Christian Nzinga

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Christian Nzinga
Personal information
Full name Christian-Norberto Nzinga [1]
Date of birth (1985-06-12) 12 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 1. FC Saarbrücken 64 (6)
2007–2008 Fbc Tréviso
2009 Finnsnes IL 22 (3)
2010–2012 AC St. Louis 36 (2)
2012–2014 Damarie-les-lys FC 70 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 22, 2010

Christian-Norberto Nzinga (born 12 June 1985) is a French-born Angolan footballer playing for Floridians FC in Florida.

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Career

He played in some good league clubs in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Italy.

Youth and amateur

Born in Paris, [1] Nzinga was signed by West Ham United at age 16 and he stayed at the club for three and a half years. [2]

Professional

He played in good league clubs during his career. In 2005/2008 he has been playing in Germany second bundesliga Italy serie B but he also join one club in serie c1 during the season. In 2012 Nzinga was signed in France amateur club For some raison concerning his family [1] [2] He signed for Finnsnes on level 4 in Norway in June 2009 but left the club after a month and 2 appearances. [3]

In February 2010, Nzinga made a move across the Atlantic when he signed with AC St. Louis of the USSF Division 2 Professional League. [4] He made six league appearances for AC St. Louis, as well as featuring in two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup games. He has been call up for the Angola national team for the game against Mexico in Huston it was the first call up under the responsibility of the coach Hérver renard

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  4. "AC St. Louis signs four players, roster now stands at 16". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.[ permanent dead link ]