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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Beny Nzaba | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 2002 | ||
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
Professional career
editNzaba 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.[1] He made his professional debut with Başakşehir as a late substitute in a 2–0 Süper Lig win over Antalyaspor on 27 December 2022.[2]
On 24 January 2023, Nzaba was loaned by Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia until the end of 2023.[3]
International career
editNzaba made his international debut with the Congo national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Sierra Leone on 29 March 2022.[4]
Honours
editDiables Noirs
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Francis Nzaba at Soccerway
- Francis Nzaba at National-Football-Teams.com
- Francis Nzaba at the Turkish Football Federation