Neftali Manzambi

Neftali Manzambi (born 23 April 1997) is an Swiss footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Valencia CF Mestalla on loan from Sporting de Gijón.

Neftali Manzambi
Personal information
Full name Neftali Benedic Manzambi
Date of birth (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Valencia Mestalla (on loan from Sporting Gijón)
Youth career
2004–2008 La Chaux-de-Fonds
2008–2009 Xamax 2007
2009–2010 La Chaux-de-Fonds
2010–2017 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Basel 7 (1)
2018–2019 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Sporting Gijón B (loan) 7 (1)
2019– Sporting Gijón 2 (0)
2019 → Córdoba (loan) 4 (0)
2020– → Valencia Mestalla (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2012 Switzerland U15 2 (0)
2012–2013 Switzerland U16 4 (2)
2014–2015 Switzerland U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 Switzerland U19 11 (2)
2016–2017 Switzerland U20 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2020

Club career

Born in Angola, Manzambi graduated with FC Basel's youth setup, after stints at FC La Chaux-de-Fonds and FC Xamax 2007. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 14 May 2017 in a 3–3 draw against FC Thun.[1]

In July 2018, Manzambi joined Spanish Segunda División side Sporting de Gijón on a trial basis.[2] On 7 August, he agreed to a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[3]

On 30 January 2019, Sporting activated his buyout clause, with Manzambi signing a three-year contract and being immediately loaned to fellow second division side Córdoba CF until the end of the season.[4]

References
  1. "Debüt für FCB-Youngster Manzambi" [Debut for FCB youngster Manzambi] (in German). Telebasel. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "El delantero suizo Neftali Manzambi se entrena con el Sporting B" [Swiss forward Neftali Manzambi trains with Sporting B] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "Neftali Manzambi firma por el Sporting" [Neftali Manzambi signs for Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. "Neftali, cedido por el Sporting al Córdoba" [Neftali, loaned from Sporting to Córdoba] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.


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