M'Bala Nzola

M'Bala Nzola (born 18 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Spezia.

M'Bala Nzola
Personal information
Full name M'Bala Nzola
Date of birth (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996
Place of birth Troyes, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

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
  1. "Porto 4-1 Académica". ZeroZero. 16 September 2015.
  2. "M'Bala Nzola è un nuovo giocatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla Calcio. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. "Mercato: Nzola è ufficialmente biancorosso" (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "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.
  5. "Mercato: colpo per l'attacco. Ecco M'Bala Nzola" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 13 January 2020.
  6. "UFFICIALE: Spezia, torna Nzola: ha firmato per tre stagioni".
  7. "Finale playoff: da Gyasi a Nzola, gli (altri) talenti da seguire in Spezia-Frosinone". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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