| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clinton Nsiala-Makengo | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rennes, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | CPB Bréquigny | ||
| 2019–2021 | Nantes | ||
| 2021–2024 | AC Milan | ||
| 2024– | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rangers B | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rangers | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | France U16 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 January 2024 | |||
Clinton Nsiala-Makengo (born 17 January 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
Born in Rennes, Nsiala started playing football with Cercle Paul Bert de Bréquigny, [1] [2] before joining the youth academy of Nantes in 2019. [1] [3]
On 2021, he joined Italian club AC Milan on a free transfer, [4] [5] signing his first professional contract. [1] He was subsequently assigned to the under-19 team, where he established himself as a regular starter, playing both in the Campionato Primavera 1 and the UEFA Youth League; [5] [6] in this last competition, he helped the team reach the semi-finals in the 2022–23 season, [7] before reaching the final the following season. [8] During his spell at AC Milan, he also trained with and received several call-ups to the first team, under manager Stefano Pioli. [5] [6] In June 2024, Nsiala announced his departure from AC Milan after turning down an offer to extend his expiring contract. [9] [10]
On 10 June 2024, Scottish Premiership club Rangers announced that Nsiala had agreed to sign a pre-contract with the club, being set to join them on a free transfer on 1 July. [3] [11] He made his debut for Rangers B on 14 August 2024, starting on a 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup second round 3-2 away match against Clyde. [12]
Due to numerous injuries in the Rangers defence towards the likes of Leon Balogun, John Souttar and Dujon Sterling, Philippe Clement had given Nsiala the green light to make his full team debut for Rangers on 9 January 2025 away against Dundee.
He scored his first goal for Rangers on 19 January 2025 against Fraserburgh in the Scottish Cup at Ibrox. [13]
Alongside Robin Pröpper, Nsiala had been impressing fans with his performances winning man of the match awards 3 times in his first 6 games. This form seen him be included in the 23 man European squad which he was initially left out on at the start of the season.
Nsiala represented France at youth international level, featuring for the under-16 national team in 2020. [1] [2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rangers B | 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Rangers | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 1 [b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
Nsiala is a left-footed centre back, who has been mainly praised for his physicality, his anticipation skills, his jumping reach in aerial duels and his technique. [2] [5] He can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.
Born in Rennes, [1] [2] Nsiala is of Congolese descent.[ citation needed ]