Félix Nzouango

Félix Nzouango
Personal information
Full name Félix Victor Anlong Nzouango Bikien[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Creil, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Beerschot
Number 55
Youth career
2009–2018 AFC Creil
2018–2020 Amiens
2020–2022 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Juventus Next Gen 10 (0)
2023– Beerschot 7 (0)
International career
2018–2019 France U16 10 (0)
2019 France U17 4 (0)
2022 France U19 3 (1)
2023 France U20 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Félix Nzouango Bikien (born 7 January 2003) is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Beerschot.

Career

In 2018, Nzouango joined Amiens's youth sector, having been noticed by the youth set-up coordinator who had seen him play in Creil.[2] In September 2020, he was bought by Juventus for a fee of 3 million euros.[2] He made his professional debut on 3 September 2022, in a 2–0 win against Trento, playing for Juventus Next Gen.[3]

On 12 July 2023, Nzouango signed a two-year contract with Beerschot in Belgium.[4]

International career

Nzouango was called up to the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5]

Personal life

Son of a Cameroonian father and of French mother, Nzouango has two sisters and two brothers, one of which is twin.[2]

Style of play

Nzouango is a defender who can play either as a centre-back or full-back.[2]

Honours

Beerschot

Career statistics

As of match played 26 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus Next Gen 2022–23 Serie C 10 0 — 1[a] 0 11 0
Career total 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0

Notes

  1. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Alessandro Mastroluca (13 July 2020). "Felix Nzouango, chi è il giovane difensore della Juve: storia e caratteristiche". CalcioToday.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (3 September 2022). "Juventus Next Gen: esordio tra i professionisti per tre giovani". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "TWO YEAR CONTRACT FOR FELIX NZOUANGO". Beerschot. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde". www.fff.fr.
  6. ^ Félix Nzouango at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2022.