M'Bala Nzola

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

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)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Spezia
Number 14
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– Trapani 12 (1)
2020– → Spezia (loan) 6 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2019

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]

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.
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