficialmente biancorosso" (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "L'attaccante 'Nzola è un calciatore del Trapani" (in Italian). Trapani. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Mercato: colpo per l'attacco. Ecco M'Bala Nzola" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 13 January 2020.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Spezia, torna Nzola: ha firmato per tre stagioni".
- ^ "Finale playoff: da Gyasi a Nzola, gli (altri) talenti da seguire in Spezia-Frosinone". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
External links
- M'Bala Nzola at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Troyes
- French people of Angolan descent
- French footballers
- French expatriate footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
- Sertanense F.C. players
- Virtus Francavilla Calcio players
- Carpi F.C. 1909 players
- Trapani Calcio players
- Spezia Calcio players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Sportspeople from Aube