Francis Nzaba | |
Fullname: | Francis Beny Nzaba |
Birth Date: | 17 July 2002 |
Birth Place: | Congo |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | Gençlerbirliği |
Clubnumber: | 15 |
Youthclubs1: | Diables Noirs |
Years1: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs1: | Diables Noirs |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022– |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2023 |
Clubs3: | → Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | → Gençlerbirliği (loan) |
Caps4: | 6 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
Nationalteam1: | Congo |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 24 September 2023 |
Ntupdate: | 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 Gençlerbirliği, on loan from Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.
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.[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]
Nzaba made his international debut with the Congo national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Sierra Leone on 29 March 2022.[4]
Diables Noirs