Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Beny Nzaba | ||
Date of birth | (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Congo | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Esenler Erokspor | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Diables Noirs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Diables Noirs | 0 | (0) |
2022– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 2 | (0) |
2023 | → Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2024– | → Esenler Erokspor (loan) | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2022– | Congo | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:19, 5 January 2023 (UTC) |
Francis Beny Nzaba (born 17 July 2002) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for TFF First League club Esenler Erokspor on loan from Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.
Professional career
Nzaba began his senior career with the Diables Noirs in the 2021–22 season making 4 appearances in the CAF Confederation Cup that season. He transferred to the Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir on 9 May 2022 on a three-year contract. He made his professional debut with Başakşehir as a late substitute in a 2–0 Süper Lig win over Antalyaspor on 27 December 2022.
On 24 January 2023, Nzaba was loaned by Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia until the end of 2023.
International career
Nzaba made his international debut with the Congo national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Sierra Leone on 29 March 2022.
Honours
Diables Noirs
References
- "Transferts : l'Istanbul Basaksehir recrute Francis Nzaba pour trois saisons | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
- günler, iyi. "Başakşehir FK 2 - Antalyaspor 0 Son Dakika Haberler". iyigunler.net.
- "ფრანსის ნზაბა დინამოელია" (in Georgian). Dinamo Tbilisi. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- Delourme, Par Camille (13 April 2022). "Congo-Brazzaville: Paul Put - " Gabriel Charpentier, Senna Miangué et Jordi Mboula sont d'accord pour venir en juin"". allAfrica.fr.
External links
- Francis Nzaba at Soccerway
- Francis Nzaba at National-Football-Teams.com
- Francis Nzaba at the Turkish Football Federation
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- CSMD Diables Noirs players
- İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
- Esenler Erokspor footballers
- Botola players
- Süper Lig players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Men's association football defenders
- Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)